Mae gan Robin brofiad eang, sy’n cynnwys cymryd rhan yn y gwaith o gynnal trosolwg o’r rhaglen Sêr Cymru, rhaglen o fuddsoddiad gwerth £50 miliwn yn y sylfaen ymchwil yng Nghymru, a phrofiad fel cadeirydd y bwrdd cynllunio i gynhyrchu adroddiad annibynnol ar fodel ar gyfer y Coleg Ffederal –  Y Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol bellach. Cafodd CBE yn 2004 am ei gyfraniad i waith ymchwil ac i addysg uwch, ac mae bellach yn gadeirydd y Cyngor Cynghori ar Wyddoniaeth yng Nghymru.  Mae Robin wedi gweithio ar sawl grŵp cynghori Gweinidogol ar ddatblygu economaidd ac addysg yng Nghymru, ac roedd yn aelod o’r grŵp a sefydlwyd i adolygu addysg uwch.
Robin has a wide range of experience, which includes participation in the oversight of the implementation of Sêr Cymru, a £50m programme of investment in the Welsh research base and as chair of the planning board to produce an independent report on a model for the Coleg Ffederal – now Y Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol. He was awarded the CBE in 2004 for his contribution to research and to higher education and now chairs the Science Advisory Council for Wales. Robin has served on Ministerial advisory groups for economic development and education in Wales and was a member of the group established to review higher education.