Dr. Gurnam Singh is a highly respected activist researcher, writer, educator and broadcast journalist who is dedicated to exposing and challenging systems of power, privilege, and violence that perpetuate human suffering and inequality. He is currently Associate Honorary Professor of Sociology at the University of Warwick, a post he has held since 2019. He is a Visiting Fellow in Race and Education at the University of Arts, London and a Visiting Professor of Social Work, at Liverpool Hope University. Previously he was an Associate Professor of Education at Coventry University and also Post Graduate Research Degrees Lead in the Faculty of Health and Life Sciences.
Dr. Singh has over 30 years experience in research and teaching in Higher Education in various academic roles incorporating, teaching and research. He has contributed significantly to the field of social work and higher education policy and practice. Before joining academia, he worked for 10 years as a professional social worker and training and development officer with Bradford Social Services.
In 2004, Dr. Singh earned his PhD from the University of Warwick, where he focused on the history of anti-racist social work. He has since developed his teaching and research interests in critical pedagogy and critical practice, with a specific focus on issues of social justice, human rights, and anti-oppression.
Dr. Singh’s contributions to pedagogy and higher education have earned him numerous accolades throughout his career. In 2009, he was awarded a National Teaching Fellowship from the UK Higher Education Academy, a prestigious annual prize given to the top 50 academics in all UK universities. And in 2018 Dr Singh was made a Fellow of the Royal Society of the Arts (FRSA).
Throughout his career, Dr Singh has secured research projects worth over £500,000 and has presented over 200 papers at national and international conferences, many as an invited keynote speaker. He is the author of four books 50 book chapters and peer-reviewed journal articles. He has also published numerous monographs, research reports, conference papers, blogs, and newspaper articles on a wide range of issues related to social justice and anti-racism in health, social care, and education.
Dr Singh has worked with numerous universities and public and private sector organisations providing consultancy focussing specifically on student recruitment, progression and attainment, anti-racism, decolonisation, and creative pedagogy.
In addition to his academic contributions, Dr. Singh is also active in minority TV media, where he has presented numerous educational programs covering a wide range of social, cultural, and political issues specifically related to diaspora South Asian Communities. He is also a regular columnist for the online magazine Asia Samachar, where he writes on social, philosophical, and political issues.
