New professor in Human Geography with focus on uneven development, research ethics and feminist politics
Kanchana N. Ruwanpura is a new Professor that recently joined Human Geography. Previously she was a Reader at the Institute of Geography, University of Edinburgh. Her focus areas for both research and teaching are uneven development, environmental debates, research ethics and feminist politics.
A British-Sri Lankan by citizenship, Kanchana was born and grew up in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Much of her research has focused on her native country and the South Asian region more broadly. Until recently, she was a Reader at the Institute of Geography, University of Edinburgh, where she also served as the Programme Director for the MSc in Environment and Development (2015-2019) and served as one of two Directors at the Centre for South Asian Studies (2014-2018). Since completing her PhD at Newnham College, University of Cambridge, she has worked at the University of Southampton (UK), Hobart & William Smith Colleges (USA), University of Munich (Germany) and the International Labour Office (Switzerland).