We're pleased to announce some terrific events coming up as part of our 2021 #webinar series, starting with Alison Hardie's talk on the historical, botanical connections between China and northern Europe. Register for all events here: mci.manchester.ac.uk/connect/events/ UoM School of Social Sciences Manchester Museum

MCI and Creative Manchester run third International Photography Competition manchester.ac.uk/discover/news/…

Alongside ACT | A division of Anatolia College, MCI will be hosting the event '#China and the World after #COVID19' with the fantastic Orville Schell, who will also be introducing his new book, "My Old Home: A Novel of Exile". Date: Wed 10 March 2021 5.00pm GMT Register here: bit.ly/3blCFF4

The final touches are currently being applied to the gallery space for tomorrow's exhibition launch in Wuhan! The exhibition lasts until June 30, with the People's Choice voting now open. Vote here: bit.ly/3ccEzI8 Creative Manchester UK in China 🇬🇧

The winners have been announced for this year's International #Photography Competition w/ Manchester China Institute! Huge thanks to all entrants & esteemed judges & congratulations to the winners! Read about the winners & awards ceremony which took place in Wuhan, China: bit.ly/2RIPUsb

Do closer ties with #Russia hurt #China's image?🇷🇺🇨🇳 📑 New University of California Press (is on Bluesky) article by MCI Director Peter Gries uses European survey data to show that and how it does: bit.ly/3i9QLf1. 📹 Video interview about the research here: bit.ly/3q8QPAh.

Thanks BBC World Business for inviting me to speak about the economic challenges #China faces as Xi consolidates his #power into a new term.🇨🇳⚖️ manchester.ac.uk/discover/news/…

📢 MCI Affiliate & UoM Chinese Politics Lecturer Dr David Stroup analyses how President Xi Jinping managed to secure an even tighter grip on power.🇨🇳 🗃️ Read the Vox interview: bit.ly/3t3qC7r

📢 ONLY #2 DAYS LEFT!🚨 📸 Capture your #family #treasure for a chance to win £1,000.💰 It can be any valuable item to you (jewellery💍, artwork🎨), a skill that you've learned from a family member👩‍🍳, your pet🐶, a travel souvenir🧸, or whatever you treasure. #ukchinaphotocomp

📢 JOB OPPORTUNITY: The MCI is currently recruiting candidates for the role of Institute Manager Manchester China Institute. 🚨 Deadline: 24 April. Please find more details below. jobs.manchester.ac.uk/internal/displ…

Based in the UK? Want to help promote world-class research on China? Come join me at the University of Manchester! jobs.manchester.ac.uk/internal/displ…

come, join me in promoting excellence in China studies at the University of Manchester! jobs.ac.uk/job/CYZ349/ins…

📢 IN 2 DAYS: Join us in-person for an interesting discussion on #Chinese #nationalism🇨🇳 and the #South #China #Seas disputes🗺️, with Dr Andrew Chubb Lancaster University. 🗓️ Wed 19 Apr, 4:30-6pm; 📍 Oddfellows Hall Boardroom; 🔗 Free tickets: bit.ly/andrew_chubb

📢 REMINDER: Dame Jessica Rawson British Museum will be joining us in-person to discuss #ancient #Chinese #tombs, their hidden #treasures and their wider socio-political implications in today's #China.🇨🇳 🗓️ Tue, 25 April 4:30pm; 📍 John Rylands Research Institute and Library; 🎟️ bit.ly/ancient_chines…

📣 UPCOMING EVENT: #Chinese🇨🇳 Views of #Russia🇷🇺 & #Ukraine🇺🇦 - A roundtable discussion with Ed Pulford, Elena Barabantseva, Tao Wang, and Yi Wang. 🗓️ Thursday, 4 May | 5pm; 🏛️ In-person The Portico Library; 🎟️ bit.ly/sino-russian-r…

📢 Check out our collection of #foreign #policy #memos about #China🇨🇳, crafted by The University of Manchester students!📝 🔎 These insightful blogs are a result of the new UoM UCIL course on understanding China's rise📈🌏, guided by #MCI Director Peter Gries. 🔗mci.manchester.ac.uk/research/publi…

📢 MCI Director Peter Gries co-hosted another successful 🇺🇸🇨🇳 #Young #Diplomats #Dialogue this week! 🌏 The event brought together 15 #Chinese & #US-based diplomats, aiming to generate constructive Sino-American exchanges.🤝 👀 Read more: bit.ly/us_china_dialo…

This year’s #ImpactFactor is out and we are delighted to say that the 2022 IF for Nations & Nationalism is 2.2, an increase on 2021's 2.058. The journal is ranked 9/20 in Ethnic Studies (Q2), 1/101 in History (Q1), 72/187 in Political Science (Q2), and 71/149 in Sociology (Q2).