2023-24 Committee
Matthew Hale
Founder and National Chair
Webmaster
Matthew Hale is a fourth-year Russian Studies and Linguistics student at the University of Edinburgh. His main interests lie in Slavonic, Turkic and Uralic Linguistics, as well as foreign language acquisition.
You can contact Matthew directly through his student email: s1908649@ed.ac.uk, or through the National Secretary at ubaseecas@gmail.com
Francesca Cross
National Secretary
Institutional Representative for Manchester University
Francesca is a fourth-year Russian and spanish student at University of Manchester. Her personal interests include learning foreign languages and exploring the cultures of the world.
You can contact Francesca directly via the UBASEECAS email: ubaseecas@gmail.com
Madison McGlasson
National Vice Chair
Madison is a third-year student of Modern Foreign Languages (Russian, Ukrainian and French) at the University of Cambridge.
Chenxi He
National Treasurer Treasurer
Advocacy and Outreach Officer
Institutional Representative for Edinburgh University
Chenxi He is a 2nd year student at the University of Edinburgh, studying Russian and Philosophy. She is particularly interested in Russian poetry and political affairs.
Connie Clarke-Foster
Communications Officer
Connie is in her fourth year at Durham University, studying Russian and French. Her main interests lie in Central Asian studies as well as more broadly, International Relations
Kate Leung
Social Media Coordinator
Kate Leung is a fourth-year Russian Studies and History Student at the University of Edinburgh. Her main interests lie in Russian History, specifically the Russian Revolution and Lenin.
Alice Mumford
Editor-in-Chief
Alice Mumford is a third-year student of Russian, German and Ukrainian at the University of Cambridge. She is particularly interested in studying Kyivan Rus' and the origins of Slavic national identities.
Isabel Gallacher
Associate Editor
Isabel Gallacher is a fourth-year French and Russian student at the University of St Andrews. She is especially interested in cultural identity and gender politics in the post-Soviet space.
Will Davy
Institutional Representative for the University of Bath
Will Davy is a second-year student of Russian and Spanish at the University of Bath. Will's interests include European politics, translation, and travelling.
Darcie Peters
Institutional Representative for the University of Durham
Darcie is a third-year student of Russian and French at Durham University. Her main interests lie in contemporary Russian politics and subsequent International Relations, alongside Central Asian studies.
Sandra Sippola
Institutional Representative for the University of Edinburgh (2023)
Sandra Sippola is a fourth-year Social Anthropology and Politics student at the University of Edinburgh. As a native Russian-speaker, she is interested in exploring the changing narratives surrounding post-Soviet identity, specifically in the context of Central Asia.