| Honorific Prefix: | Professor |
| Martin Conway | |
| Known For: | European history |
| Professor of Contemporary European History | |
| Thesis Title: | The Rexist movement in Belgium, 1940–1944 |
| Workplaces: | Christ Church, Oxford Balliol College, Oxford |
| Education: | Ysgol Penglais School |
| Alma Mater: | Wadham College, Oxford |
| Doctoral Advisor: | Richard Cobb |
| Spouse: | Denise Cripps |
| Children: | 1 |
| Birth Place: | Aberystwyth, Wales |
Martin Conway (born 1960) is British historian with a focus on the history of Europe in the 20th century.[1] He is a Professor of Contemporary European History at the University of Oxford.[2] His research has also focused on the political history of Belgium.[3] [4] He is the MacLellan-Warburg Fellow and a Tutor at Balliol College, Oxford, and a Fellow of Aberystwyth University.[5] Conway is also a researcher on the history of democracy.[6] [7]
Conway was born and raised in Aberystwyth. He attended Ysgol Penglais School.[8] He was an only child.[9] He was an undergraduate and graduate student at Wadham College, Oxford. His doctoral thesis was supervised by Richard Cobb.[10]
Conway's post-doctoral career began with a one-year scholarship from the Institute of Historical Research before he was elected to a Junior Research Fellowship at Christ Church, Oxford in 1987. He was subsequently elected to a Tutorial Fellowship in History at Balliol College, Oxford in 1990, succeeding Colin Lucas. In November 2014 he was awarded the Title of Distinction of Professor of Contemporary European History by the University of Oxford.[11]
Conway has held multiple roles within Oxford, including Chair of the Board of the Faculty of History and Associate Head of the Humanities Division.[12] He is also a Visiting Fellow to Princeton University.[13] He sits on the Academic Advisory Council of Heidelberg University.[14]
During his career, he has spoken at the National WWI Museum and Memorial,[15] Princeton University,[16] and Edge Hill University.[17]
Conway is on the Journal of Belgian History International Advisory Board.[18]
Conway is married to Denise Cripps, a publisher based in Oxford, and they have a son together, Nick, born in 2000.[19]