Oxford researcher and bestselling author sharing the science of empathy, trust, and human performance.
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Your presentation was really well received and delegates were talking about it for the rest of the day! You helped make it a very special day and I really appreciate your time, effort and expertise.
Alison Power
Associate Professor in Learning and Teaching
Jeremy Howick is a leading researcher, professor, and bestselling author specializing in empathy, trust, and evidence-based healthcare. Backed by more than 250 scientific publications and years of research at Oxford and Leicester, he delivers inspiring keynotes that connect science with practical strategies for better leadership, wellbeing, and human performance. His talks explore how empathy and human connection influence outcomes in healthcare, organizations, and everyday life. With a unique blend of academic insight, engaging storytelling, and real-world application, Jeremy helps audiences rethink how compassion and trust can drive stronger results, healthier workplaces, and more meaningful human experiences.
Jeremy Howick is one of the most respected voices in the field of empathy, evidence-based medicine, and human-centered healthcare. As a professor, researcher, and author, he has spent his career exploring how empathy, trust, and expectations shape both wellbeing and performance. His keynote presentations combine rigorous scientific research with practical lessons that resonate across healthcare, leadership, business, and education.
With a speaking style that is engaging, thoughtful, and highly accessible, Jeremy translates complex research into meaningful insights audiences can apply immediately. Whether speaking to healthcare professionals, executives, policymakers, or organizational leaders, he demonstrates how empathy is not simply a soft skill, but a measurable factor influencing outcomes, relationships, and long-term success.
His presentations are grounded in years of academic research and enriched by personal experiences, compelling stories, and a deep understanding of human behavior. Audiences leave with a clearer understanding of how compassion and connection can strengthen workplaces, improve care, and create healthier environments for both individuals and organizations.
Jeremy Howick is widely recognized for his pioneering work in empathic healthcare and evidence-based medicine. 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 journey reflects a rare combination of scientific rigor and human insight. Jeremy earned degrees from Dartmouth College, the London School of Economics, and the University of Oxford, building a multidisciplinary foundation that continues to shape his research and speaking today.
Across more than 250 peer-reviewed publications, Jeremy has explored how empathy, expectations, and relationships influence health outcomes, wellbeing, and decision-making. His research examines the powerful interaction between mind and body, demonstrating how communication, trust, and emotional connection can positively affect care and recovery.
His work has received recognition from respected institutions including the British Medical Association, the European Society for Person-Centred Healthcare, and the University of Oxford. Through his research, Jeremy continues to challenge traditional approaches to healthcare and leadership by highlighting the measurable value of human connection.
Jeremy Howick’s keynote presentations are designed to inspire reflection while also delivering practical value. He combines evidence-based insights with relatable examples, making scientific concepts engaging and relevant for a wide range of audiences.
Topics often explored in his keynotes include:
Jeremy’s talks help audiences understand that empathy is not separate from performance or success. Instead, his research demonstrates how compassion, trust, and emotional intelligence can strengthen productivity, resilience, engagement, and satisfaction across professional environments.
Organizations booking Jeremy Howick for conferences, leadership events, healthcare summits, and corporate gatherings gain access to research-driven insights presented in a way that feels practical, energizing, and deeply human.
In addition to his academic work, Jeremy is also an accomplished author whose writing has reached audiences around the world. His book Doctor You became an Amazon #1 bestseller and introduced readers to the science behind self-healing, placebo effects, and the mind-body connection.
Through his books, articles, and public speaking, Jeremy explores how scientific understanding can support more compassionate and effective approaches to healthcare and life. He has become a trusted voice on topics related to wellbeing, empathy, and human behavior.
His expertise has been featured across major international media outlets including the BBC, ITV, Channel 4, and NPR. These appearances have helped bring his research to broader audiences while reinforcing his reputation as a clear, engaging communicator who can make complex ideas understandable and inspiring.
Outside academia and research, Jeremy Howick has also achieved success as an elite athlete. He represented his country as an international rowing champion and earned a Silver Medal at the Commonwealth Games.
This experience gives him a unique perspective on resilience, discipline, teamwork, and performance under pressure. It also strengthens his ability to connect with audiences interested in leadership, motivation, and sustainable success.
Jeremy often draws on lessons from both sport and science to demonstrate how human connection, mindset, and wellbeing influence performance at every level. His ability to bridge healthcare, psychology, leadership, and personal development makes his keynotes valuable for diverse industries and audiences.
Book Jeremy Howick for your event to gain science-backed insights into empathy, trust, and human performance delivered with warmth, credibility, and lasting impact.
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Your presentation was really well received and delegates were talking about it for the rest of the day! You helped make it a very special day and I really appreciate your time, effort and expertise.
Alison Power Associate Professor in Learning and Teaching
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This has been the highlight of my life so far!
TS, London
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I believe this is one of the first lectures on ethics that I've actually liked. Not that I behave unethically or that I'm uninterested in medical ethics, but the way everything was presented and integrated into evidence-based medicine made it tangible and interesting.
CH, England
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I just wanted to say a quick thank you to you both for the really enthusiastic session in Oxford. You were right about the one most useful tip you would be giving us about not checking emails until 12pm. Taking on this tip alone has enabled me to finish a thesis chapter which had been going slowly up until that point and it's been hugely motivating...!
LYW, England
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Among quite a lot of mechanistic models for EBM, I remember your lecture left quite an impression on me. So I was thrilled to find out that you're starting this course, and even more so when I saw the list of lecturers.
