Dr Philip Carter
Director
Philip is Director at the Royal Historical Society.
He is responsible for managing the professional office and its staff, with oversight of Society governance and finance, on which he works closely with the President and Councillors. For the office, Philip leads on advocacy and the Society’s academic and research work, as well as on publishing, digital and communications, institutional partnerships, and the Society’s library and archive.
Before joining the Society in 2021, Philip was Director of Publishing and Digital and Senior Lecturer in British History at the Institute of Historical Research, University of London (2016-21). Prior to this he worked for the Faculty of History, University of Oxford and Oxford University Press as a senior editor at the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. He is Fellow of the Society (2002), as well as of the IHR (2021) and the Society of Antiquaries (2023).
Phone: +44(0) 20 3821 5311
Email: [email protected]
Lisa Linossi
Membership and Programmes Manager
Lisa is the Membership and Programmes Manager at the Royal Historical Society.
She oversees the Society’s Fellowship and Membership activities, including recruitment, member services, and the management of membership data.
Lisa also leads the administration of the Society’s grant programmes through the Research Support Committee, from running application processes to awarding and managing grants. In addition, she provides support to the Society’s Membership and Research Support Committees.
Lisa is currently on maternity leave and will be away from the office until November 2026.
Phone: +44(0) 20 3821 5311
Email: [email protected]
Sabiqah Zaidi
Governance and Finance Officer
Sabiqah is the Society’s Governance and Finance Officer.
In this role, Sabiqah leads on the Society’s internal governance and the organisation and record keeping of the Council and the Society’s committees. In addition, she is responsible for the daily financial activities of the Society and manages the Society’s prizes and Fellowship recruitment programme.
Sabiqah joined the Society in May 2022 and previously held the role of Communications and Operations Administrator. Prior to joining the RHS, Sabiqah worked in legal and local government administration. She is graduate in History from Birkbeck, University of London.
Phone: +44(0) 20 3821 5311
Email: [email protected]
Dr Hannah Elias
Events and Academic Engagement Officer
Dr Hannah Elias is Events and Academic Engagement Officer at the RHS.
She is a historian of race, faith and culture in Modern Britain. Before joining the society in 2025, she was a Lecturer in Black British History and Modern British History at Goldsmiths, University of London, where she helped to create, launch and deliver the UK’s first MA programme in Black British History (2020-2025).
Prior to that, Hannah served as Academic and Public Engagement Manager at the Institute of Historical Research (2017-2020) and Editor of History Workshop Online (2015-2018). Hannah is also a Fellow of the Institute of Historical Research, an Academic Visitor at Somerville College, University of Oxford, and an Honorary Senior Research Associate at the University of Bristol.
Phone: +44(0) 20 3821 5311
Email: [email protected]
Dr Charlotte Cull
Membership and Office Administrator
Charlotte joined the Society in November 2025, after completing her PhD thesis in twentieth-century British history at King’s College London following an MA at University College London and a BA at the University of Cambridge.
Prior to joining the RHS, Charlotte has also worked in membership and administration roles at the Mercers’ Company, Lincoln’s Inn and KCL.
Phone: +44(0) 20 3821 5311
Email: [email protected]