Nirmala Rao
Nirmala Rao (born 1959, Hyderabad, India) is a British academic and the current vice chancellor of Asian University for Women, Chittagong, Bangladesh from 1 February 2017.[1] She served as Pro-Director of the School of Oriental and African Studies at the University of London from 2008 to 2016.[1]
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Born | 1959 (age 60–61) |
Occupation | academic |
Awards | OBE, FAcSS |
Academic background | |
Alma mater | Delhi University, Jawaharlal Nehru University, Queen Mary University of London |
Thesis | The Changing Role of the Councillor in British Local Government: An Empirical Analysis (1993) |
Academic work | |
Discipline | political scientist |
Institutions | Goldsmiths' College, SOAS, Asian University for Women |
Academic life
Rao served as a Governor of Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music & Dance.[3]
Awards
In the 2011 Queen's Birthday Honours, Rao was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for her services to scholarship.[4] She was elected Fellow of the Academy of the Social Sciences in 2003.[5]
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References
- "Nirmala Rao new VC of AUW". The Daily Star (Bangladesh). Dhaka. 20 September 2016. Archived from the original on 20 September 2016. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
- Elmes, John (10 November 2016). "Interview with Nirmala Rao". Times Higher Education. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
- "Professor Nirmala Rao OBE". Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance. Archived from the original on 7 November 2016. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
- "Birthday Honours List—United Kingdom". The London Gazette. London. 11 June 2011. Archived from the original on 31 July 2017. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
Professor Nirmala Rao, Pro-Director (Learning and Teaching) and Professor of Politics, School of Oriental and African Studies. For services to Scholarship.
- "Fellows". Academy of Social Sciences. Archived from the original on 30 June 2017. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
External links
- Interview with Times Higher Education on 10 November 2016.
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