Founder
Emily Glynn
Stephenson College Alumni
Emily founded the society back in May 2020 as an exciting yet small-scale project exploring the interconnectivity between history and politics. She graduated Durham in 2021 with a First in History, and started her postgraduate degree in National Security Studies at King’s College London.
President and Senior Editor
Amelia Ing
Josephine Butler College
Contact: amelia.ing@durham.ac.uk
Amelia joined the society exec in February 2022 as an Editor. In September 2023, she was elected as President and Senior Editor for 2023/24.
Vice President and Deputy Senior Editor
Tallulah Di Tomaso
College of St Hild & St Bede
Contact: tallulah.di-tomaso@durham.ac.uk
Tallulah was elected as Vice President for 2022/23 and will be continuing her role in 2023/4. She will be helping oversee the blog and the upcoming journals.
Treasurer and Podcast & Interview Coordinator
Heliya Nikbakhsh
John Snow College
Contact: heliya.nikbakhsh@durham.ac.uk
Heliya was elected as Treasurer for 2023/24 and will be working closely with the President and Vice President. She was also elected as the Podcast & Interview Co-ordinator, where she will direct the next series of Dead Current and conduct interviews with interesting candidates.
Publicity Officer
Sam White
Collingwood College
Contact: samuel.j.white2@durham.ac.uk
Sam joined our society as Publicity Officer in 2023. We are excited to have him on our team.
Editor
Ella Hamilton
St. Chad’s College
Contact: ella.m.hamilton@durham.ac.uk
Ella joined the society in September 2023 as an Editor. We are excited to see what Ella brings to the role.
Editor
Ana Gibson
University College
Contact: ana.g.gibson@durham.ac.uk
Ana joined the society in September 2023 as an Editor. We are excited to see what Ana brings to the role.
Editor
Jasmine Jewell
College of St Hild & St Bede
Contact: jasmine.a.jewell@durham.ac.uk
Jasmine joined the society in September 2023 as an Editor. We are excited to see what Jasmine brings to the role.
Editor
Ellen Fasham
St. Aidan’s College
Contact: ellen.fasham@durham.ac.uk
Ellen joined the society in September 2023 as an Editor. We are excited to see what Ellen brings to the role.
Writers and Contributors
Whilst we welcome blog articles from any History in Politics Society member, we also have official positions for those who would like to make a more formalised contribution to our blog. Writers produce three articles of their choosing per term, and contributors produce three per year. For more information on these positions, and if you would like to become a writer/contributor, please get in touch via the ‘Contact Us’ page.
Sifat Alag | Contributor
Jonas Balkus | Contributor
Lydia Benaicha | Contributor
Cristina Coellen | Contributor
Leo Cullis | Writer
Sam Lake | Writer
May Lam | Contributor
Joe Rossiter | Writer
Aidan Taylor | Contributor