Dr. Tim Benbow

Biography

Tim Benbow studied at Oxford as an undergraduate at Brasenose College and as a graduate at St Antony's College. He spent a year at Harvard University as a Kennedy Scholar and then at King's College London. He was awarded a doctorate from Oxford, where he also conducted a post-doctoral research project. Additionally, he has taught International Relations and Strategic Studies at the undergraduate and graduate levels and served as a Tutor in Politics at University College. Tim spent several years teaching at the Britannia Royal Naval College in Dartmouth before joining the Defence Studies Department in 2004. He was promoted to Senior Lecturer in 2008 and became Reader in 2016, ultimately being appointed Professor of Strategic Studies in 2024. He currently holds the position of Deputy Head of Department (Research) and is the director of research in the Defence Studies Department, leading on impact initiatives.

Research Interests