PROF Emeritus Paul A Singh Ghuman from the School of Education and Lifelong Learning Lifelong at Aberystwyth University is to receive the British Psychological Society’s 2015 Award for Promoting Equality of Opportunity.

Prof Ghuman joined the university in 1971 and was appointed head of the Department of Education in 2000, a post he held until his retirement in 2003.

The award, conferred by the BPS Ethics Committee, recognises a person whose work as a psychologist has made a significant contribution to challenging social inequalities in the UK.

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