Nirmala Rao

Nirmala Rao OBE FAcSS
Professor Nirmala Rao
Born	1959 (age 65–66) Hyderabad, India
Occupation	academic
Spouse	Dr Guduru Gopal Rao
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	Krea University, Goldsmiths' College, SOAS, Asian University for Women

Nirmala Rao (born 1959, Hyderabad, India) is a British academic and the current vice chancellor^[1] of Krea University. She also served as vice chancellor of the Asian University for Women, Chittagong, Bangladesh from 1 February 2017^[2] to January 2022.^[3] and as Pro-Director of the School of Oriental and African Studies at the University of London from 2008 to 2016.^[2]

Early life

Rao was born in 1959 in Hyderabad, India.^[4] 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.^[5]

Volunteer and Causes

Rao is a member of the Board of Trustees of the UK educational charity United World Schools.^[6]

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.^[7] She was elected Fellow of the Academy of the Social Sciences in 2003.^[8]

References

1. BLoC, Team (26 July 2022). "Nirmala Rao is the Vice-Chancellor of Krea University". BLoC. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
2. "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.
3. BLoC, Team (26 July 2022). "Nirmala Rao is the Vice-Chancellor of Krea University". BLoC. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
4. Elmes, John (10 November 2016). "Interview with Nirmala Rao". Times Higher Education. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
5. "Professor Nirmala Rao OBE". Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance. Archived from the original on 7 November 2016. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
6. "Board of trustees". United World Schools. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
7. "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.
8. "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.