Cardiff University Vice Chancellor Professor Colin Riordan is leaving after 10 years. Professor Wendy Larner, currently Provost of Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand, has been appointed to replace him, becoming the university’s first female Vice Chancellor in its 140-year history.
Professor Wendy Larner will take up the role at Cardiff University in September. Before moving to Wellington, she was Dean of social sciences and law and professor of human geography for 10 years at the University of Bristol. She has also held academic positions at the University of Waikato and University of Auckland, and was a Fulbright Fellow at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
The head of Cardiff University is one of the most highly-paid public sector workers in Wales with an annual salary of £289,275 a year, according to the university's latest financial details.
