Take a look at some of our recent public talks and events

If you missed the chance to attend the first time or would like to rewatch some of our recent public talks and events here, you can view these on the previous events page. 

• May 1st 2026 - Modern Chinese Literature Online Book Club discussed an extract from the memoir, I Deliver Parcels in Beijing by author Hu Anyan
• Jan 23rd 2026 - Chinese symbolism and culture depicted in museum artefacts with Dr ZONG Fang
• Nov 21st 2025 - Developing ‘Global Fitness’ by learning from critical incidents with Professor Helen Spencer-Oatey
• June 6th 2025 - The Dunhuang Collection -17,000 Chinese Manuscripts & a dozen Printed Books by Dr. Frances Wood, a renowned sinologist and former curator of the Chinese collections at the British Library and Dr. Lars Laamann, Senior Lecturer in the History of China at department of history and Centre of world Christianity.
• May 9th 2025 - Professor Wang Chuan delivered an enlightening talk on visual art examining the mythical creatures from the ancient classic 'Classic of Mountains and Seas' (Shanhai Jing)
• April 4th 2025 - Professor Louise Tythacott gave an insightful talk about 'Loot from China’s Summer Palace in auctions, exhibitions and museums'
• March 7th 2025 – Author Hugo Wong delivered a fascinating talk about the experience of Chinese migrants in North America in the early 20th Century.

​Video recordings and transcripts from these events and further talks are available to view here.