He is currently the Head of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and Pro Vice-Chancellor for Research at the University of Westminster.
Linn was born and grew up in Cheshire; and in 1986 won an organ scholarship at Emmanuel College, Cambridge, graduating with a bachelor of arts degree (BA) in English in 1989.
[1][2][3] In 2016, Linn was appointed Pro Vice-Chancellor at the University of Westminster and Dean of its Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities.
[3] After the University restructured in 2018, Linn took on the role of Head of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and Pro Vice-Chancellor for Research.
He is also a fellow of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters and a strategic reviewer for the Arts and Humanities Research Council.