David Lawton
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
8
8
years of post-secondary education
Work history
Paralegal Research & Speechwriting
Amsterdam & Partners
10.2025 - 12.2025
- Delivered freelance political and legal research for Amsterdam & Partners.
Postgraduate Teaching Associate of History & Politics
Queen Mary University of London
01.2023 - 10.2025
- Designed and delivered undergraduate teaching, assessment, and pastoral support.
Events & Administration
British History Today Conference
01.2025 - 05.2025
- Hired to organise logistics, administration, and IT for an international conference in May 2025.
Writing Fellowship
Hamburg Institute for Social Research
05.2024 - 08.2024
- Residential doctoral research fellowship based in Hamburg.
Freelance Investigative Researcher
Project Brazen
04.2024 - 05.2024
- Conducted detailed investigative research, data processing and analysis about international financial crime and corruption to tight deadline.
Research Staff
German Historical Institute London
04.2021 - 04.2024
- Part of an international research project organised across EU member states investigating the history of Euroscepticism.
International Tutor
Think Tutors and other providers
Lagos, Nigeria
12.2017 - Current
- Delivered tuition in history and related subjects, including a residential placement Lagos, Nigeria.
Accountant and Manager
Internationally touring band
01.2019 - 12.2024
- Managed accounting, administration, scheduling, and digital communications strategy.
- Part-time operations & social media manager
Education
Ph.D. - History
Queen Mary University of London
01.2021 - 01.2025
M.A. - History
University College London
01.2019 - 01.2020
B.A. - History
St. Hilda's College, University of Oxford
01.2014 - 01.2017
Skills
- Strong communication skills (oral and written) and international experience talking to diverse audiences and adapting communication styles for different purposes Grammatically correct and concise writing, experience with formal reports Published research in peer-reviewed journal
- Experience Organising large events and conferences for up to 200 guests coordinating catering, health and safety, programming, and space hire at Queen Mary University of London in 2025
- Experience and training to handle challenging topics with empathy and professionalism Experience working abroad and with clients where English is a second language
- Experience working accurately and at pace, balancing competing deadlines across research, teaching, and administration duties
- Experience with teamwork across borders, as part of a collaborative European project coordinating inclusive conferences and research, and balancing this with the expectations of our funders, stakeholders, and supervisors
- Self-Motivated professional work and organisational skills due to completing PhD in time, setting and keeping deadlines, prioritising tasks, monitoring and reporting on progress of research project Adept at managing competing demands While studying I also handled university teaching and examining responsibilities
- Competent in Word, Access, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams, Google Workspace, Slack, and various social media platforms In charge of building and maintaining a university webpage
- Experience with databases, statistics, data handling, GDPR compliance, and quickly learning new systems
PUBLISHED RESEARCH
‘Lawyers Against the European Union: The Maastricht Judicial Review, 1991-1993’, Journal of Modern European History, Vol. 22, No. 3, (August 2024).
PRIZES and SCHOLARSHIPS
- (2024) Resident Writing-up Fellowship Awarded three-month residency at Hamburger Institut für Sozialforschung.
- (2021-2024) BMBF-funded Postgraduate Studentship Awarded in partnership with German Historical Institute, valued at £110,000.
- (2021-2024) Max Weber Stiftung Funding All archival research and travel expenses covered throughout the course of the Ph.D.
- (2020) UCL Dissertation Prize Awarded for the highest mark in the cohort of the M.A. programme.
- (2017) John Willis Kilkardy Prize Awarded for the best undergraduate thesis in history of Science, Medicine, and Technology at the University of Oxford. Thesis catalogued at the Oxford Centre for the History of Science, Medicine, and Technology (OCHSMT) Library.
- (2017) Beryl Smalley Fund Awarded fully funded research trip exploring sites of Late Antiquity, by St. Hilda's College, Oxford.
- (2016) The Morgan Fund Awarded travel bursary for archival research trips, St. Hilda's College, Oxford.
- (2015) Exhibitioner Scholarship Academic scholarship for First Class performance at Prelims, St. Hilda's College, Oxford.
Affiliations
- Music
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Paralegal Research & Speechwriting
Amsterdam & Partners
10.2025 - 12.2025
Events & Administration
British History Today Conference
01.2025 - 05.2025
Writing Fellowship
Hamburg Institute for Social Research
05.2024 - 08.2024
Freelance Investigative Researcher
Project Brazen
04.2024 - 05.2024
Postgraduate Teaching Associate of History & Politics
Queen Mary University of London
01.2023 - 10.2025
Research Staff
German Historical Institute London
04.2021 - 04.2024
Ph.D. - History
Queen Mary University of London
01.2021 - 01.2025
M.A. - History
University College London
01.2019 - 01.2020
Accountant and Manager
Internationally touring band
01.2019 - 12.2024
International Tutor
Think Tutors and other providers
12.2017 - Current
B.A. - History
St. Hilda's College, University of Oxford
01.2014 - 01.2017