Rob Briner

Prof of Organisational Psychology

Queen Mary University of London

Rob Briner is Professor of Organisational Psychology in the School of Business and Management. He conducts research into several areas of organisational psychology and HR such as work and well-being, the psychological contract, work-nonwork relationships and ethnicity. In addition, he is very active in developing evidence-based practice in management, HR and organisational psychology.

His first degree was in psychology and philosophy (University of Hull) followed by a MSc by thesis about the theory and evidence for the relationship between stress and illness (Durham University). He completed his PhD at the MRC/ESRC Social and Applied Psychology Unit (now The Institute of Work Psychology) at the University of Sheffield.

Before moving to the University of Bath in 2011 he worked for 20 years in the Department of Organisational Psychology at Birkbeck, University of London where he also served as Director of the PhD Programme, Director of Research and Head of School.