University of Portsmouth professor's prestigious award for psychological research
Dr Adrian Needs from the University of Portsmouth has been given a Lifetime Achievement Award from the British Psychological Society (BPS).
The award recognises the ‘outstanding personal achievements of those who have made significant contributions to psychological knowledge and practice’.
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Hide AdAs principal lecturer in the Department of Psychology, Dr Needs has played a crucial role in the development of academic and professional training routes for forensic psychologists. He previously worked in the prison service with inmates sentenced for violent convictions.
Dr Needs said: ‘To receive the Lifetime Achievement Award is a huge honour. My work has been quite an odyssey.’
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