Wendy Larner

Wendy Larner is a New Zealand social scientist who has focussed on the interdisciplinary areas of globalisation, governance and gender. She is currently Provost at Victoria University, Wellington, New Zealand. In July 2018 she became the President of the Royal Society Te Apārangi, taking over from Richard Bedford.[1]

Wendy Larner
Scientific career
InstitutionsRoyal Society Te Apārangi

She is an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society Te Apārangi, a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences (United Kingdom)[2] and a Fellow of the New Zealand Geographical Society; and has been a visiting fellow at universities in Germany, the United States and the United Kingdom. She was awarded the Victoria Medal in 2018 by the Royal Geographical Society. [3] In 2018, Larner was awarded the Innovation and Science award of the Women of Influence awards.[4]

Larner was previously Professor of Human Geography and Sociology at the University of Bristol.[5]

References
  1. "Royal Society Te Apārangi – President-elect – Professor Wendy Larner". royalsociety.org.nz. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
  2. "2011: Faculty of Social Sciences and Law". University of Bristol. 14 April 2011. Retrieved 20 September 2017.
  3. "Medals and Awards". Royal Geographical Society. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
  4. "Women of Influence awards". Stuff. 18 September 2018. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
  5. Wellington, Victoria University of (1 July 2015). "Top scholar and senior leader appointed Provost at Victoria University". Victoria University of Wellington. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
Professional and academic associations
Preceded by
Richard Bedford		 President of the Royal Society of New Zealand
2018–present		 Incumbent


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