Duncan Ivison

Duncan Mackenzie Ivison FRSN FAHA (born 1965)^[2] is a Professor of Political Philosophy, Vice Chancellor (VC) and President of the University of Manchester.^[3][4][5] He has served as VC since August 2024 when he succeeded Nancy Rothwell and formerly served as Deputy Vice Chancellor at the University of Sydney and head of the School of Humanities.^{[6][7][8][9][10]}

Ivison completed his Bachelor of Arts degree in political science and philosophy at McGill University, in Montreal, where he also grew up.^[3][11][12] He continued his studies with a Master of Science and PhD at the London School of Economics (LSE), the latter of which was supervised by John Charvet and awarded in 1993.^[1][13]

Ivison is a political philosopher with interests in political theory, the history of political thought and moral philosophy.^[14] His publications include work on postcolonialism,^[15][16][17] liberalism^[18] and indigenous rights.^[19][20][21]

Previously, Ivison held appointments at the University of Toronto, University of York and was a postdoctoral fellow at Australian National University (ANU).^[16][22][23]

Ivison is a Fellow of the Royal Society of New South Wales (FRSN) and the Australian Academy of the Humanities (FAHA).^[6]