Prior to working at Falmouth University, Rob was responsible for leading Employability and Enterprise at the University of the West of England, Bristol. During his six-years at UWE, Rob worked on a number of initiatives including the development of a new multi-million pound student incubator and enterprise ecosystem, a ground-breaking BAME mentoring programme, the development of Graduate Attributes and developing University-wide employability strategy. In 2018 Rob’s team were successful in gaining a national award for Partnerships for a transnational project focussed on Social Enterprise education in Morocco – alongside other awards. Before working at UWE, Rob has had a variety of roles in Higher Education and the private sector.
Rob has a Masters Degree in Education. Rob is also a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. Rob is currently a governor at a local secondary school and sits on the Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) Employment and Skills Board.