
Christopher Jenks (born 12 June 1947) is a British sociologist who was Vice-Chancellor of
Brunel University from 2006 to 2012.
He was educated at
Westminster City School, the
University of Surrey
The University of Surrey is a public research university in Guildford, Surrey, England. The university received its royal charter in 1966, along with a number of other institutions following recommendations in the Robbins Report. The institut ...
(BSc, 1969) and the
University of London (PGCE, 1970; MSc, 1971).
[‘JENKS, Prof. Christopher’, Who's Who 2014, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 2014] From 1971 to 1994, he taught at
Goldsmiths College, University of London, rising to become
Reader in Sociology. In 1995, he joined Brunel as Professor of Sociology and Pro-Warden. He was then
pro-vice-chancellor from 2004 to 2006, before being appointed Vice-Chancellor of Brunel University in 2006. He retired in 2012 and was made
emeritus professor.
References
1947 births
Living people
Alumni of the University of Surrey
Alumni of the University of London
Academics of Goldsmiths, University of London
Academics of Brunel University London
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