Asha Hornsby

Dr. Asha Hornsby is a Research Fellow in the School of English at the University of St Andrews. Her work examines intersections between scientific medicine, public health, and Victorian literary culture. She holds a PhD from UCL and has held visiting fellowships at UCL’s Institute of Advanced Studies. Her current British Academy-funded research (2024-2026) explores global seafaring and disease in Victorian contexts.

Education:

• Bachelor's in English & History (University of Exeter)
• Master's in English Literary Studies (University of Durham)
• PhD in English Literature (UCL)

Research Interests:

• Animal experimentation and Victorian literature
• Nautical metaphors and disease mobility
• Victorian science and literary criticism

Grants: British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowship (2024-2026). Her monograph Vivisection and Late-Victorian Literary Culture (Cambridge UP, 2025) is a landmark study in the field.

Labs/Teams: Engaged with interdisciplinary projects on marine medicine and Victorian science communication.