This is the web page of the Social Science and Humanities track of the ABCP 2025 Annual Conference, to be held on 12-13th September 2025.

Venue and Teams Link

Day 1 Friday 12th September (Session 1)

Day 1 Friday 12th September (Session 2)

Venue: Teaching Block 2

Teams Link: Microsoft Teams

Meeting ID: 367 020 993 983 3
Passcode: 8oo632E6


Venue: Teaching Block 2

Teams Link: Microsoft Teams

Meeting ID: 379 777 386 613 9
Passcode: p8rY729C


Day 2 Saturday 13th September (Session 3)

Venue: Teaching Block 6

Teams Link: Microsoft Teams

Meeting ID: 324 056 651 424 4
Passcode: zg2kG7Hn

Programme


Day 1: Friday 12th September 2025

1:40-3:30pm

Session 1: Meeting Editors
Chaired by Dr Senmao Xia, Senior Lecturer in Digital Economy, University of Surrey, UK

Venue: Teaching Block 2

Teams Link: Microsoft Teams (Meeting ID: 367 020 993 983 3  Passcode: 8oo632E6)

1:40-1:55pm Professor Tazeeb Rajwani, Professor of International Business and Strategy, University of Surrey, UK & Co-Editor-in-Chief, Multinational Business Review
1:55-2:10pm Professor Lynda Jiwen Song, Professor of Management, University of Leeds, UK & Senior Editor, Asia Pacific Journal of Management
2:10-2:25pm Dr Semnan Xia, Senior Lecturer in Digital Economy, University of Surrey, UK & Guest Editor, Technovation SI & Journal of Supply Chain Management SI
2:25-2:40pm Professor Cangbai Wang, Professor of Humanities, University of Westminster, UK & Co-Editor, Routledge Book Series: Research on Museums and Heritage in Asia
2:40-3:00pm Q&A
3:00-3:30pm Break & Refreshment (30 mins)
3:30-5:30pm

Session 2: Cross-disciplinary Research
Chaired by Professor Yuanyuan Yin, Professor of Design, University of Southampton, UK

Venue: Teaching Block 2

Teams Link: Microsoft Teams (Meeting ID: 379 777 386 613 9  Passcode: p8rY729C)

3:30-3:45pm (Onsite/online) Interdisciplinary Collaboration in Health — Ideas for Social Science to Contribute, Good Practices and Tips
Professor Lesley Palmer (TBC), Professor of Ageing and Dementia Design, University of Stirling, UK
3:30-3:45pm (Onsite/online) Smart Textile for Inclusive Healthy Ageing
Dr Shan Wang, Lecturer, University of Southampton, UK
3:45-4:00pm (Onsite/online) Inclusive Virtual Reality Design for Older Adults
Professor Yuanyuan Yin, Professor of Design, University of Southampton, UK
4:00-4:15pm (Onsite/online) Enriching Our Research Through Collaboration – An Interdisciplinary Approach to Studying Nutrition
Dr Caroline Childs (TBC), Associate Professor, University of Southampton, UK
4:15-4:30pm (Onsite/online) Experiences of NHS Allied Health Professionals from Intersectional Identities
Dr Mariya Yeldhos, Researcher, University of Leicester, UK
4:30-4:45pm (Onsite) Providing Good or Preventing Harm: The Role of Regulatory Focus in Innovation Claim for Crowdfunding
Ming Chen, PhD Student, University of Huddersfield, UK
4:45-5:00pm (Onsite) Intended government actions and corporate environmental innovation
Dr Honglan YU, Lecturer in International Entrepreneurship, University of Sheffield, UK
5:00-5:30pm Q&A

Day 2: Saturday 13th September 2025

1:00-2:15pm

Session 3: Translating, Transforming, and Globalization of Humanities – Chinese Culture and Language Practices
Chaired by Dr Xunnan Li, Lecturer in Performance and Cultural Industries, University of Leeds, UK

Venue: Teaching Block 6

Teams Link: Microsoft Teams (Meeting ID: 324 056 651 424 4  Passcode: zg2kG7Hn)

1:00-1:15pm (Onsite/Online) Performative Encoding in Xiqu Script Translation: A New Perspective on Arlington’s Famous Chinese Plays
Jiadong Zhang
1:15-1:30pm (Onsite/Online) Music Diplomacy and the Cold War: the Philadelphia Orchestra’s 1973 Tour to China
Wenjun Fan
1:30-1:45pm (Onsite/online) AI-Driven Multilingual Interpretation Systems: Promoting Language Equality through Fair and Inclusive Natural Language Processing
Dr Lihong Pan, Lecturer in Chinese Interpreting and Business Interpreting, University of Leeds, UK
1:45-2:00pm Blurring Space Across Film, Theatre and Virtual Reality: Zero-Calorie Restaurant (2023)
Dr Xunnan Li, Lecturer in Performance and Cultural Industries, University of Leeds, UK
2:00-2:15pm Q&A
2:15-3:30pm

Session 4: Interdisciplinary Collaboration in the Healthcare Workforce
Chaired by Dr Wen Wang, University of Leicester, UK

Venue: Teaching Block 6

Teams Link: Microsoft Teams (Meeting ID: 317 187 189 741 8  Passcode: AH3AN9yQ)

2:15-2:30pm (Onsite/Online) Addressing Career Progression Racial Inequality Through Leadership Development (RCOG)
Dr Farah Siddiqui, Consultant & Associate Professor, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, UK
2:30-2:45pm (Onsite/Online) From Research to Impact Collaboration with NHS Trusts to Address Workforce Challenges
Precious Reuben, PhD student, University of Leicester, UK
2:45-3:00pm (Onsite/Online) A Longitudinal Exploration of the Impacts of Patients-focused Communication on Clinicians’ Well-being (China)
Dr Zhenduo Zhang, Associate Professor, Dalian University of Technology, China
3:00-3:15pm (Onsite/Online) Interdisciplinary Research that Can Make a Difference in Healthcare Workforce Sustainability
Dr Kehinde Sunmboye, Honorary Associate Professor, University of Leicester & Consultant Rheumatologist, Co-Director for East Midlands RRDN Health and Care Research, UK
3:15-3:30pm Panel discussion/Q&A

Organising Committee