He was a National Scholar at the Centre for Advanced Study in History (1977–79) and the recipient of the University Medal in 1979. He completed his D.Phil. in modern history at Wadham College on an Oxford Overseas Scholarship in 1983.
As a prominent academic, he was a National Scholar at the Centre for Advanced Study in History (1977–79) and received the University Medal in 1979. He completed his doctoral studies in modern history at Wadham College with funding from an Oxford Overseas Scholarship in 1983.