Tom Douglas is Professor of Applied Philosophy and Director of Research at the Uehiro Oxford Institute, University of Oxford. He is also Senior Research Fellow at Jesus College, Oxford.

Tom trained in clinical medicine (Otago) and philosophy (Oxford) and works mainly in applied philosophical ethics. His research has focussed especially on the ethics of using medical and neuroscientific technologies for non-therapeutic purposes, such as cognitive enhancement, crime prevention, and infectious disease control. He is currently leading the project 'Protecting Minds: The Right to Mental Integrity and the Ethics of Arational Influence', funded by the European Research Council.