Trevor Archer

Trevor Archer
Professor
Department of Psychology
University of Gothenburg
Sweden

Born: 25thOctober1949 (St. Crispin’s & St. Crispinian’s day). At 7 years age, he was sent to St. Joseph’s College (school), North Point, Darjeeling, and from 15-17 years he attended Wallington Grammar School, Wallington, Surrey, UK. During this time he was part-time stable lad of racehorses, Epsom, Surrey (Paul Smythe, trainer). With ‘O’-levels, He was offered a position at the Institute of Animal Physiology, Babraham, UK, and took my HND qualification at Cambridge Polytechnical College, Cambridge, UK (1971). Thereafter, he obtained an Honour’s degree (Psychology and Physiology) at Newcastle-upon-Tyne University (1974), and a PhD, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden (1979). From 1978 (Aug) to 1988 (Dec), He was employed by Astra Läkemedel AB with the position of Head of CNS Drugs when I left to take up my appointment as Professor and Chair of Biological Psychology. He has the position of Guest or Visiting Professor at: University of Hawaii at Manoa(1994), Örebro University(1996-2006), Karlstad University (2000-2004), Kalmar University (2003-2013), Madrid University(1991-2009), Sapienza University, Rome(2013-2016-) and received an Outstanding Lifetime Achievement Award from St. Joseph’s College, North Point (2010); Honorary Doctorship,: Professorship and Membership Awards from the Polish Academy of Science Pharmacological Society (May, 2013); and the Sansone Award (April, 2014): School of Medicine, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri.

Psychology and Physiology, Neuroscience, Neuropsychiatric Disorders