Roger Watson (born 20 November 1955) is a British academic and Honorary Professor at the University of Hull.

[2] He is Professor of Nursing, Saint Francis University (formerly Caritas Institute of Higher Education), Hong Kong.

Watson's clinical area is gerontological nursing with a special interest in mealtime and nutritional difficulties of older people with dementia.

Watson is a frequent contributor to Times Higher Education, The Conversation, The Salisbury Review, The European Conservative and The Daily Sceptic.

[25] In 2021 Watson was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor Honoris Causa by the University of Maribor, Slovenia.

[28] That year, Watson also delivered the annual Elsie Stephenson Memorial Lecture at The University of Edinburgh.