Rate My Professor Peter Seville

Professor Peter Seville is the Professor and Head of the School of Science and the Environment at the University of Worcester, a position he has held since 2019. His academic journey began with a Bachelor of Pharmacy (BPharm) from Cardiff University in 1994, followed by practical experience as a pre-registration pharmacist at St Peter’s Hospital and a basic grade pharmacist at the Royal Free Hospital. He earned a PhD in Drug Delivery from Cardiff University in 2000, focusing on pressurised metered dose inhaler systems, and completed postdoctoral work on pulmonary delivery of gene therapies. Further qualifications include a Postgraduate Certificate in Pharmacy Practice (1996, University of London), Postgraduate Certificate in Learning and Teaching (2003, Aston University), Diploma in Veterinary Pharmacy (2007), and LLM in Healthcare Ethics and Law (2016, University of Manchester).

Prior to Worcester, Seville advanced through academia: Lecturer and Senior Lecturer in Pharmaceutics at Aston University (2002–), leading the Inhalation Technology Research Team; Deputy Head of Pharmacy at the University of Birmingham; and Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Head of School of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences at the University of Central Lancashire (2015–2019), where he led curriculum redesigns and new programme developments achieving regulatory accreditations. At Worcester, he oversees diverse science programmes including Biomedical Science, Forensic Biology, and Nutrition. His research specializes in pulmonary drug delivery, particularly inhalable formulations via spray-drying for improved aerosol performance. Key publications encompass studies on pharmaceutical aerosol properties, such as “Measurement of the Raman spectra and hygroscopicity of four pharmaceutical aerosols” (Int. J. Pharm., 2017), “Fluorescence lifetime imaging of optically levitated aerosol” (Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2016), and “Influence of excipients on spray-dried powders for inhalation” (Powder Technol., 2014). He holds a patent in pulmonary drug delivery, contributes to editorial boards, steering committees in inhalation science, and serves as external examiner for PhD and MPharm programmes across UK institutions.