Duncan Ivison

Duncan Ivison
FRSN FAHA
Ivison delivering the Foundation Day lecture at the University Place, Manchester in 2024
Born
Duncan Mackenzie Ivison

1965 (age 60–61)
Montreal, Canada
PartnerDiana Irving
ChildrenTwo
Academic background
Education
ThesisLiberty and Self in the Political Argument of Republicanism, Liberalism and Postmodernism (1993)
John Charvet
Academic work
Discipline
Institutions
Websiteresearch.manchester.ac.uk/en/persons/duncan-ivison Edit this at Wikidata

Duncan Mackenzie Ivison FRSN FAHA (born 1965) is a Professor of Political Philosophy, Vice Chancellor (VC) and President of the University of Manchester. 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.

Education and early life

Ivison completed his Bachelor of Arts degree in political science and philosophy at McGill University, in Montreal, where he also grew up. 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.

Career and research

Ivison is a political philosopher with interests in political theory, the history of political thought and moral philosophy. His publications include work on postcolonialism, liberalism and indigenous rights.

Previously, Ivison held appointments at the University of Toronto, University of York and was a postdoctoral fellow at Australian National University (ANU).

Awards and honours

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

Ivison was Laurance Rockefeller visiting fellow at the Centre for Human Values at Princeton University from 2002 to 2003, as well as Visiting Professor at the Australian National University (ANU) in 2023 and Nuffield College, Oxford in 2023.

Personal life

Ivison and his partner, Diana Irving, have two children, Hamish and Isobel.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Anon (2025). "President's biography". manchester.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 2025-04-25.
  2. 1 2 Ivison, Duncan Mackenzie (1993). Liberty and self in the political argument of republicanism, liberalism and postmodernism. lse.ac.uk (PhD thesis). London: The London School of Economics and Political Science. OCLC 1064602271. ProQuest 301468796.
  3. ↑ Duncan Ivison VIAF 84494824
  4. 1 2 Ivison, Duncan (2024). "Welcome: Meet our new President and Vice Chancellor". comms.manchester.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 2024-08-01.
  5. ↑ Rothwell, Nancy (2023). "The University of Manchester appoints Professor Duncan Ivison as next President & Vice-Chancellor". manchester.ac.uk.
  6. ↑ Havergal, Chris (2023). "Duncan Ivison to succeed Nancy Rothwell as Manchester VC: Political philosopher was most recently deputy vice-chancellor of the University of Sydney". timeshighereducation.com. London: Times Higher Education.
  7. ↑ Anon (2023). "University of Manchester appoints next president and vice-chancellor". bbc.co.uk. BBC.
  8. 1 2 Cox, Hayley (2025). "Professor Duncan Ivison: "Collaboration is our superpower and we need to lean into it"". manchester.ac.uk. Manchester, UK: University of Manchester. Archived from the original on 2025-10-11. "Once you've been to Manchester, you're a Mancunian for life. This is your university, and it will be your university for the rest of your life."
  9. ↑ Herrmann, Joshi (2026). "Why the hell am I doing this? The man navigating Manchester's biggest job". manchestermill.co.uk. The Mill. Archived from the original on 2026-05-24.
  10. 1 2 Anon (2024). "Professor Duncan Ivison". sydney.edu.au. Archived from the original on 2024-07-24.
  11. ↑ Scott, Mark (2023). "Duncan Ivison appointed as new head of University of Manchester". sydney.edu.au.
  12. ↑ Duncan Ivison on LinkedIn Edit this at Wikidata
  13. ↑ Duncan Ivison on X Edit this at Wikidata
  14. ↑ Moezzi, Dorsa (2024). "Get to know President and Vice-Chancellor Duncan Ivison: in conversation with Biotech student Dorsa". youtube.com.
  15. ↑ Ivison, Duncan (2023). "Duncan Ivison personal page". sites.google.com. Archived from the original on 2023-12-22.
  16. ↑ "Duncan Ivison profile". philpeople.org.
  17. ↑ research.manchester.ac.uk/en/persons/duncan-ivison Edit this at Wikidata
  18. ↑ Duncan Ivison publications indexed by Google Scholar Edit this at Wikidata
  19. ↑ Duncan Ivison publications indexed by the Scopus bibliographic database. (subscription required)
  20. 1 2 Duncan Ivison's ORCID 0000-0003-1836-5369
  21. ↑ Duncan Ivison on LinkedIn Edit this at Wikidata
  22. ↑ Ivison, Duncan (2002). Postcolonial liberalism. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521820646. OCLC 50271538.
  23. ↑ Ivison, Duncan (2009). "The logic of aboriginal rights". Ethnicities. 3 (3). Routledge: 321–344. doi:10.1177/14687968030033003. OCLC 9977231466. S2CID 144334604. [ISBN missing]
  24. ↑ Ivison, Duncan; Patton, Paul; Sanders, Will (2001). Political theory and the rights of indigenous peoples. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521770484. OCLC 44427170.
  25. ↑ "Articles by Duncan Ivison". timeshighereducation.com. Times Higher Education.
  26. ↑ Howarth, Rachel (2026). "Work placement plans to offer 'hope' to students". bbc.co.uk. BBC News.
  27. ↑ Anon (2023). "Duncan Ivison, Institut Montaigne". institutmontaigne.org. Paris: Institut Montaigne. Archived from the original on 2023-12-23.