Roger Watson (academic)

Roger Watson
Born (1955-11-20) 20 November 1955
Aberdeen, Scotland, UK
NationalityScottish
Citizenship
  • British
  • Irish
Known forResearch on Nursing and Mokken scales
SpouseDeborah Watson
Academic background
Alma materUniversity of Edinburgh
University of Sheffield
St George's Hospital
Doctoral advisorMike Fowler
Academic work
DisciplineNursing
InstitutionsUniversity of Edinburgh
University of Sheffield
University of Hull
Dublin City University
Southwest Medical University
Saint Francis University, Hong Kong


Roger Watson (born 20 November 1955) is a British academic and Honorary Professor at the University of Hull.

He is Professor of Nursing, Saint Francis University, Hong Kong.

He is the editor-in-chief of Nurse Education in Practice and an Editorial Board Member of the WikiJournal of Medicine. Watson was the Founding Chair of the Lancet Commission on Nursing, and a founding member of the Global Advisory Group for the Future of Nursing.

Watson was elected Vice President of the National Conference of University Professors in 2020 and became President in 2022 until 2024. Watson is a First Gulf War veteran having served with 205 General Hospital RAMC(v) (Later 205 Field Hospital now merged with 225 Medical Regiment to form 215 Multirole Medical Regiment).