Christopher Jenks

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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 (BSc, 1969) and the University of London (PGCE, 1970; MSc, 1971). [1] 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. [2]

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References

  1. ‘JENKS, Prof. Christopher’, Who's Who 2014, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 2014
  2. "Jenks, Prof. Christopher". Who's Who 2020 . 1 December 2019. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U59662 . Retrieved 7 May 2020.
Academic offices
Preceded by Vice-Chancellor of Brunel University
20062012
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