Peter Høj

A postage stamp featuring the Starship Enterprise, illusteating the launch of Adelaide University

When Adelaide University takes off in January, we’ll proudly walk away

A successful merger requires leaders to be mission-grounded and brave enough to move on, say David Lloyd and Peter Høj, in the final instalment of their series on the largest merger in Australian university history

By David Lloyd

18 November

Time to move beyond tired debate on ‘excellence v equity’ trade-off

Broadening traditional conceptions of what it means to be ‘smart’ must now be part of HE’s mission, say Adelaide University’s David Lloyd and Peter Høj

By David Lloyd

20 August

Australian research is steaming ahead – but we can do even better

The new Adelaide University will combine goal-oriented basic and applied research in search of greater impact, say Peter Høj and David Lloyd

By Peter Høj

18 June

Couples dancing, symbolising the Adelaide university merger

Merging 11,000 staff into a brand new structure requires a delicate dance

We are transferring staff to the new Adelaide University bit by bit. Soon we will be the only ones left in the legacy institutions, say David Lloyd and Peter Høj

By David Lloyd

21 March

We are still looking on the bright side of our arduous university merger

A tactical takeover might have been easier in the short term, but Adelaide University will be better for being a marriage of equals, say David Lloyd and Peter Høj

By David Lloyd

15 November

Game of Thrones intrigue is not a feature of Adelaide University merger, says v-cs

Adelaide University merger is no Game of Thrones

Speculation over imagined backstabbings and betrayals is rife but the joining of two of Australia’s universities is more of a meeting of minds than clash of clans, insist vice-chancellors Peter Høj and David Lloyd

By Peter Høj

21 August

We know our new logo will be met with both jubilation and judgement

The merged Adelaide University’s brand personality tries to find a sweet spot between proven and audacious, say Peter Høj and David Lloyd

By Peter Høj

27 May

Merging two major universities is a tense but rewarding Odyssey

No journey in strange new waters can be smooth sailing, but healthy conflicts have a place in innovation and transformation, say David Lloyd and Peter Høj

By David Lloyd

15 March

For reimagining Australian tertiary education, many heads beat two

AI is helping us mine 200,000 stakeholders’ ideas, sensible and silly, about core elements of the new Adelaide University, say Peter Høj and David Lloyd

By Peter Høj

26 November

A university merger in Australia is a political obstacle course

Both boards approved the case for the amalgamated Adelaide University – but politicians still formed a scrutiny committee, say Peter Høj and David Lloyd

By David Lloyd

31 October

The merged Adelaide University will be big, bold and for the better

Many ask why we assume a combined university will offer more. The answer is that we are purposefully designing it that way, say Peter Høj and David Lloyd

By Peter Høj

20 September

Flinders Ranges National Park, South Australia

Building the new Adelaide University: how we got from there to here

In the first of a series of articles charting the merger of the University of South Australia and the University of Adelaide, the institutions’ vice-chancellors, David Lloyd and Peter Høj, set out why, after a series of false starts over the years, the amalgamation finally looks set to go ahead

By David Lloyd

7 August

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Peter Høj

Articles by Peter Høj

When Adelaide University takes off in January, we’ll proudly walk away

Time to move beyond tired debate on ‘excellence v equity’ trade-off

Australian research is steaming ahead – but we can do even better

Merging 11,000 staff into a brand new structure requires a delicate dance

We are still looking on the bright side of our arduous university merger

Adelaide University merger is no Game of Thrones

We know our new logo will be met with both jubilation and judgement

Merging two major universities is a tense but rewarding Odyssey

For reimagining Australian tertiary education, many heads beat two

A university merger in Australia is a political obstacle course

The merged Adelaide University will be big, bold and for the better

Building the new Adelaide University: how we got from there to here