GOVERNANCE AND SENIOR STAFF

Deputy Registrar, Lynn Robinson

Key roles:

  • Academic Registry
  • Library Services
  • Residential and Hospitality Services
  • Sport, Exercise and Health
  • Student Services and Employability

Biography

Lynn has been Deputy Registrar (Academic Services) since February 2010 with responsibility for the student-facing and education-related services. These include the Academic Registry; Library Services; Residential and Hospitality Services; Sport, Exercise and Health; and Student Services. She was previously Academic Registrar at the University for seven years, leading the University’s teams responsible for all aspects of student recruitment; student administration; and Senate and its committees.

Before moving to Bristol, Lynn was Director of Student Services at the University of Birmingham and prior to that held a number of roles in the central administration of the University of Warwick, including in Research and Development Services, the Graduate School, planning and resource allocation, and undergraduate admissions.

Lynn was educated at the universities of Sheffield and Warwick obtaining, respectively, a Psychology degree in 1990 and a master’s in Industrial Relations in 1991. A native of South Yorkshire she was based in the midlands for 12 years, whilst working at Warwick and Birmingham, and moved to Bristol in 2002.

Curriculum vitae

Education

  • BSc (Hons) Psychology, University of Sheffield, 1990
  • MA Industrial Relations, University of Warwick, 1991

Employment History

  • Director of Student Services, University of Birmingham, 1999 – 2002
  • Assistant Registrar, Undergraduate Admissions, Partnership Programmes, Secretary to the Board of the Faculty of Science, University of Warwick, 1997 – 1999
  • Administrative Officer, Research and Development Services (1991-1993), Graduate School Office (1993 – 1995 and 1997), Planning and Resource Allocation (1995 – 1996), University of Warwick
University of Bristol
  • Academic Registrar, 2002 – 2010
  • Deputy Registrar (Academic Services), 2011 –
  • Responsible for:
    • Academic Registry
    • Library Services
    • Student Services
    • Residential and Hospitality Services
    • Sport, Exercise and Health
Other Activities
  • Member of Association of University Administrators and Academic Registrars’ Council
  • Governor of Merchants Academy, Withywood, Bristol
Deputy Vice-Chancellor

Contact

You may contact Lynn Robinson through Sam Griffiths, Personal Assistant, Registrars Office.