Senior Visiting Research Fellow
War Studies Online Chair, Director of Studies, and Senior Tutor
Laughton Professor of Naval History
Professor of International History
PhD candidate in the Department of War Studies
Teaching Fellow (Laughton Naval History Unit)
Naval History & Maritime Strategy
The unit provides the ideal basis for original and challenging research and projects on all aspects of naval history from classic period through to contemporary times including the research and study of maritime strategy and naval theory.
Corbett 100
The Corbett 100 project marks the centenary of the death of British naval historian and maritime strategist Sir Julian Corbett (1854-1922) in 2022.
Georgian Papers
In partnership with the Royal Archives, King’s College London is undertaking a major project to digitise and interpret the archives of the Georgian papers held at Windsor Castle.
The five-year programme, officially launched by Her Majesty the Queen on 1st April 2015, will digitise some 350,000 pages of original archives, including official and private papers of Britain's Hanoverian monarchs, as well as other members of the Royal Family, politicians, courtiers and the Privy Purse.
First World War at Sea
Studying the First World War at sea is ongoing research at the unit.
The Laughton unit marked the centenary of the First World War 1914-1918 [2014-2018] with series of events and lectures.
Naval Wargaming Research Group
The Naval Wargaming research group was created in 2016 to regenerate research into the study and practice of wargaming both for naval and maritime research, historical research and use as an educational tool. It regularly hosts wargames and lectures.
Falklands 40
Falklands 40 marks the 40th anniversary of the Falklands War in 1982, looking at the naval and maritime perspective.
Contemporary Naval History Research Network
The Contemporary naval history research network, advances historical research into post-1945 naval affairs by networking researchers from around the globe. It was created by postgraduate research students.
Maritime and Space Research Network
The Maritime and Space Research Network was created by a postgraduate research student to network researchers from around the world who are interested in the application of naval and maritime strategic concepts to space strategy, space policy and space theory.
The Laughton unit outputs across a wide medium of outlets. Our members, researchers and alumni output their expertise in their own name. We recommend you view their individual staff or research pages for extended lists or searching for alumni and researchers online.
The Laughton Unit supports Bachelors and Masters courses at King’s. It does this by teaching, supporting and maintaining modules on seapower, naval history, maritime strategy and various other related topics as part of War Studies and related courses. Doctoral supervision is also supported by various members of the unit’s staff. Please contact Department Staff about doctoral supervision or visit the main War Studies webpage.