Bengaluru: Prof. Syed Amjed Ahmed, former director of the Electronic Media and Mass Communication Research Centre (EMMRC) and former professor and head of the Department of Journalism at the University of Calicut, has passed away.

A respected teacher and renowned researcher in the field of communication, Prof. Syed also served as director of the EMMRC at Calicut University. After his retirement, he settled in Bengaluru.

He completed his M.Sc. in Geology at Bangalore University before pursuing an M.S. in Communication. He briefly served at the Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore before joining the faculty at Calicut University.

Prof. Syed was awarded the UGC Emeritus Fellowship and completed a major research project in association with the Department of Electronic Media at Bangalore University.