Michael Wesley

Michael Wesley
Wesley in 2025 at Trinity College
Born1968 (age 57–58)
Lucknow, India
CitizenshipAustralia
Alma materUniversity of St Andrews (PhD)
Awards2011 John Button Prize for Best Writing in Australian Politics
Scientific career
FieldsInternational relations, Security Studies
InstitutionsUniversity of Melbourne, The Australian National University, Griffith University, the University of New South Wales, University of Sydney

Michael Wesley (born 1968) is an Australian academic of Indian descent. He is currently the Acting Vice-Chancellor at the University of Melbourne , having previously been appointed Professor of International Relations and Deputy VC International at the University of Melbourne in 2019, and was previously Dean of the College of Asia and the Pacific and professor at The Australian National University. He also consults extensively for the Australian government.