Partners and People

The Schools of Empire project is led by Dr Tim Guard (Head of Humanities, Rugby School), Dr Thomas Smith (History Department, Rugby School), and Jennifer Hunt RMARA (Archivist Manager, Rugby School). The direction of the project is overseen by an independent academic advisory board, which meets twice-yearly. Enquiries about the project may be directed through Rugby School’s general enquiries at enquiries@rugbyschool.net.

Project Partners

Arts and Humanities Research Council

(Doctoral Training Research Internships)

Crankstart Foundation, University of Oxford

(Undergraduate Internships)

Open-Oxford-Cambridge Doctoral Training Partnership

(Doctoral Internships)

The Open University

(Open-Rugby full PhD Studentship)

Oxford Centre for Methodism and Church History, Oxford Brookes University

(Doctoral Training Research Internships)

Academic Advisory Board Members

Martin Collier (2024- )

Dr Katie Donington (2020- )
The Open University

Dr Meleisa Ono-George (2020-24)

Queen’s College, University of Oxford

Professor William Richardson (Chair; 2020- )

University of Exeter; School Archives and Records Association

Dr Mishka Sinha (2020- )

Historical Royal Palaces

Professor William Whyte (2020- )

St John’s College, University of Oxford

Dr Callie Wilkinson (2020- )

Ludwig-Maximillans-Universität Munich

Research Partners

Professor William Gibson

Oxford Centre for Methodism and Church, Oxford Brookes University

Dr Daniel Reed

Oxford Centre for Methodism and Church, Oxford Brookes University

OU-Rugby Collaborative Doctoral Researcher

Holly Hiscox

Open University

Research Interns

Yumn Batool

Wadham College, Oxford

Destiny Boko Batesa

Lincoln College, Oxford

Tomos Evans

University of Birmingham

Excy Hansda

University of Liverpool

Olivia Hersey

Keble College, Oxford

Sumayyah Ibrahim

University College, Oxford

Alexander Orlov-Holmes

Wadham College, Oxford

Caitlin Price Hand

University College, Oxford

Isaac Lethbridge

Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford

Matthew Roe

Corpus Christi College, Oxford

Lily Tekseng

Wolfson College, Cambridge

Webmasters

Nicole and Sofiia

Student Researchers (Rugby 360)

2023-4: Amory; Arthur; Emma; Evie; Gabriella; Henry; Ines; Nicole; Sofiia; Tirion.

2022-3: Charles; Elle; Fangyi; Gabriel; Gosia; Jamie; Katherine; Lika; Robert; Shaqira; Skye; Uliana; Yoma.

2021-2: Becky; Charles; Gabriel; Lika; Jack; James; Rose; Skye.