Petra Wend Explained

Professor Petra Wend CBE, FRSA, FRSE was Principal and Vice-Chancellor of Edinburgh’s Queen Margaret University between 2009 and 2019.[1]

Academic life

Petra Wend studied Italian and French Language and Education at the University of Münster in Germany. In 1990 she completed a PhD in Italian Language and Literature at University of Leeds. The title of her thesis was "The Female Voice: Lyrical Expression in the Writings of five Italian Renaissance Poets".[2] Petra Wend joined Queen Margaret University in 2009 as Principal and Vice-Chancellor and retired in 2019. Prior to joining Queen Margaret University she was Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic) and Deputy Chief Executive at Oxford Brookes University. During her time at Queen Margaret University, Petra Wend served as Vice-Convener of Universities Scotland in 2012–2014 and 2014–2016. In 2015 she was appointed by the Scottish Government as a member of the Commission for Widening Access chaired by Dame Ruth Silver. Petra Wend was then appointed by Universities Scotland in 2017 to lead the work stream on Bridging Programmes.[3] In 2020 Petra Wend was appointed as an external expert to the programme board for the Scottish Funding Council’s review of Further Education and Higher Education.[4] In 2020, she was elected Chair of the University Council of the University of Hamburg.

Recognition and honours

References

  1. Web site: Professor Petra Wend Staff Profile Queen Margaret University. 2021-11-26. www.qmu.ac.uk.
  2. Web site: Prof. Petra Wend - AcademiaNet. 2021-11-27. www.academia-net.org.
  3. Web site: 2017-01-05. Commitment to widening access confirmed by Principals appointed to head work streams. 2021-11-27. Universities Scotland. en-US.
  4. Web site: College and HE review to consider 'nature of provision'. 2021-11-27. Tes. en.
  5. Web site: Professor Petra Wend CBE FRSE. 2021-11-26. Royal Society of Edinburgh. en-GB.
  6. Web site: The New Year Honours 2021. 2021-11-27. GOV.UK. en.