Alanah Knibb is an Artist, Maker, Science Communicator, and STEM Ambassador interested in collaborating across disciplines to create meaningful learning experiences. An ex-neuroscientist, Alanah holds an MSc in Science Communication and Public Engagement from the University of Edinburgh, with a focus on the development of comics. Her dissertation To The Stars: A Comic for Science Communication focused on the use of narrative in comics as a tool to communicate science.
Exhibitions
- 2022 Group Exhibition, “Creative Resilience”, Mission Possible – The Opportunity Pavilion, Expo Dubai 2020, Dubai
- 2021 Group Exhibition, “Up Close”, MOD. Adelaide, Australia
- 2021 Group Exhibition, “Creative Resilience”, UNESCO Headquarters, Paris
- 2019 Group exhibition, “Climate Reflections: Human Stories of Hope and Fear”, Out of the Blue Drill Hall, Edinburgh
- 2018 Site specific installation, “To The Stars”, European Astronaut Centre, Cologne, Germany
- 2017 Site specific installation, “The Birds and the Bees”, Pleasance Dome, (Potterrow), Edinburgh
Awards and Grants
- 2021 Creative Communities Scheme, Creative New Zealand
- 2021 Creatives in Schools, Ministry of Education, New Zealand
- 2018 Programmes of Knowledge Exchange, Scottish Universities Insight Institute
- 2017 Edinburgh Media Award, The University of Edinburgh
- 2017 Best Sustainability Event, Festival of Creative Learning, Edinburgh
- 2016 UK/EU Scholarship, The University of Edinburgh
- 2015 Creative Entry Award, Topwebcomics.com
Publications
- 2022 Comics for Change
- 2021 Writer’s Lunchbox June 2021
- 2020 Writer’s Lunchbox November 2020
- 2018 Storytelling for Resilience – Communicating Systemic Approaches to Climate Change
- 2017 The Inkwell
- 2017 The Columnist
- 2017 Eusci
- 2016- 2017 The Student Newspaper
- 2017 Community Resilience to Climate Change: Outcomes of the Scottish Borders Climate Resilient Communities Project
