Brigitte Bönisch-Brednich is a Professor of Anthropology at the Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand, and Head of School of Social and Cultural Studies.
[1] Born in Northeim (Germany), studied Cultural Anthropology, Art History, Archaeology and History of Science at the University of Göttingen 1982–1987, graduated with a M.A.
She has worked on independent research projects and lectured at universities in Germany, Switzerland, Austria and New Zealand.
Her current position is as Professor of Cultural Anthropology at Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand.
She is working on a project on academic migration in Australia, New Zealand and continental Europe.