About Professor Howick’s transformative, science-based plenaries
Jeremy Howick’s keynotes offer a rare combination of scientific depth, real-world relevance, and human insight. Drawing on over two decades of award-winning research, bestselling books, and teaching at Oxford, he explores how empathy, evidence-based thinking, and the body’s natural healing capacities can transform healthcare, leadership, and wellbeing.
Whether addressing corporate leaders, healthcare professionals, or academic audiences, Jeremy’s talks challenge assumptions, inspire reflection, and provide practical tools for meaningful change. His keynotes are rooted in rigorous science—and delivered with clarity, warmth, and a passion for reshaping the way we care, lead, and live.
Current keynotes
The body has its own pharmacy—yet we often overlook its power. Howick explains how the body can heal itself and why, in some cases, natural approaches may be better than medication. Using real research examples, he helps people make smarter health choices and regain trust in the body’s ability to heal.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Testimonials
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
Testimonials
Incredibly enthusiastic session in Oxford. You were absolutely right about the most valuable tip you shared—avoiding email until 12 p.m. Implementing this one change alone has allowed me to complete a thesis chapter that had been progressing slowly, and it has been hugely motivating!
LYW
England
Testimonials
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
Science-based empathy
Jeremy Howick combines solid research with practical strategies, proving how empathy enhances both patient experiences and leadership.
Award-winning expertise
With over 250 scientific publications, Oxford teaching experience, and bestselling books, he delivers insights that are both profound and practical.
Transformational keynotes
Jeremy’s talks challenge the status quo and equip leaders, healthcare professionals, and organizations with tools for better workplaces and outcomes.
About Jeremy Howick
Jeremy Howick is a professor, researcher, and bestselling author known for his work on how expectations, empathy, and context shape behaviour in healthcare and beyond. He has published over 250 research papers and leads the Stoneygate Centre for Empathic Healthcare. With degrees from Dartmouth, LSE, and Oxford, he combines academic rigour with a passion for human-centered care.
Videos with Jeremy Howick
Jeremy Howick: Why every healthcare consultation needs a dose of empathy
Sticks and Stones… and Words can hurt you: the Nocebo Effect

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