Peter Høj
Danish-Australian academic (born 1957) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Peter Bordier Høj AC FAA FTSE FNAI(US) (born 29 April 1957) is a Danish-Australian academic and Vice-Chancellor and President of the University of Adelaide. Peter Høj is one of the longest serving Australian Vice-Chancellors having served for 17 years across three universities.[1] He has previously served as Vice-Chancellor and President of the University of Queensland and the University of South Australia.[2] Educated at the University of Copenhagen, Høj completed a Bachelor of Science where he majored in biochemistry and chemistry, a Master of Science in biochemistry and genetics and a Doctor of Philosophy in Photosynthesis.[3] He has worked in Denmark and Australia as a researcher and published multiple scientific articles. Høj has also served on a number of different company boards in a variety of roles, including current roles on the boards of CSIRO, Wine Australia and of the Australian Cancer Research Foundation.[4] In 2017 he was elected chair of the Group of Eight, a lobby group that represents Australia’s research-intensive universities.[5] He was the vice-chancellor of the University of Queensland from 2012-2020.
Peter Høj | |
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Chancellor and President of the University of Adelaide | |
Assumed office 8 February 2021 | |
Chancellor | Catherine Branson |
Preceded by |
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Vice-Chancellor and President of the University of Queensland | |
In office 8 October 2012 – 31 July 2020 | |
Chancellor | Peter Varghese |
Preceded by | Deborah Terry (acting) |
Succeeded by | Deborah Terry |
Vice-Chancellor and President of University of South Australia | |
In office 2007–2012 | |
Chancellor | |
Preceded by | Denise Bradley |
Succeeded by | David Lloyd |
Personal details | |
Born | Peter Bordier Høj (1957-04-29) 29 April 1957 (age 67) Copenhagen, Denmark |
Citizenship |
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Spouse |
Robyn van Heeswijk
(m. 1956; died 2003) |
Children | 2 |
Education | |
Awards | Boehringer-Mannheim Medal (1992) |