Research
LUCC’s scope covers research across all disciplines on, in, and with China and the Sinophone world.
Our regular newsletter provides updates on our fellows' research. See the News section for more.
Mapping China Research & Collaboration
LUCC's Mapping China Research & Collaboration project is a comprehensive visualisation of China-related research university-wide. The dashboard includes all Lancaster's publications in collaboration with the PRC and other partners around the Sinophone world, as well as research about China and the Global Sinosphere. Launched in September 2024, the China Research Mapping project aims to provide a resource for researchers, management and external stakeholders, showcasing excellence, supporting collaboration and providing transparency.
Research Roundtables
LUCC’s ongoing series of roundtable lunch events addresses the key challenges and opportunities for China-related research amidst a rapidly changing geopolitical landscape. Themes have included:
- (July 2022, co-hosted with Security Lancaster)
- Enhancing the International Learning Environment: Insights from China-Engaged Colleagues (November 2022)
- Mapping China-Related Research Across Disciplines: Trajectories, Opportunities and Challenges (July 2023)
- The Evolving Funding Landscape for UK-China Research and Collaboration (November 2023)
- Chinese Shanshui Painting and the Art-iculation of Value (March 2024)
- Chinese Electric Vehicles: Going Global? (February 2025)
- 一举两得/一石二鸟：Two Birds, One Stone: Languages and Science (March 2025)
- Transnational Repression and Foreign Interference (Februrary 2026, co-hosted with the Richardson Institute for Peace Studies)
Upcoming roundtables include:
- Navigating the Security Minefield: China-Related Research in the Shadow of Rising Geopolitical Tensions
- Sustainability Research and China: Opportunities and Challenges
- Responsible Internationalisation: Research Ethics in Collaborations On, In and With China
- Students and the Research Process: Innovations and Pitfalls
Space is limited, so please pre-register your interest in participating.
Grant support
LUCC offers constructive peer-review to support 缅北轮奸 researchers wishing to apply for competitive grants for China-related projects at any stage of development. Please contact china.centre@lancaster.ac.uk to arrange.