Dr Martin Hawes

Martin originally trained as a hospital pharmacist before moving to the pharmaceutical industry, where he spent 20 years in human drug discovery and development.  In 2012, he took a career break to read veterinary medicine, and graduated from the Royal Veterinary College, University of London in 2016.  Martin worked as a companion animal vet before joining the University of Surrey in 2018 part-time to teach veterinary pharmacology and therapeutics. Martin is active in Health Professions Education research and is the FHMS Theme Lead for Education Research. 

Martin was awarded the British Pharmacological Society Student Choice Award for Excellence in Pharmacology Teaching in 2021, the British Small Animal Veterinary Association Amoroso Award for Teaching in 2022, and the British Pharmacological Society Rang Prize for Outstanding Achievement in Teaching in 2024. Martin was awarded the American Academy of Veterinary Pharmacology and Therapeutics Teaching Award in 2025.

In addition to his role at Surrey, Martin is a Visiting Associate Professorial Teaching Fellow at Aston University and a Resident of the European College of Veterinary Pharmacology and Toxicology. He is a Trustee and Director of the Academy of Medical Educators. He serves on various committees including the British Pharmacological Society's Education and Training Committee and the Royal Society of Biology's Biology Education Research Group. He co-leads the Veterinary Educators in Pharmacology Special Interest Group (VEPSIG) and the Active Learning Network Global Educator Exchange.