The Institute is run by a Council consisting of a President, Vice-Presidents, Ordinary Members and ex-officio members, all of whom volunteer their time to ensure the smooth running of the society.
If you wish to get in touch with any members of Council, please contact admin@royalarchinst.org.
President – Nathalie Cohen, B.A., M.A., F.S.A.
Honorary Secretary – Vacant
Honorary Treasurer – Oscar Dodd, B.A., F.C.A.
Meetings Secretary – Peter Ginn, B.A.
Assistant Meetings Secretary – Geoffrey Morley, M.Sc., P.C.I.f.A., F.S.A.Scot.
Editor – Professor Rhiannon Stevens, B.Sc., M.Sc., D.Phil.
Tansy Branscombe, B.A., M.Phil., D.Phil. (from May 2026)
Reviews Editor – Andrew Valdez-Tullett, B.A., M.A., Ph.D.
Newsletter Editor – Katherine Barclay, B.Sc., F.S.A.
Early Career Officer – Professor Penny Bickle, B.A., M.A., Ph.D.
Honorary Vice-Presidents
Peter Addyman, C.B.E., M.A., D.Sc., F.S.A., M.C.I.f.A.
Professor Terence Barry, B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Dip.Ed., F.S.A.
Jonathan Coad, M.A., F.S.A.
Professor Anthony Quiney, M.A., Ph.D., F.S.A.
Vice-Presidents
Stephen Sherlock, B.A., M.A., Ph.D., M.C.I.f.A., F.S.A., F.S.A.Scot.
Kathryn Stubbs, B.A., Dip.T.P., M.A., I.H.B.C.
Hedley Swain, M.A., B.A., A.M.A., M.C.I.f.A., F.R.S.A., F.S.A.
Susan Wright, B.A., Ph.D., F.S.A., M.C.I.f.A.
Council Members
David Baker, O.B.E., M.A., F.S.A., P.G.C.E., M.C.I.f.A., I.H.B.C.
Professor Penny Bickle, B.A., M.A., Ph.D.
Jay Carver, B.A.
Christopher Ferguson, B.A., M.St., D.Phil.
Charlotte Franson, Dip. Tech. (Broadcast Comm.), B.A., PG Dip. Ed., P.G. Dip. TESLMC., Ph.D.
Rena Maguire, M.Sc., Ph.D., F.S.A.Scot.
Richard Nevell, B.A., M.A., Ph.D.
Tanja Romankiewicz, Dr.-Ing. (Ph.D.), Dipl.-Ing. (F.H.), F.S.A.Scot.
Paul Stamper, B.A., Ph.D., F.S.A.
Isobel Thompson, M.A., Ph.D., F.S.A., M.C.I.f.A.
Professor Elizabeth Tingle, B.A., D.Phil., P.G.C.E., S.F.H.E.A., F.R.Hist.S.
Professor Howard Williams, B.Sc., M.A., Ph.D., F.S.A.
Audit and Investment Committee
Adam Gwilt, B.A., F.S.A.
Gill Hey, B.A., Ph.D., F.S.A., M.C.I.f.A.
Jennifer Nye, B.A., M.A., J.D., F.R.S.A.
James Schadla-Hall
Hedley Swain, M.A., B.A., A.M.A., M.C.I.f.A., F.R.S.A., F.S.A.
Digital Committee
Nathalie Cohen, B.A., M.A., F.S.A.
Christopher Ferguson, B.A., M.St., D.Phil.
Richard Nevell, B.A., M.A., Ph.D.
Editorial Board
Katherine Barclay, B.Sc., F.S.A.
Matthew Champion, M.A., F.S.A., F.R.Hist.S.
Nathalie Cohen, B.A., M.A., F.S.A.
Professor Mark Gardiner, B.A., Ph.D., F.S.A., F.S.A.Scot., M.C.I.f.A.
Andrew Seaman, B.A., M.A., Ph.D., A.C.I.f.A.
Professor Rhiannon Stevens, B.Sc., M.Sc., D.Phil.
Isobel Thompson, M.A., Ph.D., F.S.A., M.C.I.f.A.
Professor Elizabeth Tingle, B.A., D.Phil., P.G.C.E., S.F.H.E.A., F.R.Hist.S.
Andrew Valdez-Tullett, B.A., M.A., Ph.D.
Fundraising and Membership Committee
Professor Penny Bickle, B.A., M.A., Ph.D.
Nathalie Cohen, B.A., M.A., F.S.A.
Oscar Dodd, B.A., F.C.A.
Christopher Ferguson, B.A., M.St., D.Phil.
Peter Ginn, B.A.
Adam Gwilt, B.A., F.S.A.
Rena Maguire, M.Sc., Ph.D., F.S.A.Scot.
James Schadla-Hall
Governance Committee
Nathalie Cohen, B.A., M.A., F.S.A.
Oscar Dodd, B.A., F.C.A.
Adrian Olivier, B.A., Ph.D., F.S.A., M.C.I.f.A.
Sue Shaw, M.A.
Susan Wright, B.A., Ph.D., F.S.A., M.C.I.f.A.
Meetings Committee
Katherine Barclay, B.Sc., F.S.A.
Nathalie Cohen, B.A., M.A., F.S.A.
Peter Ginn, B.A.
Geoffrey Morley, M.Sc., P.C.I.f.A., F.S.A.Scot.
Richard Nevell, B.A., M.A., Ph.D
Sue Shaw, M.A.
Stephen Sherlock, B.A., M.A., Ph.D., M.C.I.f.A., F.S.A., F.S.A.Scot.
Kathryn Stubbs, B.A., Dip.T.P., M.A., I.H.B.C.
Isobel Thompson, M.A., Ph.D., F.S.A., M.C.I.f.A.
Christine Woodford
Research Committee
Jay Carver, B.A.
Nathalie Cohen, B.A., M.A., F.S.A.
Oscar Dodd, B.A., F.C.A.
Deborah Frearson, B.A., M.A.
Geoffrey Morley, M.Sc., P.C.I.f.A., F.S.A.Scot.
Professor Lisa-Marie Shillito, M.A. (Oxon), M.Sc., Ph.D., F.S.A.Scot. (Tony Clark Memorial Fund)
Professor Howard Williams, B.Sc., M.A., Ph.D., F.S.A.