Professor directory

Public health professors in the United Kingdom

30 public health professors in the United Kingdom, at 13 universities. The most represented are University of Oxford, Imperial College London and London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine. 3 of them are verified faculty: their current appointment was confirmed against their own university's pages or a current faculty record in ORCID, and they are listed first.

The list is built from open publication data (OpenAlex and ORCID), the same data ProfScout uses in the app: actively publishing faculty at the largest research universities in the United Kingdom whose recent work sits in public health. Retired, trainee and staff-scientist records are filtered out where the public record identifies them. It is not a prestige ranking: professors are listed by how prominently public health figures in their published work, verified faculty first. Reply-fit scores, which weigh how likely each professor is to answer a student's email, are computed for your own profile inside ProfScout. Updated September 2026; the list is rebuilt from the open record a few times a year.

  1. Oliver George PybusVerified faculty
    University of Oxford
    Medicine · Infectious Diseases
    SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 ResearchCOVID-19 epidemiological studiesMosquito-borne diseases and control
    Recent: Scalable deep-learning-based inference of time-varying transmission dynamics from outbreak phylogenies (2026)
  2. Gil McVeanVerified faculty
    University of Oxford
    Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Genetics
    Genetic Associations and EpidemiologyGenomics and Phylogenetic StudiesMalaria Research and Control
    Recent: Identification of genetic risk loci associated with aquaporin 4-positive neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder: a genome-wide association study (2026)
  3. Jennifer NicholsVerified faculty
    University of Cambridge
    Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Molecular Biology
    Pluripotent Stem Cells ResearchCRISPR and Genetic EngineeringRenal and related cancers
  4. Oliver J. Brady
    London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
    Medicine · Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
    Mosquito-borne diseases and controlCOVID-19 epidemiological studiesMalaria Research and Control
  5. Mohsen Mazidi
    University of Oxford
    Medicine · Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
    Nutritional Studies and DietLiver Disease Diagnosis and TreatmentDiet and metabolism studies
    Recent: Cross-Ancestry Proteogenomic Analyses Identified New Therapeutic Insights for Ischemic Heart Disease (2026)
  6. Piero Olliaro
    University of Oxford
    Medicine · Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
    Research on Leishmaniasis StudiesMalaria Research and ControlParasites and Host Interactions
    Recent: Vaccines, Bias, and the Perils of Non-peer-reviewed Studies: Fueling Misinformation and Vaccine Hesitancy (2026)
  7. Elizabeth A. Ashley
    University of Oxford
    Medicine · Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
    Malaria Research and ControlAntibiotic Use and ResistanceBacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing
    Recent: The effect of mefloquine dose on outcome of uncomplicated falciparum malaria treated with artesunate-mefloquine: a WWARN systematic review and individual patient data meta-analysis (2026)
  8. Irene J Higginson
    King's College London
    Medicine · Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
    Palliative Care and End-of-Life IssuesCancer survivorship and careGrief, Bereavement, and Mental Health
  9. Kevin Marsh
    University of Oxford
    Medicine · Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
    Malaria Research and ControlHemoglobinopathies and Related DisordersMosquito-borne diseases and control
    Recent: Identification of acute kidney injury in African children hospitalized with malaria: a multinational individual participant data meta-analysis (2026)
  10. Susan Ann Jebb
    University of Oxford
    Medicine · Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
    Obesity, Physical Activity, DietNutritional Studies and DietDiet and metabolism studies
  11. Martin J. White
    University of Cambridge
    Medicine · Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
    Obesity, Physical Activity, DietConsumer Attitudes and Food LabelingGlobal Public Health Policies and Epidemiology
    Recent: The impact of fiscal food policies on the macro-economy: The case of the UK soft drinks industry levy (2026)
  12. Robert William Snow
    University of Oxford
    Medicine · Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
    Malaria Research and ControlGlobal Maternal and Child HealthMosquito-borne diseases and control