RHT, Sweden
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Based on his bestselling book Doctor You, Professor Jeremy Howick shares science-backed strategies to reduce stress, prevent burnout, and support lasting wellbeing without over-relying on medication.
With over 25 years of research and real-world experience, Jeremy shows how to activate the body’s natural resilience systems, without over-relying on medication and create healthy habits that support performance, clarity, and balance. Blending cutting-edge science with practical tools, this keynote empowers employees and leaders alike to thrive, even under pressure.
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Ideal for organizations committed to creating a culture of health, adaptability, and sustainable performance.
Keynote by Jeremy Howick:
Based on his internationally acclaimed model of empathic leadership, the first of its kind, Professor Jeremy Howick equips leaders with practical, science-backed tools to thrive in high-pressure environments. Research shows empathic leadership boosts engagement by up to 76%, reduces burnout, and strengthens team performance.
An award-winning researcher and Oxford-trained philosopher, Jeremy blends 25+ years of research with lived experience in elite sport and mindfulness. His keynotes are dynamic, credible, and deeply human, offering leaders a clear path to building resilient, high-performing, and people-centered cultures.
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Ideal for leadership teams, HR professionals, and organizations ready to lead with purpose and impact.
Keynote by Jeremy Howick:
Drawing on his experience as founder of the Oxford Empathy Programme, the Global Network for Empathy in Healthcare, and the Stoneygate Centre for Empathic Healthcare, Professor Jeremy Howick delivers a powerful case for empathy as one of the most effective and underused tools in modern medicine.
Backed by over 20 years of clinical research, Professor Howick reveals how empathy reduces pain, complaints, and even mortality, while also protecting clinician wellbeing and improving team performance. This keynote blends compelling evidence with practical strategies leaders can use to embed empathy across healthcare systems, from patient care to executive leadership.
Key Takeaways:
Empathy isn’t a luxury—it’s a clinical and operational necessity. Invite Professor Howick to equip your leaders with the tools to deliver compassionate, high- performing care.
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Based on his groundbreaking book on placebos, Professor Jeremy Howick delivers a provocative and timely keynote that challenges how we understand and apply one of medicine’s most misunderstood phenomena.
The first placebo revolution brought placebo effects out of the shadows and into scientific legitimacy. Now, with overwhelming evidence showing their real impact on pain, recovery, and wellbeing, it’s time for the next step: using placebo science to transform clinical practice and trial design.
In this talk, Professor Howick argues that continuing to chase obscure placebo mechanisms misses the point. Instead, we must ethically harness placebo effects, through empathy, trust, and communication and rethink the widespread use of placebo controls in clinical trials, which can harm patients by withholding proven therapies.
Key Takeaways:
A must-hear for healthcare professionals, clinical researchers, and policymakers ready to lead the next revolution in patient-centered care.
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Based on his bestselling book, The History and Philosophy of Evidence-Based Medicine, Professor Jeremy Howick takes audiences on an eye-opening journey through the history, philosophy, and future of medical decision-making.
In this engaging and thought-provoking keynote, Professor Howick explores what "evidence-based" really means and why it’s often misunderstood. Drawing sharp contrasts with historical approaches like “eminence-based” and “theory-based” medicine, he reveals how evidence-based healthcare evolved, where it excels, and where it falls short in today’s complex world.
Far more than a history lesson, this talk equips audiences with the tools to think critically, ask better questions, and make more informed health decisions whether as clinicians, researchers, or patients.
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Perfect for healthcare professionals, medical educators, and organizations aiming to strengthen critical thinking and improve patient outcomes.
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Based on his widely viewed TEDx talk, Professor Jeremy Howick reveals the surprising power of negative expectations and how they can silently sabotage our health.
In this eye-opening keynote, Professor Howick explores the nocebo effect, the lesser-known counterpart to the placebo effect. While placebos harness the power of positive belief to relieve symptoms, nocebos show how negative thoughts, language, and clinical communication can trigger real physical harm, worsening pain, increasing anxiety, and even undermining treatments.
Drawing on the latest science and real-world examples, this talk delivers more than insight, it offers tools. Audiences learn how to identify and reduce harmful nocebo effects through simple, evidence-based changes in communication, mindset, and clinical practice.
Key Takeaways:
This talk is essential for healthcare professionals, leaders, and anyone interested in the mind-body connection and the real-world power of language in care. Book Professor Howick to challenge assumptions and inspire lasting change.
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As artificial intelligence becomes increasingly integrated into healthcare, a crucial question arises: can machines support, not replace, human empathy?
In this timely and thought-provoking keynote, Professor Jeremy Howick explores how AI can be designed to enhance empathic, culturally responsive care rather than undermine it.
With communication failures contributing to 1 in 10 patient safety incidents globally and even higher risks in cross-cultural setting, this talk addresses the urgent need for more emotionally intelligent clinical interactions. Drawing on international research, Professor Howick shows how AI can assist clinicians by recognizing emotional cues, supporting sensitive responses, and reducing misunderstandings that lead to harm.
At the same time, he argues that AI must be guided by ethical frameworks and paired with empathy-focused training to ensure that warmth, trust, and human connection remain central to care.
Key Takeaways:
Essential for healthcare leaders, innovators, educators, and policymakers, this keynote envisions a future where technology strengthens—not replaces—the human side of medicine.
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