About us
The Thomas More Institute is an initiative of Netherhall Educational Association (NEA), a registered charity.
NEA has made available to the Institute premises in London with seminar rooms and offices, as well as access to a lecture theatre and auditorium. Following restoration and building work at Grandpont House, Oxford – also owned by NEA – the Institute's main establishment will be located there.
Religious activities in Netherhall House and Grandpont House are entrusted to the Roman Catholic prelature of Opus Dei.
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Andrew Hegarty Having read Modern History at Merton College, Oxford, and taken a postgraduate diploma there, Andrew Hegarty taught for a number of years at secondary level, latterly as head of department. Later he served as warden of a hall of residence for students in London and Director of Grandpont House, Oxford, and undertook other work for the Netherhall Educational Association. Returning eventually to academic work he completed a D.Phil. at Oxford and has since been engaged in several projects researching the history of European universities. andrew.hegarty@ThomasMoreInstitute.org.uk |
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Jack Valero After an undergraduate degree in Civil Engineering and a Master’s degree in Transportation Planning, Jack Valero worked in the software industry managing a company for several years before moving on to work for the Netherhall Educational Association and other non-profit organisations. His expertise is in business development, finance and corporate communication. jack.valero@ThomasMoreInstitute.org.uk |
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Russell Wilcox Russell Wilcox read Modern History at Corpus Christi College, Oxford, and afterwards took a master’s degree and a doctorate in Law at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London. He is a qualified Barrister and has taught Law at SOAS. He has taught also in Hong Kong. He is currently working on a Natural Law Reader. russell.wilcox@ThomasMoreInstitute.org.uk |
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Haruo Thomatsu Dr. Tohmatsu is currently a professor of international relations at Tamagawa University, Tokyo. He was 1991-97 a Swire Scholar at the University of Oxford from which he received a D.Phil. degree in international relations. He teaches additionally at the Graduate School of Waseda University and at the National Defense Institution as well as at the Maritime and Air Self-Defense Force Colleges of Japan. His research interests include the international administration of territories; Anglo-Japanese relations; the Russo-Japanese War; the Manchurian Incident; Japan's Micronesian mandates; the Sino-Japanese War of 1937-1945, and modern UN peace-keeping operations. He has published widely in Japanese and English. |
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Jude Chua Jude Chua Soo Meng is Assistant Professor of Policy and Leadership Studies, National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. He has been a visiting graduate fellow at the Center for Philosophy of Religion at the University of Notre Dame, a Visiting Scholar at the Institute for Business and Humanism, University of Navarre, Pamplona, Spain and a Visiting Research Scholar at Blackfriars Hall, University of Oxford for late Hilary Term, 2008. He won the 2002 Novak Award and is an elected Fellow of the Royal Historical Society, London and a qualified Fellow of the College of Teachers at Institute of Education, London. |
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Eric Blomquist eric.blomquist@ThomasMoreInstitute.org.uk
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