Andrew William Young is a British cognitive

neuropsychologist Neuropsychology is a branch of psychology concerned with how a person's cognition and behavior are related to the brain and the rest of the nervous system. Professionals in this branch of psychology often focus on how injuries or illnesses of t ...

whose primary research has been on

face perception Facial perception is an individual's understanding and interpretation of the face. Here, perception implies the presence of consciousness and hence excludes automated facial recognition systems. Although facial recognition is found in other sp ...

Career

Young obtained a BSc (Psychology) from Bedford College, London in 1971 followed by a PhD from the University of Warwick in 1974. He initially worked as a Lecturer at the

University of Aberdeen , mottoeng = The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom , established = , type = Public research universityAncient university , endowment = £58.4 million (2021) , budget ...

(1974-1976) and at the

University of Lancaster , mottoeng = Truth lies open to all , established = , endowment = £13.9 million , budget = £317.9 million , type = Public , city = Bailrigg, City of Lancaster , country = England , coor = , campus = Bailrigg , faculty = ...

(1976-1989). He then moved to the

University of Durham Durham University (legally the University of Durham) is a collegiate university, collegiate public university, public research university in Durham, England, Durham, England, founded by an Act of Parliament in 1832 and incorporated by royal charte ...

as Professor (1989-1993) followed by four years at the MRC Applied Psychology Unit at the

University of Cambridge The University of Cambridge is a public collegiate research university in Cambridge, England. Founded in 1209 and granted a royal charter by Henry III in 1231, Cambridge is the world's third oldest surviving university and one of its most pr ...

. In 1997 he was appointed Professor of Neuropsychology at the University of York.

Research

He has conducted research on aspects of face perception. This has included functional neuroimaging and studies of people with different types of brain injury and psychiatric conditions. He has discussed his work at different forums. He has been President of the

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and the Psychology Section of the British Association for the Advancement of Science.

Awards

* 1995 – Presidents Award, British Psychological Society * 2000 – Honorary doctorate,

University of Liège The University of Liège (french: Université de Liège), or ULiège, is a major public university of the French Community of Belgium based in Liège, Wallonia, Belgium. Its official language is French. As of 2020, ULiège is ranked in the 301 ...

* 2001 – Fellow,

British Academy The British Academy is the United Kingdom's national academy for the humanities and the social sciences. It was established in 1902 and received its royal charter in the same year. It is now a fellowship of more than 1,000 leading scholars spa ...

* 2004 – Academician/Fellow, Academy of Social Sciences * 2005 – Honorary Fellow, British Psychological Society * 2013 - Lifetime Achievement Award, British Psychological Society, (for Distinguished Contributions to Psychological Knowledge)

Books

* Young, A. (2016). ''Facial Expression Recognition: The Selected Works of Andy Young'' (World Library of Psychologists). * Bruce, V., & Young, A. (2011). ''Face Perception.''

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Young, Andrew William Academics of Durham University Academics of Lancaster University Academics of the University of Aberdeen Academics of the University of York Cognitive psychologists British psychologists Fellows of the British Academy Alumni of Bedford College, London Alumni of the University of Warwick Year of birth missing (living people) Living people