Biography
Matt Hickman is Head of Population Health Sciences and Deputy Head of Bristol Medical School, Professor in Public Health and Epidemiology at Bristol, NIHR Senior Investigator, and Honorary Public Health Consultant at Bristol City Council and Public Health England. He is the director of National Institute Health Research (NIHR) Health Protection Research Unit on Evaluation of Interventions, and member of NIHR School of Public Health Research. He is deputy regional editor of Addiction, and a member of the Scientific Committee of European Monitoring Centre on Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA), WHO Technical Advisory Group on alcohol and drug epidemiology, and International Network on Hepatitis Care for Substance Users (INHSU).
Declaration of interests
Matt is employed in Population Health Science at Bristol Medical School at the University of Bristol. He is a member of the Faculty of Public Health and was, until 2023, a Regional Editor for Addiction, and has worked on multiple research grants held by the University of Bristol. In 2024, Matt received hospitality from the Viral Hepatitis Prevention Board to attend a meeting at Antwerp.
