Professor Carl Bridge
Emeritus Professor of Australian Studies
- Board member of the Menzies Australia Institute
Research interests
- Languages
Biography
Professor Carl Bridge graduated from the University of Sydney and Flinders University. He taught History at Flinders and the University of New England before being appointed to the University of London as Director of the Menzies Australia Institute, formally the Menzies Centre for Australian Studies, in 1997.
Since 2014, he has been Professor of Australian History at King's. He has held visiting fellowships at Clare Hall and Churchill College, Cambridge, the National Library of Australia and the Australian Prime Ministers' Centre, Canberra.
Research
- Australian political, diplomatic and military history
- Australian historiography
- The history of the British Empire and the British World
Teaching
- Australian history
- History of the British World
- War in the Pacific
- History of the second world war.
Expertise and public engagement
Mr Murdoch Goes to War (BBCTV, 2015)
The Cheltenham Festival, Gallipoli Panel (2015)
BBC commentary on the Prince of Wales's visit to Gallipoli, 2015
The Menzies Era (ABCTV, 2016)
Natural History Museum Podcast on the Spearing of Governor Phillip (2013)
Invited Lectures at the Royal College of Defence Studies, Reform Club, the House of Commons and the Canadian Embassy, Berlin.
Further details
Research
The Second World War Research Group
Second World War Research Group
Sir Michael Howard Centre for the History of War
The centre promotes the scholarly history of war in all it's dimensions, trains research students and hosts research projects and conferences
News
King's Historians feature in new podcast
King’s Historians have been contributing to a new podcast for History Hit TV, the online history channel with Dan Snow.
Bridge and Howard on Menzies
Professor Carl Bridge was interviewed by former Prime Minister of Australia John Howard on TV documentary Howard on Menzies, to discuss Robert Menzies' role...
Professor Carl Bridge comments on Malcolm Turnbull's ministerial coup
Prof Bridge appears on ITN News, Al-Jeezera, HuffPost Live and CCTV's World Insight, China's equivalent to Newsnight with an estimated 500 million viewers.
Professor Carl Bridge on BBC2 programme about Murdoch and Gallipoli
Professor Carl Bridge on BBC2's Gallipoli: When Murdoch Went to War.
Professor Carl Bridge at the Cheltenham Literature Festival
Professor Carl Bridge spoke in a panel on 'Gallipoli: Australia's Western Front' at the Cheltenham Literature Festival on 8 October.
Events
Menzies Annual Lecture: Billy Hughes' Great War
Join Professor Carl Bridge, former Director of the Menzies Australia Institute, for the 2022 Annual Lecture.
Please note: this event has passed.
Research
The Second World War Research Group
Second World War Research Group
Sir Michael Howard Centre for the History of War
The centre promotes the scholarly history of war in all it's dimensions, trains research students and hosts research projects and conferences
News
King's Historians feature in new podcast
King’s Historians have been contributing to a new podcast for History Hit TV, the online history channel with Dan Snow.
Bridge and Howard on Menzies
Professor Carl Bridge was interviewed by former Prime Minister of Australia John Howard on TV documentary Howard on Menzies, to discuss Robert Menzies' role...
Professor Carl Bridge comments on Malcolm Turnbull's ministerial coup
Prof Bridge appears on ITN News, Al-Jeezera, HuffPost Live and CCTV's World Insight, China's equivalent to Newsnight with an estimated 500 million viewers.
Professor Carl Bridge on BBC2 programme about Murdoch and Gallipoli
Professor Carl Bridge on BBC2's Gallipoli: When Murdoch Went to War.
Professor Carl Bridge at the Cheltenham Literature Festival
Professor Carl Bridge spoke in a panel on 'Gallipoli: Australia's Western Front' at the Cheltenham Literature Festival on 8 October.
Events
Menzies Annual Lecture: Billy Hughes' Great War
Join Professor Carl Bridge, former Director of the Menzies Australia Institute, for the 2022 Annual Lecture.
Please note: this event has passed.