Carmen Vargas

Carmen Vargas is a Spanish microbiologist and academic administrator serving as rector of the University of Seville since 2025.

Life

Vargas was born in Sanlúcar la Mayor, Spain and comes from a family of merchants. She is the first university-educated person in her family.[1] She studied pharmacy at the University of Seville.[2]

Vargas is a professor of microbiology. She served as vice-rector for internationalization under the outgoing rector Miguel Ángel Castro.[2]

Vargas won the University of Seville rectorship election in the second round.[2] They were first elections held by universal weighted suffrage in 20 years.[2] On 15 November 2025, her six-year appointment as rector of University of Seville was approved by the Regional Government of Andalusia.[1] She is the first woman to hold this position in the 520-year history of the institution. The investiture ceremony took place on 12 December 2025.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Bernal, Ignacio Liaño (2025-12-12). "Carmen Vargas, investida como rectora de la Universidad de Sevilla: «Asumo ser la primera mujer con respeto y humildad»". Diario ABC (in Spanish). Retrieved 2026-04-26.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "La microbióloga Carmen Vargas será la primera mujer rectora de la Universidad de Sevilla". El Mundo (in Spanish). 2025-11-11. Retrieved 2026-04-26.
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