Geoff is Heritage Collections Lead within King’s Libraries and Collections, with responsibility for fundraising, the development of partnerships, notably with the City of London, and research-led collaboration with King’s academic departments and with external organisations in the UK and internationally, and the promotion and use of historic collections, not least through the application of advanced technology including Extended Reality and Artificial Intelligence.

Previously, he was Head of Archives, preserving records relating to the university and affiliated institutions spanning more than 200 years, including historic scientific, medical and humanities research, the lives of students and staff and the contribution of King’s to invention and societal progress. He was also responsible for the care of the Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives, a renowned centre of excellence relating to the history of war. He brings this knowledge to bear in new projects, not least relating to King’s imminent bicentenary, and in the development of L&C’s digital library and the organising of events to promote the work of the library, including exhibitions.

He is chair of AIM25, a charitable consortium of the archives of 150 cultural organisations in London, including those of major universities, learned societies and local authorities. Geoff’s career has ranged from early modern religious and military history to the use of technology to improve access to heritage. He recently co-authored The Strand: A Biography (MUP, 2025), a history of the road along which King’s was built. Current projects include the ongoing XRchiving initiative to promote the use of Extended Reality relating to the built environment in Higher Education and the Galleries, Libraries, Archives and Museums (GLAM) sector, and the development of Small Language Models across different subject areas to improve research and the dissemination of collection stories using Generative AI.