Dr. Megan Hamilton is a Lecturer in the School of Humanities and Social Sciences at UNSW Canberra. Her research as a historian focuses on how armies train, share knowledge with their allies, and adapt to new situations - specifically concerning the armies of the British Commonwealth in the era of the Second World War. 

Megan completed her PhD at King's College London in September 2026, with her thesis being 'The Imperial Training Network: The Armies of Britain, the Dominions, & India, 1939-45'. Her doctoral research was conducted in collaboration with the Imperial War Museum through the AHRC Collaborative Doctoral Programme. Through this programme she contributed to two major exhibits at the IWM (War and the Mind; Emergency Exits: The Fight for Independence in Malaya, Kenya and Cyprus), as well as undertook a professional development placement at the Australian War Memorial. In 2025 she led the organisation of the Second World War Research Group conference held at KCL, which brought together over 220 scholars representing all six continents. 

She is an Associate Fellow of Advance HE. Before coming to UNSW, she taught in the Department of War Studies at KCL, as well as at the Defence Academy of the United Kingdom.