Rita Gardner (geographer)

Rita Ann Moden Gardner, CBE, FRGS, FRSGS, FAcSS (born 10 November 1955) is a British geographer and academic, specialising in geomorphology. Since January 2019, she has been Chief Executive of the Academy of Social Sciences. She taught at St Catherine's College, Oxford (1978–1979), King's College, London (1979–1994), and finally at Queen Mary and Westfield College (1994–1996) where she was Reader in Environmental Science. From 1996 to 2018, she was Director of the Royal Geographical Society: she was the learned society's first female director.[1][2][3]

  1. ^ Gardner, Dr Rita Ann Moden. Oxford University Press. 1 December 2018. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U16764. ISBN 978-0-19-954088-4. Retrieved 16 February 2019. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
  2. ^ "Portrait marks retirement of Dr Rita Gardner CBE". Royal Geographical Society. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
  3. ^ "Dr Rita Gardner appointed Chief Executive of the Academy of Social Sciences". Academy of Social Sciences. 27 September 2018. Retrieved 16 February 2019.