[2] He studied classics at Balliol College, Oxford, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in 1979.
[1][3] He remained at Balliol to undertake postgraduate research and completed his Doctor of Philosophy (DPhil) degree in 1983.
[1][2][3] His doctoral thesis was titled "Aeschylus' Septem Contra Thebas: Text and commentary".
[2] In June 2015, Hutchinson was named as the next Regius Professor of Greek at Oxford following the retirement of Christopher Pelling, FBA, earlier in the year.
[3] He took up the appointment on 1 October 2015 and moved colleges to become a Student (equivalent to a fellow) of Christ Church, Oxford.