Edward Melhuish OBE
Professor of Human Development at the Department of Education, University of Oxford, and also at Birkbeck College, University of London, UKAbout 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.