The science of empathy for better business and care

Jeremy Howick is a researcher, author, and professor known for his pioneering work on empathy in healthcare and evidence-based medicine. With a background that bridges both science and the humanities, his career has been dedicated to understanding how empathy, trust, and wellbeing can improve healthcare outcomes and human connection.

His work focuses on how expectations, environments, and relationships influence behaviour, ranging from clinical outcomes to how we engage with modern technologies.

He is the founding Director of the Stoneygate Centre for Empathic Healthcare at the University of Leicester and previously worked at the University of Oxford, where he co-founded the Oxford Empathy Programme. His academic path includes degrees from Dartmouth College, the London School of Economics, and the University of Oxford.

Jeremy has published over 250 peer-reviewed articles and is the author of three books, including Doctor You, which became an Amazon #1 bestseller. His research into the power of empathy and the mind-body connection has earned recognition from the British Medical Association, the European Society for Person-Centred Healthcare, and the University of Oxford.

Outside academia, he has represented his country as an international rowing champion and holds a Commonwealth Games Silver Medal. His work has been featured in major media outlets such as the BBC, ITV, Channel 4, and NPR. Through both his writing and speaking, he continues to explore how science can support more compassionate, human-centered approaches to healthcare and life.