Our Team

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

Maximus McCabe-Abel
College of St Hild and St Bede

Contact: maximus.mccabe-abel@durham.ac.uk

Maximus joined the society exec in May 2020 as one of its founding Editors. One year later in May 2021, having been Vice President for five months, he was elected as President of the society for the 2021/22 year.

Vice President

Emerald McLaughlin
John Snow College

Contact: emerald.mclaughlin@durham.ac.uk

Emerald joined the society in May 2020 as one its founding Editors. Having excelled in that position for the year, she was elected as Vice President for 2021/22 in June.

Treasurer

Stephanie Chan
Collingwood College

Contact: stephanie.s.chan@durham.ac.uk

Having already been a keen contributor on our blog, Stephanie joined the society in June 2021 as Treasurer for the upcoming year and is responsible for the society’s finances.

Senior Publicity Officer

Isobel Hine
John Snow College

Contact: isobel.a.hine@durham.ac.uk

Isobel joined the society in June 2021 as Senior Publicity Officer. She is responsible for directing the image of the society and designing our excellent graphics.

Senior Events Officer

Ruby Freeman
Van Mildert College

Contact: ruby.freeman@durham.ac.uk

Ruby joined the society in June 2021 as our Senior Events Officer. She will be taking the reins with organising our winter ball, Annual Conference event and more.

Senior Editor

Ellie Williams-Brown
St. Aidan’s College

Contact: eleanor.c.williams-brown@durham.ac.uk

Ellie joined the society back in May 2020 as the founding Senior Editor of History in Politics. Having excelled in that position for the year and overseen the successful completion of 2 printed journals and a successful blog, she re-joins us for the 2021/22 year.

Senior Journal Creative Director

Toby Donegan-Cross
St. Aidan’s College

Contact: toby.donegan-cross@durham.ac.uk

Toby joined the society in December 2021 as our Senior Journal Creative Director. He will be central to designing the next two editions of the journal, its layup and brand new design.

Podcast & Interview Co-ordinator

Alex Davies
Grey College

Contact: alexander.m.davies@durham.ac.uk

Alex joined the society exec in February 2022 as the Podcast & Interview Co-ordinator. He will be directing the next series of Dead Current, and conducting interviews with interesting candidates.

Junior Publicity Officer

Joshua Guillen-Caamano
Trevelyan College

Contact: joshua.guillen-caamano@durham.ac.uk

Joshua joined the society in June 2021 as our Junior Publicity Officer. He is involved with the design and image of the society, including many of our excellent graphics.

Junior Events Officer

Joe Rossiter
St. Aidan’s College

Contact: joseph.w.rossiter@durham.ac.uk

Joe joined the society in June 2021 as our Junior Events Officer. He undoubtedly will be central in the organisation of our winter ball, Annual Conference event, and socials.

Junior Journal Creative Director

Farisha Naznin
University College

Contact: farisha.naznin@durham.ac.uk

Farisha joined the society in June 2021 as our Junior Journal Creative Director. We are excited to see what Farisha brings to the role.

Deputy Senior Editor

Ethan Sanitt
Van Mildert College

Contact: ethan.sanitt@durham.ac.uk

Ethan joined the society exec in February 2022 as Deputy Senior Editor, having been a committed member of History in Politics.

Editor

Edward Selwyn-Sharpe
Van Mildert College

Contact: edward.r.selwyn-sharpe@durham.ac.uk

Edward joined the society in May 2020 as the founding Senior Events Officer. Having excelled in that position – from organising events with the UK Ministry of Defence and parliamentary speakers – he decided to run for Editor for the 2021/22 year, bringing his organisational skills and flair to the role.

Editor

Maddy Burt
College of St Hild and St Bede

Contact: madeleine.r.burt@durham.ac.uk

Having been a regular contributor to the History in Politics blog, Maddy formally joined the society in June 2021 as an Editor. She brings her expertise and organisational skills to this exciting position.

Editor

Rj Batkhuu
University College

Contact: arvijikh.batkhuu@durham.ac.uk

Rj joined the society in June 2021 as an Editor. He will undoubtedly play a significant role in the publication of our two upcoming journals and blog.