George Boyne FAcSS FRSE is a British academic and public sector scholar who has been Principal and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Aberdeen since August 2018.

[4] He later completed a PhD at the University of Bath with a thesis titled "The politics of local policy variation".

[6] Boyne has published on the performance of public sector organisations, and has been a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences since 2010.

'[8] Boyne's comments were subject to controversy among members of the University and College Union on social media, and received national coverage.

[9][10] A poll conducted by The Gaudie several days later found that nearly 70% of students and staff believed Boyne should step down.