Conor Bollins

Conor Bollins is a Visiting Researcher at the School of History and Art History, University of East Anglia (UEA), appointed in 2022 after prior roles at Queen Mary, UCL, and King's College London. His scholarship centers on intellectual history of the early modern period (1500-1800), with specialized expertise in Enlightenment political thought and eighteenth-century socio-political debates.

Academic credentials include:

• BA in English Literature & History, University of Sussex (2013)
• MPhil in Political Thought & Intellectual History, University of Cambridge (2016)
• PhD in History, Queen Mary University of London (2021)

His research investigates Enlightenment-era population dynamics, resource distribution, colonial expansion, and poor relief systems, contextualized through British and French historical frameworks. Current projects include monograph development from his doctoral work and contributions to Enlightenment/French Revolution historiography.

Professional recognition includes:

• Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy (2024)

Bollins teaches History of Political Thought (Plato to NATO) and early modern history across undergraduate/postgraduate levels. He convenes specialized postgraduate courses on eighteenth-century commerce and empire, delivers UEA's History Bridge Course for higher education access, and has designed secondary school curricula on political thought for GCSE students across London and Norfolk.