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Cheryl Merle de la Rey is a South African academic. She was the vice-chancellor and principal of the University of Pretoria in South Africa. She is the vice-chancellor of the University of Canterbury in New Zealand.
Life
De la Rey obtained a Bachelor of Arts in 1983, Bachelor of Arts Honours in 1984 and Master of Arts in 1986 from the University of Natal, all cum laude. She obtained her PhD in psychology from the University of Cape Town in 1999.
She was installed as vice-chancellor in November 2009, replacing Calie Pistorius. She is a qualified psychologist and was previously deputy vice-chancellor of the University of Cape Town as well as Chief Executive Officer of the Council on Higher Education (CHE).
Research
In the early twenty-first century, de la Rey’s research focussed on race and gender, especially the construction of gender and gender-based violence.
Current positions
- Chair – Science, Engineering and Technology for Women (SET4W) (2007–present)
- Chair – National Research Foundation Rating Panels (2002–present)
- Vice-Chancellor – University of Canterbury (2019–present)
Former positions
- Chair – Centre for the AIDS Programme of Research in South Africa (2002–2004)
- Executive Director – National Research Foundation (2000–2002)
- Vice-Chancellor – University of Pretoria, South Africa (2009–2018)