Alice Naisbitt
@alicenaisbitt.bsky.social
Post-doc Research Associate at MIOIR (University of Manchester) working on science diplomacy. Doctoral research completed at CHSTM on the history of the British Council and science diplomacy. Avid over-thinker and breakfast food enthusiast (she/her) #hstm
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Reminder: we are welcoming the European Society for the History of Science to Manchester next month, for their Early Career Network and In-Between Meetings from 9 to 12 September 2025.
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ESHS Early Career Network and In-Between Meetings, 9-12 September 2025 – European Society for the History of Science
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August 15, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Reminder: we are welcoming the European Society for the History of Science to Manchester next month, for their Early Career Network and In-Between Meetings from 9 to 12 September 2025.
eshs.org/2025/07/11/e...
eshs.org/2025/07/11/e...
I’m excited to share that my article with Centaurus on: The UK-UAR Scientific Agreement (1961): The Role of the British Council and Science Diplomacy in Post-Suez Anglo-Egyptian Reconciliation, is now available to read!
#sciencediplomacy #historyofscience #BritishCouncil #hstm
#sciencediplomacy #historyofscience #BritishCouncil #hstm
The United Kingdom–United Arab Republic Scientific Agreement (1961): The… | Alice Naisbitt
I’m excited to share that my article with Centaurus on: The UK-UAR Scientific Agreement (1961): The Role of the British Council and Science Diplomacy in Post-Suez Anglo-Egyptian Reconciliation, is now...
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June 11, 2025 at 11:15 AM
I’m excited to share that my article with Centaurus on: The UK-UAR Scientific Agreement (1961): The Role of the British Council and Science Diplomacy in Post-Suez Anglo-Egyptian Reconciliation, is now available to read!
#sciencediplomacy #historyofscience #BritishCouncil #hstm
#sciencediplomacy #historyofscience #BritishCouncil #hstm
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You can read our full analysis and our country case studies, here: bit.ly/4kLbXGt
Co-authors were Andrew James, @alicenaisbitt.bsky.social and John Rigby. Thanks to the UK Science and Technology Network for funding the study.
Co-authors were Andrew James, @alicenaisbitt.bsky.social and John Rigby. Thanks to the UK Science and Technology Network for funding the study.
EUROPEAN RESEARCH SECURITY: THREAT PERSPECTIVES AND THE RESPONSES OF POLICY MAKERS AND RESEARCH PERFORMING ORGANISATIONS
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June 4, 2025 at 3:52 PM
You can read our full analysis and our country case studies, here: bit.ly/4kLbXGt
Co-authors were Andrew James, @alicenaisbitt.bsky.social and John Rigby. Thanks to the UK Science and Technology Network for funding the study.
Co-authors were Andrew James, @alicenaisbitt.bsky.social and John Rigby. Thanks to the UK Science and Technology Network for funding the study.
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New report! #scipolicy in Europe has long considered internationalisation as a driver of excellence and soft power. Geopolitical tensions are changing this calculation.
We examined #researchsecurity concerns and responses for 7 EU countries (CZ, FR, DE, NL, ES, IT, SE)
Read more:
bit.ly/4kLbXGt
We examined #researchsecurity concerns and responses for 7 EU countries (CZ, FR, DE, NL, ES, IT, SE)
Read more:
bit.ly/4kLbXGt
June 4, 2025 at 3:35 PM
New report! #scipolicy in Europe has long considered internationalisation as a driver of excellence and soft power. Geopolitical tensions are changing this calculation.
We examined #researchsecurity concerns and responses for 7 EU countries (CZ, FR, DE, NL, ES, IT, SE)
Read more:
bit.ly/4kLbXGt
We examined #researchsecurity concerns and responses for 7 EU countries (CZ, FR, DE, NL, ES, IT, SE)
Read more:
bit.ly/4kLbXGt
I frequently forget that I have a Bluesky account but here I am to say that last week I successfully defended my PhD thesis! It’s been a wild ride but one I am eternally grateful for!
May 23, 2025 at 3:24 PM
I frequently forget that I have a Bluesky account but here I am to say that last week I successfully defended my PhD thesis! It’s been a wild ride but one I am eternally grateful for!
Well the thesis is submitted which feels slightly surreal, and hasn’t sunk in yet really. Does it ever?
Well here’s a visual representation of the last 3.5 years of work. Somewhere in the scribbled and nonsensical notes in these notebooks, a PhD thesis was born.
Well here’s a visual representation of the last 3.5 years of work. Somewhere in the scribbled and nonsensical notes in these notebooks, a PhD thesis was born.
February 26, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Well the thesis is submitted which feels slightly surreal, and hasn’t sunk in yet really. Does it ever?
Well here’s a visual representation of the last 3.5 years of work. Somewhere in the scribbled and nonsensical notes in these notebooks, a PhD thesis was born.
Well here’s a visual representation of the last 3.5 years of work. Somewhere in the scribbled and nonsensical notes in these notebooks, a PhD thesis was born.
If you fancy a quick 10 minute read over a cuppa, please consider this short article I wrote for EPOCH in autumn last year!
From the Archives: The Cold War and Thirty Years of Anglo-Soviet Cultural Exchange.
Alice Naisbitt explores the Anglo-Soviet Cultural Exchange Program, a remarkable initiative that fostered understanding between the UK and the Soviet Union during the Cold War.
