BICC organsises a wide range of research, engagement and training events, which have involved scholars internationally, as well as NGOs, business, local and central government agencies, and other partners and participants. We have also provided support for other events organised by other groups in the Chinese studies community. Our networks pages contain information on future events. In this section you can find out about our activities to date.
For more information about a previous event, please click on the title listed below:
2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007
‘China’s Futures – and the World’s Future’ Research Workshop – 11 February 2011, University of Manchester
Co-Sponsored With:
Centre for Chinese Studies, University of Manchester
East Asian Politics Group, Politics DA, University of Manchester
‘China in Transition, 1945-1955’ Research Workshop – 8-9 October 2011, University of Bristol
Co-Sponsored With:
Leverhulme China’s War with Japan Programme, University of Oxford
‘Britain and China, Pasts, Presents and Futures: From the Nineteenth Century to the Twenty‐First’ Conference – 24-26 August 2011, University of Bristol
Co-Sponsored With:
Arts & Humanities Research Council
Economic & Social Research Council
Higher Education Funding Council for England
‘The Roots of China’s Environmental Crisis’ Research Workshop – 10 September 2010, University of Bristol
Co-Sponsored With:
Centre for East Asian Studies, University of Bristol
White Rose East Asia Centre
Universities’ China Committee in London
‘Global Economic Recovery: The Role of China and Other Emerging Economies’ Conference – 12-13 July 2010, University of Oxford
Co-Sponsored With:
University of Oxford
Chinese Economic Association (UK/Europe)
‘China Water Scarcity, Society and Adaptation’ Research Workshop – 15 June 2010, Christ Church College (University of Oxford)
‘Language Learning’ Workshop – 29 November 2009, University of Manchester
‘The Global Politics of China’ – 28-29 November 2009, Cavendish Conference Centre (London) and University of Manchester
Day 1 Programme | Day 2 Programme
Co-Sponsored With:
Arts & Humanities Research Council
Economic & Social Research Council
University of Manchester
‘Chinese as a Foreign Language’ Teacher Training Workshop – 5-6 July 2009, St. Anne’s College (University of Oxford)
Co-Sponsored With:
Economic & Social Research Council
‘Cosmopolitanism and Cultural Flows in East Asia’ Conference – 21-22 May 2009, University of Manchester
Co-Sponsored With:
Research Institute for Cosmopolitan Cultures, University of Manchester
Centre for Chinese Studies, University of Manchester
Japan Centre, University of Manchester
School of Languages, Linguistics and Cultures, University of Manchester
The Japan Foundation
‘Europe’s China Strategy?: Developments and Dilemmas’ Conference – 13-14 May 2009, Engineers’ House (Bristol)
Co-Sponsored With:
Centre for East Asian Studies, University of Bristol
Economic & Social Research Council
‘Cross-Cultural Communication: Effective Communication with Chinese People in Education, Business and Everyday Life’ Workshop – 30 March 2009, St. Antony’s College (University of Oxford)
Co-Sponsored With:
Asian Studies Centre, St. Antony’s College
Economic & Social Research Council
‘Reinventing the Chinese Party-State: Reflections on the Social Transformation in China’ Conference – 5-6 December 2008, Shenyang Normal University
Co-Sponsored With:
Peking University
University of Oxford
Shenyang Normal University
‘Does the Growth of China Challenge Everything We Thought We Knew About Development?’ Workshop – 25 April 2008, University of Manchester
Co-Sponsored With:
Centre for the Study of Political Economy, University of Manchester
‘Leaping the Fence: Transitions Between Garden and Landscape in the Chinese and European Traditions’ – 18-20 April 2008, University of Bristol
Co-Sponsored With:
Economic & Social Research Council
China Now
Bristol Institute for Research in the Humanities and Arts, University of Bristol
‘Environment and Health in China: Interdisciplinary Perspectives’ Workshop – 30 November 2007, University of Manchester
Co-Sponsored With:
Centre for Chinese Studies, University of Manchester
Society and Environment Research Group, University of Manchester
‘China, Italy and the World. Republican Foreign Relations, 1912-1949’ Conference – 7-8 September 2007
Co-Sponsored With:
Chiang Ching-kuo Foundation for International Scholarly Exchange
BICC Launch Conference – 27-28 June 2007, Hotel Russell (London)
Day 1 Programme | Day 2 Programme