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I am a Research Fellow in History, as a member of the project team on the ‘Global Governance, Trust and Democratic Engagement in Past and Present’ project (Trans-Atlantic Platform) and am a co-investigator on 'Historicising Earth System Governance: International Organisations, the Environment and the Geopolitics of Expertise, 1950s–90s' (British Academy International Interdisciplinary Project Awards 2026).

I joined Northumbria in 2025, having previously been based at the University of Manchester’s Centre for the History of Science Technology and Medicine as a Research Associate on the ‘Negotiating World Research Data’ project (European Research Council). Prior to this, I was Departmental Lecturer in Modern Chinese History and Politics for the Faculty of History and Department of Politics and International Relations at the University of Oxford and a Research Fellow at Wolfson College, Oxford.

In 2015, alongside receiving my PhD from the University of Bristol, I undertook a collaborative digitisation and engagement project with the Needham Research Institute as part of the British Inter-University China Centre Cultural Engagement Partnership.

Education/Academic qualification

History, PhD

MPhil, Modern Chinese Studies

PGCert, Teaching and Learning in Higher Education

History, BA (Hons)

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  1. SDG 16 - Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
    SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

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