Robert joined University in December 2012 as part of the Department of Physics, Faculty of Science up until November 2021. Concurrently in January 2014 he was involved in the administrative processes of setting up the Institute of Space Sciences and Astronomy. Robert has been acting as the Officer in Charge of the Institute ever since. Additionally, in November 2021 he took up responsibilities in the Metamaterials Unit, Science website and Science Digital Media. Additionally, in September 2023, he took up the role of administrator of the Department of Geosciences