#history #academicsky #coldwar
Alice Naisbitt explores the Anglo-Soviet Cultural Exchange Program, a remarkable initiative that fostered understanding between the UK and the Soviet Union during the Cold War.
#history #academicsky #coldwar
The Cold War and Thirty Years of Anglo-Soviet Cultural Exchange
Tours of Shakespearean troupes and ballet groups were mobilised to show the prestige of British arts and literature in Russia.
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February 21, 2025 at 2:09 PM
If you fancy a quick 10 minute read over a cuppa, please consider this short article I wrote for EPOCH in autumn last year!
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Another Seminar date for your diaries: On 18 March, Prof Siobhan Nelson will be speaking on Industrial legislation, nursing professional associations and the rise of unionism among nurses in Denmark, Canada and the UK. The boxing gloves will feature!
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CHSTM & History of Nursing Research Seminar, 18 March 2025
Prof Sioban Nelson (Toronto)
Into the ring: Industrial legislation, nursing professional associations and the rise of unionism in Demark, Canada and the United Kingdom in the 1970s
blogs.manchester.ac.uk
February 21, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Another Seminar date for your diaries: On 18 March, Prof Siobhan Nelson will be speaking on Industrial legislation, nursing professional associations and the rise of unionism among nurses in Denmark, Canada and the UK. The boxing gloves will feature!
blogs.manchester.ac.uk/chstm/2025/0...
blogs.manchester.ac.uk/chstm/2025/0...
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On the following day (5 March), another old friend of CHSTM, Prof John Krige will be presenting the 2025 Fred Jevons Lecture, on What lies beneath the 'Chip War'? Knowledge flows, technology and geopolitics.
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The Fred Jevons Lecture 2025 will explore the geopolitics of knowledge circulation, focusing on the US-China tech war and its global implications.
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February 19, 2025 at 10:06 AM
On the following day (5 March), another old friend of CHSTM, Prof John Krige will be presenting the 2025 Fred Jevons Lecture, on What lies beneath the 'Chip War'? Knowledge flows, technology and geopolitics.
www.alliancembs.manchester.ac.uk/events/what-...
www.alliancembs.manchester.ac.uk/events/what-...
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On 4 March our friend Mike Sappol will be talking about his new book on Queer Anatomies: Aesthetics and perverse desire in the anatomical image; or The Epistemology of the Anatomical Closet.
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CSSC and CHSTM Joint Research Seminar: 4 March 2025
Dr Mike Sappol, Uppsala University
Queer Anatomies: Aesthetics and perverse desire in the anatomical image; or The Epistemology of the Anatomical Closet
blogs.manchester.ac.uk
February 19, 2025 at 10:04 AM
On 4 March our friend Mike Sappol will be talking about his new book on Queer Anatomies: Aesthetics and perverse desire in the anatomical image; or The Epistemology of the Anatomical Closet.
blogs.manchester.ac.uk/chstm/2024/1...
blogs.manchester.ac.uk/chstm/2024/1...
I think one of my most frequent tasks in finishing this thesis is googling ‘synonyms of…’
February 20, 2025 at 4:57 PM
I think one of my most frequent tasks in finishing this thesis is googling ‘synonyms of…’
I’m at the point with my thesis, that near submission, that part of my dream last night revolved around me having forgotten to include any apostrophes in the whole document…
January 30, 2025 at 10:59 AM
I’m at the point with my thesis, that near submission, that part of my dream last night revolved around me having forgotten to include any apostrophes in the whole document…
Some new years wintery wanderings from the north east coast
December 31, 2024 at 1:44 PM
Some new years wintery wanderings from the north east coast
At this point in December, my brain is just soup
December 17, 2024 at 3:03 PM
At this point in December, my brain is just soup
There are worse views for a weekend
December 14, 2024 at 11:56 AM
There are worse views for a weekend
Some pictures from a brief trip to Hannover last week, sad I missed out on the Christmas markets by just a couple of days!
December 1, 2023 at 10:57 AM
Some pictures from a brief trip to Hannover last week, sad I missed out on the Christmas markets by just a couple of days!
This Friday afternoon is really Friday afternoon-ing
November 3, 2023 at 4:12 PM
This Friday afternoon is really Friday afternoon-ing
It’s the best season of all
October 15, 2023 at 7:33 PM
It’s the best season of all
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Join us for the first CHSTM research seminar of the semester, next Tuesday, 3 Oct, at 4pm. Our speaker is Dr Fiona Williamson (Singapore Management University), on Controlling Urban Atmospheres: Air Conditioning as a Social Marker in Colonial Singapore blogs.manchester.ac.uk/chstm/2023/0...
CHSTM Research Seminar: 3 October 2023
Dr Fiona Williamson (Singapore Management University) Controlling Urban Atmospheres: Air Conditioning as a Social Marker in Colonial Singapore
blogs.manchester.ac.uk
September 29, 2023 at 11:45 AM
Join us for the first CHSTM research seminar of the semester, next Tuesday, 3 Oct, at 4pm. Our speaker is Dr Fiona Williamson (Singapore Management University), on Controlling Urban Atmospheres: Air Conditioning as a Social Marker in Colonial Singapore blogs.manchester.ac.uk/chstm/2023/0...
I’ll start this new account by showing everyone this truly breathtaking latte I was given today
September 25, 2023 at 7:25 PM
I’ll start this new account by showing everyone this truly breathtaking latte I was given today