Dr Iain Farquharson
Lecturer in Global Challenges – Security Pathway Lead

Qualifications

I completed my PhD in Military History at Brunel University London in 2021, having previously earned an MA in History from the University of Exeter in 2010 and a BA (Hons) in History from Brunel in 2009. My doctoral research examined the organisational culture of the interwar British and Imperial armies, with a particular focus on the reform of officer education within the British Army. I am also an Associate Fellow of the Royal Historical Society.

I initially taught as an adjunct lecturer on Brunel’s BA International History and BA Military and International History programmes. From October 2021 to September 2025, I taught on the Security Pathway of the BASc Global Challenges course, becoming Director of Studies for Global Challenges in January 2025. In September 2024, I contributed to the development and launch of Brunel’s MA in Wargaming and Resilience Planning, for which I also serve as Programme Lead.

Responsibility

Lecturer (Security Studies) in Global Challenges.

Programme Leader MA Wargaming and Resilience Planning

Director of Studies BASc Global Challenges