A Lancaster University professor has won a prestigious award in recognition of his commitment to public and media engagement and science communication.

Adam Taylor, Professor of Anatomy at Lancaster Medical School, has won the American Association for Anatomy’s Science Communication and Public Engagement Award – recognising outstanding science communication and public engagement efforts.

He will travel to AAA’s annual meeting in Oregon in March to receive the award.

Professor Taylor is a frequent writer for academic blogging platform The Conversation – as Lancaster’s most-read and most-published author, and 4^th most-read on the whole of the outlet’s global network – and a regular contributor to TV, radio and public engagement activities.

He has written more than 120 articles for The Conversation, which have been read more than 16.6m times and republished in high-profile outlets across the world.

Professor Taylor said: “I am delighted to win this Science Communication and Public Engagement Award for 2025 from the American Association for Anatomy, to be recognised internationally by my peers for my contributions to science communication and public engagement in anatomy is a real honour.

“Engagement and science communication is a key link between scientists and the public. Being recognised as someone who can bridge this gap and do it on a global scale is a wonderful accolade.”

Professor Taylor, who teaches all aspects of human anatomy, began his engagement journey speaking at rare disease patient education days, and from there he has built a portfolio of engagement activities in schools, community groups and to the global public.

He launched a project to understand what the public knows about their anatomy in Lancaster, before moving to a global perspective, through his citizen science research.