Nicola Phillips

Nicola Phillips
Phillips (3rd from the right) in 2026
2nd Vice-Chancellor of Adelaide University
Incumbent
Assumed office
12 January 2026[1]
ChancellorPauline Carr
Preceded byPeter Høj
David Lloyd
(joint office-holders)
Personal details
OccupationAcademic and administrator

Nicola Phillips is a British academic and administrator. She was appointed inaugural substantive vice-chancellor (becoming the second VC overall) of Adelaide University in Adelaide, South Australia, in January 2026; following thirty years of academic and leadership experience at universities in the UK and Australia.

Early life and education

Nicola Phillips completed her undergraduate degree in Hispanic studies at King's College London,[2] going on to earn first a master's degree in comparative government and a PhD in international relations from the London School of Economics and Political Science.[3][4]

Career

Phillips held academic and leadership positions at the Universities of Warwick, Manchester, and Sheffield,[3][4] before being appointed vice-president and vice-principal (education) at King's College London.[3][5][6] She was also professor of political economy at KCL.[2]

She has held visiting fellowships and professorships across the world, including the Australian National University, the University of British Columbia, and the Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México.[4] Her research and teaching has focused on global political economy, in particular global economic governance, labour and migration in the global economy, and global inequality.[2]

Phillips was appointed provost at the University of Melbourne in September 2021.[4] She also held positions as both acting and interim vice-chancellor at the university during her tenure there,[7][8]

In June 2025 her appointment as second vice-chancellor of the newly-formed Adelaide University (created by merging the University of Adelaide and University of South Australia) was announced by the university, after a global search.[4][9] Her new role started with the official opening of the university on 29 January 2026,[10] when she succeeded co-vice-chancellors Peter Høj and David Lloyd, who had served during the transitional phase of the merger.[7][11] Her appointment was affirmed by unanimous vote of the Adelaide University Transition Council.[12][6] Chancellor Pauline Carr said that the appointment reflected the new university's maintenance of a global outlook, while also serving South Australia.[9]

Other roles and activities

Phillips has been editor of the Review of International Political Economy, and editor and editor-in-chief of New Political Economy.[2] As of 2021 she was a member of several editorial and advisory boards of various journals and book series, including Review of International Studies, International Affairs, and the Cambridge Studies in International Relations series.[2][13] She was also a contributor to International Affairs.[14][15]

In 2014 she was member of the Research Excellence Framework sub-panel for Politics and International Studies,[2] and from 2015 to 2016 she was chair of the British International Studies Association[2]

As of 2026 Phillips is a member of Chief Executive Women.[3]

Honours and awards

References

  1. ↑ https://adelaide.edu.au/about/news/2025/Adelaide-University-appoints-new-Vice-Chancellor/
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "University appoints new Provost". University of Melbourne. Newsroom. 8 April 2021. Archived from the original on 28 March 2025. Retrieved 28 March 2026.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Vice Chancellor and President". Adelaide University. 12 January 2026. Archived from the original on 9 February 2026. Retrieved 28 March 2026.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Adelaide University appoints new Vice Chancellor". Adelaide University. 11 June 2025. Archived from the original on 9 December 2025. Retrieved 28 March 2026.
  5. ↑ Adams, Richard (22 March 2019). "University barred 10 students from campus during Queen's visit". The Guardian. Retrieved 28 March 2026.
  6. 1 2 Ross, John (11 June 2025). "Nicola Phillips named first Adelaide University vice-chancellor". Times Higher Education. Archived from the original on 11 June 2025. Retrieved 28 March 2026.
  7. 1 2 Campbell, Lucas (11 June 2025). "Adelaide University appoints new Vice Chancellor ahead of 2026 launch". Glam Adelaide. Archived from the original on 14 June 2025. Retrieved 28 March 2026.
  8. ↑ Gilchrist, Charlie (16 June 2025). "Your weekly guide to executive appointments in South Australia". InDaily. Archived from the original on 12 November 2025. Retrieved 28 March 2026.
  9. 1 2 Irene, Maria (12 January 2026). "Adelaide University appoints Nicola Phillips as inaugural vice chancellor". The Indian Sun. Archived from the original on 15 February 2026. Retrieved 28 March 2026.
  10. ↑ Gilchrist, Charlie (29 January 2026). "UniSA brand can't be scrubbed as Premier officially opens merged uni". InDaily. Archived from the original on 12 February 2026. Retrieved 28 March 2026.
  11. ↑ "Appointment of Professor Nicola Phillips as Vice Chancellor, Adelaide University". Newsroom. 11 June 2025. Retrieved 28 March 2026.
  12. ↑ Sabey, Imogen (23 November 2025). "Adelaide University appoints Nicola Phillips as new VC amidst looming merger". Honi Soit. Archived from the original on 10 March 2026. Retrieved 28 March 2026.
  13. ↑ "Cambridge Studies in International Relations". Cambridge Core. 28 March 2026. Archived from the original on 21 March 2026. Retrieved 28 March 2026.
  14. ↑ Phillips, Nicola (1 March 2017). "Power and inequality in the global political economy". International Affairs. 93 (2). Oxford University Press (OUP): 429–444. doi:10.1093/ia/iix019. ISSN 0020-5850.
  15. ↑ "search". OUP Academic. Retrieved 28 March 2026.
  16. ↑ "J. Ann Tickner Award". ISA. Retrieved 28 March 2026.
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