Mr Michail Ivanov
Higher Degree by Research Candidate
School of Humanities
College of Creative Arts, Design and Humanities
Michail Ivanov is a socio-legal academic with research experience in a number of areas, including: property law, law and religion, tort law, policy issues, responsible research innovation (RRI) and family law. His main research interests lie in exploring the interactions between society and the law through interdisciplinary approaches.He holds a Bachelor of Laws (First Class Honours) and a Bachelor of International Relations from the University of Adelaide.Michail is undertaking a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), which considers the social issues arising out of the regulation of genetically modified (GM) crops in Australia, placing a particular focus on the regulation of the coexistence of GM and non-GM crops. The ARC Training Centre for Future Crops Development (as part of its Program 2) facilitates his PhD.He is also a teaching assistant for Foundations of Law, Tort Law, Property Law, Administrative Law and Contract Law and an Assistant Lecturer for Property Law at the University of Adelaide (now Adelaide University).
| Date | Position | Institution name |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 - ongoing | Research Assistant | University of Adelaide |
| 2023 - 2025 | Research Assistant | South Australian Law Reform Institute (SALRI) |
| 2023 - ongoing | Research Assistant | University of Adelaide |
| 2022 - 2022 | Research Assistant | University of Tasmania |
| Language | Competency |
|---|---|
| Bulgarian | Can read, write, speak and understand spoken |
| English | Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review |
| Spanish; Castilian | Can read and understand spoken |
| Date | Institution name | Country | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 - 2023 | The University of Adelaide | Australia | Bachelor of Laws (Honours) |
| 2019 - 2023 | The University of Adelaide | Australia | Bachelor of International Relations |
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2025 | Babie, P., Burdon, P., Ivanov, M., & Shrestha, N. (2025). Torrens for the Twenty-First Century: Modernising the Real Property Act 1886 (SA). Adelaide Law School, The University of Adelaide. |
| 2025 | Babie, P., Plater, D., Washusen, B., Villios, S., Brunacci, A., Williams, J., . . . Neumann, M. (2025). ‘A Lasting Boon Upon the Australian People’: A Review of the Role and Operation of the Real Property Act 1886 (20). Adelaide, SA: South Australian Law Reform Institute. |
At the University of Adelaide: Teaching Assistant for Foundations of Law (LAW 1501), Tort Law (LAW 1507), Property Law (LAW 1511), Contract Law (LAW 1510) and Administrative Law (LAW 2504). Assistant Lecturer for Property Law (LAW 1511).
Formerly, a Senior Peer Assisted Study Sessions (PASS) Leader at the University of Adelaide for Contract Law, Commercial Transactions, Tort Law and the Peer Assisted Courtroom Sessions.
| Date | Role | Membership | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 - ongoing | Member | Enabling Openness in Australian Stem Cell Research (EOAR) | Australia |
| Date | Title | Engagement Type | Institution | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 - 2024 | Judge for the LK Open Moot | Public Community Engagement | The University of Adelaide | Australia |
| 2021 - 2023 | Judge for the First Year Moot | Public Community Engagement | The University of Adelaide | Australia |
| 2021 - 2023 | Peer Assisted Courtroom Session (PACS) Leader | Public Community Engagement | The University of Adelaide | Australia |
| 2021 - 2023 | Senior Peer Assisted Study Session (PASS) Leader | Public Community Engagement | The University of Adelaide | Australia |