UCAS Conference 2026

Professor Wendy Larner became President and Vice-Chancellor of Cardiff University on 1 September 2023. 

Previously she was Provost at Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington, and Dean of Social Sciences and Law at the University of Bristol. A New Zealander by birth, Wendy is an internationally recognised human geographer. She is a Fellow of Te Apārangi Royal Society, Academy of Social Sciences, Royal Geographical Society, New Zealand Geographical Society, and Learned Society of Wales. 

Wendy has served as President of Te Apārangi Royal Society and Chair of the Fulbright New Zealand Board. She is a member of the UCEA Board and the Cardiff Capital Regional Growth Board.