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Professor Martin Willis serves as a Visiting Fellow at the Humanities Research Centre and Professor of English Literature at Cardiff University's School of English, Communication and Philosophy. He joined Cardiff University in September 2015 after previously holding a Personal Chair in Science, Literature and Communication in the Department of English at the University of Westminster.
His research program focuses on the inter-relationships between literature, science and medicine from 1800 to the present. Willis investigates the representation of seizure conditions in literature and art, science and medicine in Victorian travel guidebooks, and broader Science Humanities. His methodological approach combines literary analysis with historical and cultural studies of scientific concepts, revealing how scientific ideas permeate literary works and cultural representations across historical periods.
Analysis of his publications shows consistent exploration of visual sciences in the Victorian era, nineteenth-century science fiction, and contemporary neurological condition representations. His work bridges disciplinary boundaries, demonstrating literature's dual role in both reflecting and shaping scientific understanding through interdisciplinary frameworks.
- British Society for Literature and Science Book Prize (2012)
- European Society for the Study of English Cultural Studies Book Prize (2012)
Professor Willis has supervised MA and PhD students in literature-science intersections, leveraging funding from major bodies including AHRC, British Academy, Wellcome Trust, and Cardiff Humanities Research Institute. He has developed international collaborations through cross-institutional initiatives, external examining, and global lectures that advance interdisciplinary scholarship.
Together with Professor Keir Waddington, Willis co-leads the Collaborative Interdisciplinary Study of Science, Medicine and Imagination Research Group at Cardiff University, which fosters innovative cross-disciplinary dialogue and research on the intersections of literary studies, medical humanities, and scientific inquiry.
