Professor Paul Ramchandani

at University of Cambridge

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LEGO Professor of Play in Education, Development and Learning, Faculty of Education, University of Cambridge

Paul is LEGO Professor of Play in Education, Development and Learning at Cambridge University. He also works as a Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist in the UK National Health Service.

He trained as a doctor in Southampton before obtaining a degree in Public Health from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. He then completed training in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and obtained a DPhil from Oxford University. From 2012-2017 he led the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Group at Imperial College London.

Paul's research focusses on early child development, including the prevention of mental health problems and the role of play in children’s early development. This work has included the development and testing of interventions to reduce behaviour problems and improve language and social development in young children.

Paul is a trustee of the Early Intervention Foundation and the practitioner review editor for the Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry.

  • 11 February 2020, 5:30pm

    CSaP Annual Lecture: Professor Dame Sally Davies

    The 2020 CSaP Annual Lecture will be delivered by Professor Dame Sally Davies, Master of Trinity College, Cambridge and former Chief Medical Officer for England and Chief Medical Advisor to the UK Government.