"Gavin joined the University of East London in 1988, and became head of the school of social sciences in 2000. Andrew Calcutt, a former colleague, recalls that as a senior academic manager, he spoke softly but with great authority. As chair of the London East Research Institute, Gavin worked with a range of partners in evaluating the impact of the London Olympics in 2012, publishing several edited collections."
"Born in Strood, Kent, Gavin was the son of Stanley, who worked in a paper mill, and Annie Hall, a sometime dinner lady; his brother Terry was two years older. Gavin passed the 11-plus to go to Gillingham grammar school, but opted instead for Gillingham technical school, so that he could play football rather than rugby. He played for Sheppey United and while studying economics at Lancaster in the late 1960s, he played for the university team as well as semi-professionally for Lancaster City."
Gavin Poynter, who died aged 76, studied the transformation of east London following the collapse of the traditional dockland industries. He joined the University of East London in 1988 and became head of the school of social sciences in 2000. As chair of the London East Research Institute he worked with partners evaluating the impact of the London 2012 Olympics and published edited collections. Born in Strood, Kent, he was the son of Stanley and Annie Hall, studied economics at Lancaster and took an MA in politics at the University of Kent. He worked for the Trades Union Congress, collaborated on trade union handbooks, played semi-professional football, married Alison Mitchell in 2007, and co-authored Building a Radical University in 2020.
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