Bronwyn Parry | |
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Born | Bronwyn Catherine Parry September 5, 1960 |
Nationality | Australian |
Citizenship | Australia & The United Kingdom |
Alma mater | The University of Cambridge [1] |
Occupation | Dean of Australian National University |
Spouse(s) | Sally, (married 2016–present) |
Children | Alex, Jacob |
Professor Bronwyn Parry is an Australian Professor who is currently the Dean of The Australian National University's College of Arts and Social Sciences; Parry took her position in early November 2022. [2] Parry specializes in social impact work undertaken at academic institutions. [3] [2] Parry was previously the Vice President & Vice Principal for Service at King's College London from 2020 to 2022. [2] [4] She was a Professor of Global Health & Social Medicine at King's College London from 2016 to 2022. [5]
Parry was the first female carpenter in the Australian film and television industry, working on films such as Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome, Mad Max 2 and Dead Calm [6], as well as the opening of the Commonwealth Games. [2]
Parry was born in Queensland. She moved to Canberra in her youth to become a cabinet maker. She later went on to become Australia's first female carpenter in the film and television industry. [2] At age 29 Parry enrolled at Macquarie University studying Liberal Arts where she won the university medal. [7] Parry later moved to the United Kingdom to complete a PhD at The University of Cambridge [8] in Geography.
Parry began her professional academic career at The University of Cambridge as a Junior Research Fellow from 1997 to 2000 and then as a Senior Research Fellow from 2000 to 2004. [8]
In 2004 she began working at Queen Mary as a Reader In Cultural and Economic Geography. [8] In 2011, through funding from The Wellcome Trust, Parry collaborated with photographer Ania Dabrowska on a book exploring memory, dementia and brain donation entitled 'Mind Over Matter'. [9] An exhibition for 'Mind Over Matter' was held at Shoreditch Town Hall in October 2011 combining both science and art. [10]
Parry was then appointed at King's College London (KCL) to establish the Department of Global Health and Social Medicine [2] in 2016 [8] alongside Nikolas Rose. In 2016 she was made Head of the School of Global Affairs as a Professor at KCL. [2] [8] In early 2020, Parry established and was made director of the King's Sanctuary Programme which welcomes forced migrants into their institution and community, offer a comprehensive programme of education and research on migration, and develop an action plan to improve the lives of forced migrants in the UK. [11] In June 2020, Parry was appointed as Vice President and Vice Principal for Service at KCL [2] [8] [4] and continued to introduce and develop various social impact programmes within the institution [4] such as accommodating Ukrainian refugees fleeing the Russo-Ukrainian War, providing them with education at KCL and accommodation. [3]
It was announced in mid-2022 that Parry would become the dean of The Australian National University's College of Arts and Social Sciences; she took her position in early November 2022. [2]
In November 2023, Parry won a $16 million grant with from the European Union to undertake a project spanning six years, investigating the relationship between cooling technologies and global warming. [12]
Parry is a gay woman, [13] who lives with her wife Sally, in Canberra. [14] She is an advocate for LGBT rights, [13] migrant rights [3] and the Dignity in Dying campaign organisation. [15]
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Bronwyn Parry | |
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Born | Bronwyn Catherine Parry September 5, 1960 |
Nationality | Australian |
Citizenship | Australia & The United Kingdom |
Alma mater | The University of Cambridge [1] |
Occupation | Dean of Australian National University |
Spouse(s) | Sally, (married 2016–present) |
Children | Alex, Jacob |
Professor Bronwyn Parry is an Australian Professor who is currently the Dean of The Australian National University's College of Arts and Social Sciences; Parry took her position in early November 2022. [2] Parry specializes in social impact work undertaken at academic institutions. [3] [2] Parry was previously the Vice President & Vice Principal for Service at King's College London from 2020 to 2022. [2] [4] She was a Professor of Global Health & Social Medicine at King's College London from 2016 to 2022. [5]
Parry was the first female carpenter in the Australian film and television industry, working on films such as Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome, Mad Max 2 and Dead Calm [6], as well as the opening of the Commonwealth Games. [2]
Parry was born in Queensland. She moved to Canberra in her youth to become a cabinet maker. She later went on to become Australia's first female carpenter in the film and television industry. [2] At age 29 Parry enrolled at Macquarie University studying Liberal Arts where she won the university medal. [7] Parry later moved to the United Kingdom to complete a PhD at The University of Cambridge [8] in Geography.
Parry began her professional academic career at The University of Cambridge as a Junior Research Fellow from 1997 to 2000 and then as a Senior Research Fellow from 2000 to 2004. [8]
In 2004 she began working at Queen Mary as a Reader In Cultural and Economic Geography. [8] In 2011, through funding from The Wellcome Trust, Parry collaborated with photographer Ania Dabrowska on a book exploring memory, dementia and brain donation entitled 'Mind Over Matter'. [9] An exhibition for 'Mind Over Matter' was held at Shoreditch Town Hall in October 2011 combining both science and art. [10]
Parry was then appointed at King's College London (KCL) to establish the Department of Global Health and Social Medicine [2] in 2016 [8] alongside Nikolas Rose. In 2016 she was made Head of the School of Global Affairs as a Professor at KCL. [2] [8] In early 2020, Parry established and was made director of the King's Sanctuary Programme which welcomes forced migrants into their institution and community, offer a comprehensive programme of education and research on migration, and develop an action plan to improve the lives of forced migrants in the UK. [11] In June 2020, Parry was appointed as Vice President and Vice Principal for Service at KCL [2] [8] [4] and continued to introduce and develop various social impact programmes within the institution [4] such as accommodating Ukrainian refugees fleeing the Russo-Ukrainian War, providing them with education at KCL and accommodation. [3]
It was announced in mid-2022 that Parry would become the dean of The Australian National University's College of Arts and Social Sciences; she took her position in early November 2022. [2]
In November 2023, Parry won a $16 million grant with from the European Union to undertake a project spanning six years, investigating the relationship between cooling technologies and global warming. [12]
Parry is a gay woman, [13] who lives with her wife Sally, in Canberra. [14] She is an advocate for LGBT rights, [13] migrant rights [3] and the Dignity in Dying campaign organisation. [15]
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