Quem namorou Peter Høj?

Peter Bordier Høj (born 29 April 1957) is a Danish-Australian academic who served as the 24th and final Vice-Chancellor and President of the former University of Adelaide. Høj was one of the longest serving Australian Vice-Chancellors, holding office for 18 years across four universities. He previously served as founding co-Vice Chancellor of Adelaide University, and as Vice-Chancellor and President of both the University of Queensland and the University of South Australia. 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. 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 roles on the boards of CSIRO, Wine Australia and of the Australian Cancer Research Foundation. In 2017 he was elected chair of the Group of Eight, a lobby group that represents Australia's research-intensive universities. He was the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Queensland from 2012 to 2020.

During the latter part of his UofA tenure, Høj concurrently served as the first (co-)Vice Chancellor of Adelaide University, together with Professor David Lloyd; himself the final Vice-Chancellor and President of the University of South Australia. Adelaide University was established on 8 March 2024 through the operation of the Adelaide University Act 2023 in the South Australian Parliament. UofA and UniSA subsequently ceased operating in March 2026.