CTI Fellow appointed Regius Professor of Divinity, Oxford University

Andrew Davison, currently Distinguished Senior Fellow in Theology & Science at CTI, has been appointed Regius Professor of Divinity, Oxford University, in an announcement by the Prime Minister’s Office, 10 Downing Street, London.

“The King has approved the nomination of The Reverend Canon Professor Andrew Davison, Starbridge Professor of Theology and Natural Sciences in the University of Cambridge and Fellow in Theology and Dean of Chapel at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, to be appointed as Canon and Regius Professor of Divinity at Christ Church, Oxford, in succession to The Reverend Canon Professor Graham Ward.

Professor Davison trained for ministry at Westcott House, Cambridge. He served his title at St Dunstan, Bellingham in the Diocese of Southwark and was ordained Priest in 2004. In 2006 he was appointed Tutor and Fellow at St Stephens House and Junior Chaplain at Merton College Oxford. In 2010 he moved to Cambridge as a Tutor at Westcott House and in 2014 became a Lecturer in the University of Cambridge’s Faculty of Divinity and Fellow of Corpus Christi College where he was appointed Dean of Chapel in 2019. In 2023 he was given the title of Professor. Professor Davison has an MA in Chemistry and a DPhil in Biochemistry from the University of Oxford and a second undergraduate degree and doctorate, in Divinity, from the University of Cambridge.”

CTI’s Director William Storrar congratulated Professor Davison on behalf of the Center’s Board of Trustees, staff colleagues, and research community on his appointment to this historic and prestigious Chair, reflecting his distinguished service in church and academy.

“Andrew has made a stellar contribution to the work of the Center during his two years as our Distinguished Fellow in Theology and Science, 2022-24, not only in our partnership with the Leverhulme Centre for Life in the Universe at Cambridge University, where he was Starbridge Professor in Theology and Natural Sciences, but also as the Project Co-Leader in CTI’s current Study Program on Thriving in Diverse Contexts. We wish Andrew every success in his eminent appointment at Oxford and look forward to his continuing involvement in CTI’s partnership with the Leverhulme Centre, fostering the contribution of theology and the wider humanities to research on the origins, nature, and place of life in the universe.”