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Professor Mark Harrison is a Professor of the History of Medicine at the University of Oxford, affiliated with the Faculty of History and the Centre for the History of Science, Medicine, and Technology. He co-directs the Wellcome Centre for Ethics and Humanities. His research focuses on military and colonial medicine, global health history, and the intersection of disease with war and imperialism from the seventeenth century onward. He leads major research initiatives, including projects on urban health, malaria in Asia, and infectious disease governance. Harrison has authored influential works like The Medical War (2010), which won the Templer Medal. He actively supervises DPhil students in military medicine, colonial health systems, and disease history. His teaching spans methods in medical history, disease in colonial South Asia, and medicine in modern warfare. He is also engaged in policy discussions on global health governance and antimicrobial resistance.
Research Projects:
- From Sail to Steam: Health, Medicine, and the Victorian Navy
- The Challenge of Urbanization: Health and the Global City
- Invisible Crises: Malaria in Asia (Wellcome Trust Award)
- Oxford Martin Programme on Collective Responsibility for Infectious Disease
Scientific Achievements:
- Templer Medal (2010)
- Wellcome Trust Project Grants (multiple)
- Author of over 100 peer-reviewed articles and book chapters
Advising and Grants: Harrison oversees a vibrant DPhil cohort and collaborates on interdisciplinary grants addressing historical and modern health crises. His work bridges historical analysis with contemporary global health challenges, emphasizing ethical and humanitarian dimensions.
Labs/Teams: Active member of the Oxford Centre for the History of Science, Medicine, and Technology, and the Wellcome Centre for Ethics and Humanities.
