Prof. Richard Harding

Professor Richard Harding is the Interim Executive Dean of the Faculty of Nursing, Midwifery & Palliative Care at King’s College London. He holds the Herbert Dunhill Chair in Palliative Care & Rehabilitation at the Cicely Saunders Institute. His research program explores the global health dimensions of palliative care, seeking to expand access while maintaining quality. His work emphasizes  the strengthening of health systems and the development and testing of outcome measures and complex interventions. In addition to his research endeavors, Professor Harding is the Vice Chair of the World Hospice Palliative Care Alliance and is the Founding Director of the Centre for Global Health Palliative Care.  He is also a Trustee of AIDS Impact and of Marie Curie, where he co-chairs the Research and Policy Committee. He holds a visiting Chair in Palliative Care at the University of Cape Town, and at Manipal Academy of Higher Education.