Michael Spence (legal scholar)

Michael Spence
President and provost of
University College London
Assumed office
11 January 2021 (2021-01-11)
Preceded byMichael Arthur
Vice-Chancellor of the University of Sydney
In office
11 July 2008 (2008-07-11) – 14 December 2020 (2020-12-14)
Preceded byGavin Brown
Succeeded byStephen Garton
Personal details
Born (1962-01-10) 10 January 1962 (age 62)
SpouseJenny Spence (nee. Ihn)
Children8
Residence(s)London, England
Alma materUniversity of Sydney (BA, LLB)
University of Oxford (DPhil, PgDip)
ProfessionUniversity administrator, academic, priest
Salary£370,677 (2021–22)[1]

Michael James Spence AC FRSN (born 10 January 1962) is an Australian university administrator who served as the vice-chancellor and principal of the University of Sydney from 2008 to 2020.[2] He is currently the president and provost of University College London.[3]

Spence has a background in intellectual property theory and was also ordained as an Anglican priest in 2006.[4]

  1. ^ "Annual Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 31 July 2022" (PDF). University College London. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
  2. ^ "News - The University of Sydney". sydney.edu.au.
  3. ^ "UCL welcomes new President & Provost Dr Michael Spence". University College London. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  4. ^ "Ecclesiastical touch in the secular stone". The Sydney Morning Herald. 2 June 2008.

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