Contact us

To get it touch with the Society for the Study of Labour History, please use the contact details below:

  • Quentin Outram, Secretary, for general queries and those relating to the business of the Society;
  • Sam Hyde, Membership Secretary, for membership queries (but please note that all subscriptions are managed by Liverpool University Press);
  • Mark Crail, Web and Social Media Officer, for queries about the Society’s online presence.

Other relevant contacts can be found in the list below.

Officer RoleNameContact
PresidentKeith LaybournEmail
ChairJoan AllenEmail
Vice ChairJanette Martin Email
TreasurerDavid LyddonEmail
Assistant Treasurer
(Research Bursaries)
Quentin OutramEmail
SecretaryQuentin OutramEmail
Assistant SecretaryJanette MartinEmail
Membership SecretarySam HydeEmail
Assistant Treasurer
(Gift Aid)
Sam HydeEmail
Web Editor and Social
Media Officer
Mark CrailEmail
E C member, Editor,
Labour History Review
Paul CorthornEmail
E C Member, Editor,
Labour History Review
Peter GurneyEmail
E C member, Series Editor,
Studies in Labour History
Neville KirkEmail
E C MemberKeith GildartEmail
E C MemberMeirian JumpEmail
E C MemberMike MechamEmail
E C MemberJim PhillipsEmail
E C MemberJennifer ReidEmail
E C MemberNicole RobertsonEmail
E C MemberMatthew RobertsEmail
E C MemberMichael SandersEmail
E C Member,
Conference Secretary
Joe StanleyEmail
E C MemberGregory BillamEmail
E C MemberJenny MabbottEmail
E C Member,
International Secretary
Daniel LaquaEmail
E C MemberMike MechamEmail
Vice PresidentAngela JohnEmail
Vice PresidentChris WrigleyEmail
Vice PresidentEileen YeoEmail
Vice PresidentJohn BelchemEmail
Vice PresidentHamish FraserEmail

Correct as at 9 December 2025

Brief biographies of the officers and members of the Society for the Study of Labour History Executive Committee can be found here.

SSLH address

Dr Quentin Outram
Secretary, SSLH
Leeds University Business School, The University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT
Q.Outram@lubs.leeds.ac.uk
Please contact the society by email.