The University of Manchester hosts China showcase to build even stronger links

The University hosted an inaugural event to help Manchester academics better navigate China’s research landscape.

Professor Martin Schröder, Vice-President and Dean for the University’s Faculty of Science and Engineering (FSE), and a team of senior colleagues formally welcomed Sunan Jiang, Minister Counsellor for Science and Technology at the Chinese Embassy in the UK, to the Manchester-China Showcase hosted in the Sackville Street Building. 

The one-day event was designed to highlight the many collaborations between the University and China and to give a range of academic colleagues from across FSE the opportunity to share their knowledge and experience on developing research links with Chinese counterparts. 

“The University of Manchester is a world leader in research. To maintain this leadership and to keep improving, we must remove the barriers that might prevent us from working with the best" said showcase organiser Joachim Huet.

"This event will help our academics and staff to understand the research landscape in China, to better identify opportunities as well as obstacles and to give them the chance to learn from colleagues’ experiences in order to build new research collaborations with China."