Wendy Larner
Wendy Larner | |
|---|---|
Larner in 2016 | |
| Vice Chancellor of Cardiff University | |
| Assumed office September 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Colin Riordan |
| Provost of Victoria University of Wellington | |
| In office 2015–2023 | |
| Preceded by | Neil Quigley |
| Succeeded by | Bryony James |
| President of the Royal Society of New Zealand | |
| In office 2018–2021 | |
| Preceded by | Richard Bedford |
| Succeeded by | Brent Clothier |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1963 (age 62–63) |
| Awards | Victoria Medal from the Royal Geographical Society (2018) New Zealand Women of Influence Award (2018) |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | University of Waikato (BSocSci) University of Canterbury (MA) Carleton University (PhD) |
| Thesis | The 'New Zealand experiment': Towards a Poststructuralist Political Economy (1997) |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Human Geography, Sociology |
| Institutions | Cardiff University Victoria University of Wellington University of Bristol University of Auckland University of Waikato |
| Main interests | Globalisation, Political economy, Feminism |
Wendy Larner FAcSS FLSW FRSNZ FNZGS is a New Zealand social scientist who has focussed on the interdisciplinary areas of globalisation, governance and gender. She has been Vice-Chancellor and President of Cardiff University since September 2023.