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About Robert Burgess (sociologist)
- Sir Robert George Burgess DL, FAcSS (born 23 April 1947) is a British sociologist and academic.
- He was appointed Vice-Chancellor of the University of Leicester in 1999, succeeding Ken Edwards.
- He was President of the British Sociological Association 1989-1991.
- He is currently chair of the board of GSM London.Burgess received his BA degree from the University of Durham in 1971 and his PhD degree from the University of Warwick in 1981.
- He remained at Warwick as a lecturer and became Professor of Sociology in 1987.
- He then rose through the ranks, serving as Senior Pro-Vice-Chancellor 1995–99.
- Burgess then moved to the University of Leicester as Vice-Chancellor, introducing sweeping changes that enhanced the university's reputation and saw it enter the top-20 institutions in many league tables.Burgess is chair of the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS), the Research Information Network, and the UUK/Guild HE Teacher Education Advisory Group.
- In 2007, Burgess chaired the steering group that produced the Burgess Report, calling for sweeping changes in university degree classification that would replace the established system of first- and second class degrees.Burgess was knighted in the 2010 New Year Honours.
- He became an Academician of the Social Sciences in 2000.
- He received an Honorary DLitt degree from the University of Staffordshire in 1998 and a DUniv degree from the University of Northampton in 2007.He married Hilary Margaret Mary Joyce in 1974 and lists his recreations as walking, music and "some gardening".
- Sir Bob and Lady Burgess live at Knighton Hall, the University of Leicester's traditional vice-chancellor's residence in Knighton, Leicester.
- Burgess's record in building both the university's academic reputation and its campus buildings have earned him the nickname Bob the Builder among his university colleagues.Burgess retired from the post of Vice-Chancellor in September 2014, at age 67.
- He was succeeded by Professor Paul Boyle.
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