Research | 研究
The Confucius Institute is building on a long-standing research collaboration with its partner Beijing Normal University and is a facilitator of research on China across all three faculties of The University of Manchester.
The Confucius Institute invests in language research to inform our teaching and learning, brings expertise from around the world through our biannual symposia and joint research to improve the learning experience of our students.
All our teaching staff are active language researchers and we follow The University of Manchester research procedures including the ethical approval where applicable.
We welcome approaches from other researchers or organisations that would be interested in accessing the Institute's resources and expertise.
Find out more about our research activities which are either institute-led or carried out in partnership with our valued collaborators.
Language research
We aim to deliver high quality teaching through informed research into pedagogy, multimedia learning, cultural factors, cognitive psychology and language for special purposes.
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International symposia
The Confucius Institute holds an international symposium every two years. View our programmes from 2010, 2012, 2014 and 2016.
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Regional Chinese collections
Discover illustrated Chinese books at the John Rylands Library, Qing porcelain at Manchester Art Gallery and snuff bottles at Manchester Museum.
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