13 Facts About Richard Larkins

Richard Graeme Larkins was born on 17 May 1943 and is the former Chancellor of La Trobe University.

Richard Larkins was the Vice-Chancellor and President of Monash University from 2003 to June 2009.

Richard Larkins's father was a medical doctor who specialised in geriatric medicine.

Richard Larkins's mother was a lawyer and Victoria's first female judge on the Family Court of Australia.

Richard Larkins then entered Trinity College while studying medicine at the University of Melbourne, where he graduated as the top student and won 13 of the 15 graduation prizes.

Richard Larkins was the James Stewart Chair of Medicine at the Royal Melbourne Hospital from 1984 to 1997.

Richard Larkins was then Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences at the University of Melbourne from 1998 to 2003.

Richard Larkins was then appointed Vice-Chancellor of Monash University, where he remained until 2009.

In recognition of his contribution to medicine, Richard Larkins received the Eric Susman Prize for medical research in 1982 and the Sir William Upjohn Medal and a Centenary of Federation Medal in 2002.

Richard Larkins was elected Fellow of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences in 2015.

Richard Larkins currently serves as President of the Australian University Sport and President of the National Stroke Foundation.

Richard Larkins was made a Companion of the Order of Australia on 26 January 2019.

Additionally, Richard Larkins has argued that a national internships program should be established to create closer links between universities and industry.