News

2023

• WAFAST 2023 (World Academicians’ Forum on Advanced Science and Technology) held in Su Zhou, China

  06 Novemeber 2023
  The Nanjing University in China and the ABCP co-organised WAFAST 2023, World Academicians’ Forum on Advanced Science and Technology. See here for a news report about this event.
  

• ABCP 2023 4th Annual Conference held on 7th and 8th July 2023

  10 July 2023
  The Annual Conference was successfully held as a hybrid event in Manchester and online. See here for the programme of the Conference and here for a news report about the Conference.
  

• ABCP supports AHRC-funded SEED Fellowship on UK-China Creative Industries R&I Hub

  23 July 2023
  The Association is pleased to announce that Professor Hua Dong (董华教授), Co-Chair of the ABCP AIG (Academic Interest Group) on Creative Industries and Head of Brunel Design School at the Brunel University London, has successfully secured fellowship funding for an ambitious project, the SEED Fellowship. The funding to the value of £169,571, awarded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC), UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), represents a major milestone in advancing research and innovation in the UK-China creative industries. ABCP is a supporting partner of the Fellowship project. See here for a more detailed news report.

• Online Panel Discussion on ChatGPT

  14 April 2024
  An online panel discussion was organised to discuss ‘The good, the bad and the hopeful of ChatGPT’. See here for more details.
  

• ABCP 2023 Chinese New Year (CNY) Gatherings and Gala held on Friday 20 January

  21 January 2023
  For the first time after the COVID-19 pandemic, the ABCP organised a number of face-to-face gathertings in multiple sites across the UK (London, Birmingham, Manchester, Glasgow, Belfast, Bristol, and Canterbury), for celebrating the 2023 Chinese New Year (CNY). An hybrid CNY gala was also organised with both physical attendance from all the above sites and also online attendance for those who could not attend a physical gathering. The event was organised by the Standing Management Committee and regional coordinators of the ABCP, with help from many members and friends.