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]

Nirmala Rao

OBE FAcSS
Professor Nirmala Rao
Born1959 (age 62–63)
Hyderabad, India
Occupationacademic
AwardsOBE, FAcSS
Academic background
Alma materDelhi University, Jawaharlal Nehru University, Queen Mary University of London
ThesisThe Changing Role of the Councillor in British Local Government: An Empirical Analysis (1993)
Academic work
Disciplinepolitical scientist
InstitutionsGoldsmiths' College, SOAS, Asian University for Women

Early life

Rao was born in 1959 in Hyderabad, India.[2] She studied at Kendriya Vidyalaya Gill Nagar Kodambakkam, Chennai and competed her Higher Secondary there in the year 1976.

Academic life

Rao served as a Governor of Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music & Dance.[3]

Volunteer and Causes

Rao is a member of the Board of Trustees of the UK educational charity United World Schools.[4]

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.[5] She was elected Fellow of the Academy of the Social Sciences in 2003.[6]

References
  1. "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.
  2. Elmes, John (10 November 2016). "Interview with Nirmala Rao". Times Higher Education. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
  3. "Professor Nirmala Rao OBE". Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance. Archived from the original on 7 November 2016. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
  4. "Board of trustees". United World Schools. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
  5. "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.
  6. "Fellows". Academy of Social Sciences. Archived from the original on 30 June 2017. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
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