    Recent: Modelling multidimensional access to inpatient paediatric emergency hospital care in Kenya: A geospatial-statistical approach (2026)
  13. Paul Garner
    University of Birmingham
    Medicine · Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
    Malaria Research and ControlGlobal Maternal and Child HealthMeta-analysis and systematic reviews
  14. Azra C. Ghani
    Imperial College London
    Medicine · Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
    Malaria Research and ControlMosquito-borne diseases and controlCOVID-19 epidemiological studies
  15. Adrian V. S. Hill
    University of Oxford
    Medicine · Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
    Malaria Research and ControlMosquito-borne diseases and controlvaccines and immunoinformatics approaches
    Recent: Host genetic determinants of rotavirus disease and immunity in African children (2026)
  16. Tim C. D. Lucas
    University of Leicester
    Medicine · Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
    Malaria Research and ControlMosquito-borne diseases and controlCOVID-19 epidemiological studies
  17. Teresa Norat
    Imperial College London
    Medicine · Oncology
    Nutritional Studies and DietCancer Risks and FactorsColorectal Cancer Screening and Detection
  18. Shah B J Ebrahim
    London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
    Medicine · Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
    Obesity, Physical Activity, DietHealth disparities and outcomesGlobal Public Health Policies and Epidemiology
  19. Naomi E. Allen
    University of Oxford
    Medicine · Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
    Nutritional Studies and DietCancer Risks and FactorsGenetic Associations and Epidemiology
  20. Jill P. Pell
    University of Glasgow
    Medicine · Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
    Nutritional Studies and DietGenetic Associations and EpidemiologyBirth, Development, and Health
  21. John Cummings Mathers
    Newcastle University
    Medicine · Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
    Nutritional Studies and DietNutrition, Genetics, and DiseaseDiet and metabolism studies
  22. Moritz U. G. Kraemer
    University of Oxford
    Mathematics · Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
    COVID-19 epidemiological studiesMosquito-borne diseases and controlViral Infections and Vectors
  23. Earl S. Ford
    University of Exeter
    Medicine · Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
    Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and LipoproteinsObesity, Physical Activity, DietCardiovascular Health and Risk Factors
  24. Samir Bhatt
    Imperial College London
    Mathematics · Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
    COVID-19 epidemiological studiesSARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 ResearchMalaria Research and Control
    Recent: Sequence-Informed Geometric Evaluation of RNA 3D Structures (2026)
  25. Gavin Robert Screaton
    University of Oxford
    Medicine · Infectious Diseases
    SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 ResearchMosquito-borne diseases and control
    Recent: Dengue virus 2 lacking N153 glycosylation displayed enhanced recognition by neutralizing antibodies (2026)
  26. Russell Viner
    University College London
    Medicine · Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
    Obesity, Physical Activity, DietChild and Adolescent HealthChild and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  27. Feng J. He
    Queen Mary University of London
    Nursing · Nutrition and Dietetics
    Sodium Intake and HealthNutritional Studies and DietBlood Pressure and Hypertension Studies
  28. Mark Hamer
    University College London
    Medicine · Physiology
    Physical Activity and HealthObesity, Physical Activity, DietStress Responses and Cortisol
    Recent: P010 Assessing the effects of cardiorespiratory fitness and grip strength on depression and depression symptoms: a Mendelian randomization study in the UK biobank (2026)
  29. Gary Steven Frost
    Imperial College London
    Medicine · Physiology
    Diet and metabolism studiesNutritional Studies and DietRegulation of Appetite and Obesity
  30. JJ Strain
    University of Ulster
    Medicine · Rheumatology
    Folate and B Vitamins ResearchNutritional Studies and DietVitamin D Research Studies

Universities on this list: University of Oxford (12) · Imperial College London (4) · London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (2) · University College London (2) · University of Cambridge (2) · King's College London (1) · Newcastle University (1) · Queen Mary University of London (1) · University of Birmingham (1) · University of Exeter (1) · University of Glasgow (1) · University of Leicester (1) · University of Ulster (1)

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