Robert Miles

Robert Miles, also known as Bob Miles, is a British sociologist. Miles has worked as a professor of sociology at University of Glasgow and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Early life Miles was educated at Dover Grammar School for Boys. He graduated with a Bachelor of Science in sociology from the University of Bath in 1973. In 1986, he completed his PhD from the University of Glasgow. Career After completing his bachelor's degree in 1973, Robert Miles developed his research career as a professor and researcher at the University of Bristol until 1978. He worked at the SSRC Research Unit on Ethnic Relations directed by Michael Banton. He joined the University of Glasgow in 1978, where he obtained his PhD and worked as a lecturer until 2000. From 1992 to 1997, Miles was a visiting professor at Glasgow Caledonian University. At the University of Glasgow, he was Associate Dean for the Faculty of Social Sciences from 1997 to 2000 and head of the Department of Sociology from 1993 to 1999. Miles left Scotland in 2000 to become the first full-time director of the Study Abroad Program at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He served as program director until 2017, and built the program up to offer more than 330 programs in 70 countries. In 2017, he retired from his position.