The Schools of Empire project is led by Dr Tim Guard (Head of History, 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 Partnership 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

 

 

Academic Advisory Board Members

Dr Katie Donington
The Open University

 

Dr Meleisa Ono-George
Queen’s College, University of Oxford

 

Professor William Richardson (Chair)
University of Exeter; School Archives and Records Association

 

Dr Mishka Sinha
St John’s College, University of Oxford

 

Professor William Whyte
St John’s College, University of Oxford

 

Dr Callie Wilkinson
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

 

Lily Tekseng
Wolfson College, Cambridge

 

 

The Rugby Team

Project Direction

Dr Tim Guard
History Department

 

Jenny Hunt RMARA
Archivist Manager

 

Dr Thomas Smith
History Department

 

Inter-Departmental Collaboration

 

Dr Tim Coker, Amie Barton-Young, Georgia Forsyth

Drama/Macready Theatre

 

Gary Collins

Archives

 

Matthew Cuff
Art and Photography Department (photogrammetry)

 

Ilia Kurgansky
Computer Science Department (photogrammetry and 3D modelling)

 

Dr Justin Muston
History Department (DEI)

 

Alix Scott-Martin

English Department (creative writing)

 

James Williams
Music Department (facilities and location for podcasting)

 

Student Researchers (Rugby 360)

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.