Making Heritage with Bark Cloth As part of the A Level conference on 22nd June, How ‘Humanities Can Save the World’, the Centre of Austronesian Studies will be holding a workshop to bring textile production back to Preston! Making Heritage with Bark Cloth will run as two...
[CALL FOR CHAPTERS] Seeking the Kokota'ay: An Ethnography of the Elusive Little Men of Taiwan The oral traditions of several of Taiwan’s indigenous groups include legends that tell of a population of short-statured humans that predate their ancestors’ arrival on the island, who taught the Austronesian-language speakers agriculture,...
2022 Taiwan Festival - Strand II The Northern Institute for Taiwan Studies (NorITS) at the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) has launched the second Strand in our 2022 Taiwan Festival. The NorITS 2022 Taiwan Festival - Strand II is free to attend and open to all. Join...
2022 IKSU Korean Studies Summer School The International Institute of Korean Studies (IKSU) at the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) launched Korean Studies Summer School in 2021. The IKSU Korean Studies Summer School is free to attend and open to all. This Summer School is funded by the...
Causes of the Ukraine-Russia conflict and Prospects of its Resolution. Our NEPCAP will be hosting a Roundtable discussion on the causes of the Ukraine-Russia conflict on the 9th March. Featuring specialists, Dr Ed Griffith, Prof Niki Alsford, Dr Moises de Souza, Dr Ikrom Yakubov, and Dr Alexandros...
Climate Change in the Asia Pacific Art Exhibition We are pleased to launch an exhibition led by Artist, Robert (Bob) Walley on the environmental impact and ensuing issues of Climate Change raised in the Asia Pacific. This Exhibition will take place in the Mezzanine level of the PR1...
“Loneliness and Social Engagement of International Students in Japan and the United States: The Human Security Perspective” Join us on the 21st January 2022 for the next of the NEPCAP Talk Series! Guest Seminar with Dr Polina Ivanova. Putting a spin on the traditional lecture, this NEPCAP...
Photography Competition: Japanese Gardens in the North West To celebrate the historical ties between Japan and the North West of England, the Institute for Japanese Studies (IJS) is hosting a photography competition. In collaboration with undergraduate students of photography, as well as local schools, we are...
SINOPHONE COMICS: A WORLD OF CHANGES ONLINE SYMPOSIUM 13-14 JANUARY 2022 (THURSDAY-FRIDAY) NORTHERN INSTITUTE OF TAIWAN STUDIES UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE During the last few years, the world has witnessed a series of deeply disruptive changes, which called for immediate and radical adaptive and counteractive measures. This workshop proposes to...
UCLan APS Scholarship Discussion Join us on the 8th December 2021 for our UCLan APS Scholarship Discussion. In this you will hear from funders and previous recipients of scholarships, study abroad opportunities and work placements available to students of UCLan. These discussions include but are not limited...