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Research

The Centre brings together researchers specialising in China in universities across Scotland.

Events

Events organised or co-organised by Centre members.

People

Academic staff and Research associates.

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Publications

Briefing papers, Research reports, Press Releases and recent publications by Centre members.

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Chinese Studies

Our MSc Chinese Studies programme offers an introduction to the fascinating and fast-changing dimensions of China today. It provides students with a firm grounding in contemporary Chinese society, economy, business, politics and culture. There is the flexibility to combine cultural and political studies with introductory or more advanced modules in Mandarin.

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Postgraduate Network

The Postgraduate Network (PGN) aims to provide a means for early career social science researchers who specialize on China to meet, open their minds, share their work, and build skills which will be useful in their careers.

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Confucius Institute at the University of Glasgow

The Confucius Institute at the University of Glasgow is a partnership with Nankai University.

Our aims

Our Aims

Promoting Understanding of the Chinese Economy, Governance & Politics, Society and Culture

  • to foster high-quality social science research on China and promote multidisciplinary research collaboration among centre members
  • to build strategic research capacity in the social sciences of China for Scotland and the UK
  • to promote understanding of China by disseminating research and making expertise on contemporary Chinese economy, politics & governance, and society accessible to the wider community
  • to develop and support research links with Chinese scholars, universities and research institutes

The Scottish Centre for China Research brings together scholars doing research on China across a range of social science disciplines in Scottish universities. Its members include researchers at the Universities of St. Andrews, Heriot-Watt, Edinburgh and Dundee as well as Glasgow.*

We are based in the University of Glasgow’s School of Social & Political Sciences, in the College of Social Sciences.

*If you are a scholar or student at a Scottish University doing research on China you are welcome to join our Centre. Please contact us.