Jeffrey Samuel Robinson

Professor Robinson was born in Northern Ireland and graduated from Queen’s University, Belfast in 1967. He established his research career at Oxford, and was appointed Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at the University of Adelaide in 1986, where he served as Head of the Department until 2006.

Professor Robinson was integral in developing and promoting the University’s outstanding reputation for research in obstetrics, gynaecology, reproductive medicine and biology. He had over 230 high-quality, peer-reviewed papers published during his career, and made significant contributions to research on fetal and placental growth and development, and the fetal origins of adult diseases.

Professor Robinson was awarded the rank of Commander of the British Empire (CBE) in 2006, and received an honorary Doctorate from the University in 2016 – just two of many honours and awards that were bestowed on him during his long and remarkable career.

In 2008, the Robinson Research Institute at the University was established to build on his work and focus on the reproductive and early life origins of health and disease.