Neil Messer
Professor
Humanities and Social Sciences
University of Winchester
United Kingdom
Biography
​​Neil Messer completed his PhD in molecular biology in Cambridge before a call to ordained ministry in the United Reformed Church led him to study theology in Cambridge and at King's College London. He served as a church minister before moving into theological teaching and research at Mansfield College, Oxford, the Queen's Foundation, Birmingham and the University of Wales, Lampeter. He came to Winchester in 2009 and was made Professor of Theology in 2011. He was Head of Department from 2009 to Aug. 2015.
Research Interest
​​The intersections of theology and ethics with the biosciences and healthcare
