Skip to main content
  • European Centre for Environment & Human Health

  • University of Exeter Medical School
  • Menu
  • Search
  • Home
  • About us Our mission and vision
    • Our Mission, Vision and Purpose
    • WHO Collaborating Centre on Natural Environments and Health
    • Peninsula Environment & Human Health Forum
    • Public Engagement
    • Our Mission, Vision and Purpose
    • WHO Collaborating Centre on Natural Environments and Health
    • Peninsula Environment & Human Health Forum
    • Public Engagement
  • Research Learn about our science
  • Impact Informing policy and practice
  • Education Explore our MSc and CPD courses
  • People Meet our staff and students
  • News & blog Updates from people and projects
  • Contact

Prof Alison Curnow

Professor

  • +44 (0) 1872 256432
  • A.Curnow@exeter.ac.uk

Professor Alison Curnow is a senior member of the University of Exeter Medical School’s academic teaching faculty, developing and delivering the School’s medical and scientific undergraduate and postgraduate programmes.

She is director of medicine for the School’s undergraduate medical programme and associate professor in science & scholarship.

With over two decades’ experience of conducting translational photobiological and oncological related research, she is known worldwide for her photodynamic therapy (PDT) research and leadership of the International Photodynamic Association.

Alison is an ASPIRE senior fellow of the Higher Education Academy and a Principal Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (PFHEA), you can access more information about her research here.

Prof Alison Curnow
Institution link

Key Colleagues

  • Prof Lora E Fleming

    Prof Lora E Fleming

  • Prof Emma Bland

    Prof Emma Bland

  • Prof Tim Taylor

    Prof Tim Taylor

  • Prof Ben Wheeler

    Prof Ben Wheeler

  • Luke Talbot

    Luke Talbot

Explore more research

Research project

Beyond Greenspace

How can different types and qualities of natural environment impact human health and wellbeing in the UK?

Research project

Sensing Nature

Sensing Nature is exploring how people with varying forms and severities of sight impairment experience diverse types of nature.

Research project

Barriers to entrepreneurship in Cornwall

Exploring the factors preventing low-income individuals in Cornwall from accessing funding and starting new ventures.

Contact details

European Centre for Environment and Human Health

University of Exeter Medical School

Peter Lanyon Building 12

Penryn, Cornwall, TR10 8RD

  • T: +44 (0) 1326 371859
  • E: ECEHHAdmin@exeter.ac.uk

Sign up to our mailing list

Fill in our form to receive updates on our latest projects, events and publications.

Subscribe

Follow us

  • @ecehh.bsky.social
  • LinkedIn
  • YouTube
  • @ecehh
  • Terms & Conditions
  • Privacy
  • Accessibility

Copyright © 2025. European Centre for Environment & Human Health. All rights reserved.