Edward Melhuish OBE

Professor of Human Development at the Department of Education, University of Oxford, and also at Birkbeck College, University of London, UK

About the author:

My interests are in understanding how experiences shape long-term human development. I undertake longitudinal studies to inform social policy.

What I want to achieve:

I want to optimize children’s development and reduce inequalities, so that all of a nation’s population prosper for the good of all.

Awards & accomplishments:

  • Order of the British Empire (OBE).
  • Fellow of the British Psychological Society (FBPsS).
  • Fellow of the Association for Psychological Science (FAPS).
  • Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences (FAcSS).

Other information:

  • Advisor to OECD, WHO and European Commission.
  • Chair of Foundation Years Trust.
  • Advisor to UK Department of Education, Treasury and Cabinet Office.