Robin Plummer

Artist Robin Plummer was Dean of Faculty in Brighton from 1975 to 1989, responsible for the new polytechnic structure and the Grand Parade site.

In 2009, Plummer recalled "My association with the faculty was as Dean from 1975 to 1989. The work was onerous, as it included giving the faculty a more structured, fairer approach (in particular to student assessment and progress), establishing four new departments, five new degree programmes, postgraduate study and research, and speaking for the faculty in the polytechnic and of course outside the polytechnic as well. I was also responsible for the Grand Parade site and its annexes. This was a time when the Government was reducing funding for higher education and increasing student numbers, and it was very difficult for all concerned. From a personal point of view this workload made it very difficult to continue with my painting. Nevertheless for most of the time it was a period of happiness for me, with good friends, colleagues and students and the pleasure of living in Brighton."

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