Bhaskar Vira
Bhaskar Vira | |
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| Born | 21 July 1967 New Delhi, India |
| Alma mater | The Doon School St. Stephen's College, Delhi St. John's College, Cambridge |
| Spouse | Shiraz Vira (m. 1991) |
| Awards | Busk Medal, Royal Geographical Society (2018) Fellow, Academy of Social Sciences (2021) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Political economy, political ecology, development studies, human geography, environmental conservation |
| Institutions | St. John's College, Cambridge Mansfield College, Oxford Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge |
Bhaskar Vira is an Indian academic, professor of Political Economy, and the current Pro Vice Chancellor for Education for Cambridge University. From 2019 until 2022 he was Head of Department of Geography, University of Cambridge. He was the founding director of the University of Cambridge Conservation Research Institute, and is a fellow of Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge. In 2018, he was awarded the Busk Medal by the Royal Geographical Society for his contributions in the fields of environment, development and economy. In 2021, he was elected to a Fellowship of the Academy of Social Sciences for his contributions to social science.