Professor Robin Banerjee: Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Global and Civic Engagement)
Biography
Robin first arrived at the 麻豆传媒社区入口 as an undergraduate student and stayed on at Sussex to complete his doctoral studies on the topic of social, cognitive, motivational, and emotional aspects of self-presentation in childhood. He went on to conduct further research as a British Academy Post-Doctoral Fellow and took up a position as Lecturer in Psychology in 2002, progressing to his current position as Professor of Developmental Psychology. Robin served as Head of the School of Psychology before being appointed as the University’s first Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Global and Civic Engagement in 2023.
Robin’s research focuses on the social and emotional development of children and young people, and he works closely with practitioners and policymakers in the areas of education and mental health. He founded the Sussex Centre for Research on Kindness, an interdisciplinary research centre focused on illuminating the nature of kindness and its impacts on people and communities.
As PVC Robin is the University’s strategic lead for global and civic engagement, establishing and strengthening institutional relationships with stakeholders and partner organisations in the local community as well as internationally. Robin is a member of the University Executive Team, the University Leadership Forum, and Senate.
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