George Boyne

George Boyne
Professor Boyne in 2022
Principal and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Aberdeen
Assumed office
1 August 2018
ChancellorHM The Queen
Preceded bySir Ian Diamond
Personal details
BornOctober 1955 (age 69)
Aberdeen, Scotland
EducationAberdeen Grammar School
Alma materUniversity of Aberdeen (MA, MLitt)
University of Bath (PhD)
ProfessionAcademic, university administrator
Salary£260,000 (2021–22)
Academic background
ThesisThe politics of local policy variation (1989)

George Boyne FAcSS FRSE (born October 1955) is a British academic and public sector scholar who has been Principal and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Aberdeen since August 2018. He was previously Pro-Vice Chancellor of Cardiff University and Dean of Cardiff Business School.