Peter Høj

Peter Bordier Høj (born 29 April 1957) is a Danish–Australian biochemist and university administrator. Having served as vice-chancellor of four universities, he was the longest-serving university vice-chancellor in Australia at the time.

Born and raised in Copenhagen, he did his education in biochemistry and chemistry at the University of Copenhagen, and then did his postgraduate education in genetics and plant biochemistry. In 1988, he relocated to Australia on a Danish scholarship, where he started off his teaching profession in La Trobe University and then became the professor of viticulture in the University of Adelaide in 1995 and director of Australian Wine Research Institute in 1997. From 2004 to 2007, he held the position of CEO of the Australian Research Council.

Høj subsequently held senior university leadership positions, holding positions of Vice Chancellor and President of the University of South Australia from 2007 to 2012, and the University of Queensland from 2012 to 2020. He served as Vice Chancellor of the University of Adelaide from 2021, and also held the position of co-Vice Chancellor of Adelaide University alongside David Lloyd during the transition period to the combined university from 2024 to 2026, following the appointment of Nicola Phillips as the second Vice Chancellor of Adelaide University.