The BSR is a registered charity in England and Wales, and members of the Council are its trustees. Charity law imposes a number of specific duties on all charity trustees. In essence these are:

• A duty of compliance with the charity’s objects, its governing documents and all relevant legislation and regulation.

• A duty of care, to ensure that the charity is well run and efficient and that professional advice is sought in order to manage risk.

• A duty of prudence in respect of managing the charity’s assets.

The terms of reference for the Council can be viewed here .

Under the Bye-Laws of the BSR, the Council of the BSR is entitled to appoint such faculties and/or advisory committees as it believes to be desirable to assist in the discharge of its tasks.

These include currently:
- Faculty of Archaeology, History and Letters
- Faculty of the Fine Arts
- Architecture Advisory Committee

The current members of the Council are shown below.

Mr Mark Getty (Chair)
Mr Bob Allies
Mr Colin Blackmore
Professor Edward Chambers
Mr Alan Gibbins (Honorary Treasurer)
Ms Charlotte Higgins
Mr Ian Hodgson (Deputy Chair)
Mr Christopher Prentice
Ms Heather Stewart
Professor Daniel Sturgis
Mr Rohan Surana
Professor Roey Sweet
Mr Luke Syson
Ms Suzanna Taverne
Professor Beth Williamson

The Council has established the Faculty of the Fine Arts (‘FFA’) to assist it in its commitment to the study of architecture and contemporary art practices.

The duties of the Faculty are to:

1. select the recipients of BSR awards within the remit of the FFA;

2. provide a forum for advice to, and a possible consulting source for, both the Council in the formulation of policy and the Director of the BSR in carrying it out;

3. provide a representative academic and artistic forum to help validate and promote the work of the BSR;

4. consider the Director’s proposals for BSR Research Fellows;

5. undertake such other advisory functions as may be specified by the Council from time to time; and

6. provide critical appraisal of the awards in terms of their present and future status.

The terms of reference of the Faculty can be found here .

The current members of the Faculty are shown below.

Professor Daniel Sturgis Chair C
Mr Adam Chodzko
Mr Nathan Clements-Gillespie
Professor Mick Finch
Ms Cornelia Grassi
Ms Oona Grimes
Ms Carmen Juliá
Ms Clare Morris
Mr Claudio Pestana
Professor Andrew Stahl (Abbey Council representative)

C = member of Council

The duties of the Faculty are to:

1. select the recipients of BSR awards within the remit of the FAHL;

2. provide a forum for advice to, and a possible consulting source for, both the Council in the formulation of policy and the Director of the BSR in carrying it out;

3. provide an academic forum to help validate and promote the work of the BSR;

4. advise the Council and the Director on publication policy, the publications programme and the validation of the academic publications of the BSR;

5. recommend to Council for consideration the FAHL’s nominations for the posts of the Editor of the PBSR, the Chair of Publications and the Chair of Archaeology;

6. consider the Director’s proposals for BSR Research Fellows; and

7. undertake such other advisory functions as may be specified by the Council from time to time.

The terms of reference of the Faculty can be found here.

The current members of the Faculty are shown below.

Professor Roey Sweet (Chair) C
Professor Claudia Bolgia
Professor Barbara Borg (Chair of Publications)
Professor Guy Bradley
Professor Alison Cooley (Co-Editor of PBSR)
Professor Flora Dennis
Professor Derek Duncan
Professor Ruth Glynn
Professor Caroline Goodson
Professor Ian Haynes (Chair of Archaeology)
Dr Marco Iuliano
Dr Simon Malloch
Dr Valeria Vitale

C = member of Council

The BSR’s Faculty of Architecture (effective from 1 September 2022) was established as a third faculty to sit alongside the Faculty of Archaeology, History and Letters and the Faculty of the Fine Arts.

Membership of the Faculty will normally be for a period of five years, and will be selected by open invitation. The current members are listed on the right.

Mr Bob Allies (Chair) C
Mr Tim Bell
Ms Denise Bennetts
Dr Marco Iuliano (FAHL representative)
Professor Niall McLaughlin
Dr MaryAnne Stevens

C = member of Council

The BSR’s governing body is its Council. It is assisted in its duties by the Faculty of Archaeology, History and Letters, the Faculty of Architecture and the Faculty of the Fine Arts.

Applications are invited from those interested in becoming a member of the Council of the British School at Rome (the ‘BSR’), the governing body of the BSR. The BSR is keen to have a diverse and dynamic Council, and is looking for trustees from diverse communities (and in particular from minority ethnic groups) with experience of museum management/gallery curation; development and fundraising; and/or the financial and legal sectors. Further information and details on how to apply are available here.

Closing date for applications: Monday 5 December

These policies relate to the Governance of the British School at Rome (the “BSR”), as specified by its Council. They may be amended by the Council of the BSR from time to time as it deems appropriate, for example in order to incorporate statutory and regulatory changes or in line with best practice.

You will find all relevant policy documents to the right.

Code of Conduct
BSR Whistleblowing Policy
BSR Safeguarding Policy
BSR Equality Diversity and Inclusion Policy
BSR Dignity at Work Policy
BSR Anti-Bribery Policy