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UK-China Dialogue at GSA-China’s Concluding Conference 

Posted on March 26, 2018 by yz203

On 22 and 23 February, we held a second international conference of this ESRC project at the British Academy. 30 delegates who are leading figures in their respective fields in China and the UK joined the discussion. The event featured … Continue reading →

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Project Report Released

Posted on January 31, 2018 by yz203

A report on the key findings, outputs and deliverables of this research project can be accessed here: GSA-Project-Report  

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Conference Registration Opens!

Posted on January 21, 2018 by yz203

This ESRC project’s concluding conference, Governing Trust in the Biosciences, is now open for registration. The conference will be held on 22-23 February 2018 at the British Academy in London. It aims to promote cross-cultural dialogues on good governance and effective … Continue reading →

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Prof. Gao and Dr. Liao Bring the EMR to Leading Chinese Universities

Posted on November 3, 2017 by yz203

This week, Chinese partners, Prof. Lu Gao and Dr. Miao Liao brought the Educational Module Resource (EMR) to science postgraduates at Tsinghua University. The decision to incorporate EMR into the course, Innovation and the Development of Science &Technology, as explained … Continue reading →

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Publication 5 – How to be modern? The social negotiation of ‘good food’ in contemporary China

Posted on October 7, 2017 by yz203

Zhang, J. Y. (2017). How to be modern? The social negotiation of ‘good food’ in contemporary China. Sociology, forthcoming Abstract: Developing safe and sustainable food production for its population has been central to China’s ‘Modernisation Project’. Yet recent fieldwork in 3 … Continue reading →

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Bernotaite presents at BSA’s Study Day on Risk and the Media

Posted on September 11, 2017 by yz203

On Friday, September 8, BSA held a workshop on Risk and the Media, Research Officer, Ausma Bernotaite presented her work on risk frames of Golden Rice, a genetically modified food product, representation in the Philippine and Bangladeshi media. Bernotaite drew … Continue reading →

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Publication 4 – Lost in Translation? Accountability and Governance of Clinical Stem Cell Research in China

Posted on July 7, 2017 by yz203

Zhang, J. Y. (2017) ‘Lost in Translation? Accountability and Governance of Clinical Stem Cell Research in China’, Regenerative Medicine, online access: https://www.futuremedicine.com/doi/10.2217/rme-2017-0035   Abstract: Despite China’s regulatory initiatives to promote its research accountability, it still needs to prove itself as a … Continue reading →

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Dr. Miao Liao Joins the Team

Posted on July 7, 2017 by yz203

We welcome Dr. Miao Liao from Chinese Academy of Science and Technology for Development (CASTED), Ministry of Science and Technology, to join our research team on Governing Scientific Accountability in China. Dr. Liao is to work with Dr Joy Zhang … Continue reading →

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Publication 2 – Transparency is a growth industry

Posted on July 6, 2017 by yz203

Zhang, J. Y. (2017). ‘Transparency Is a Growth Industry’, Nature, 545, S65. A fierce public debate over the safety of genetically modified food has put pressure on Chinese researchers to engage with the public about their work… read the full … Continue reading →

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Publication 3 – Cosmopolitan Risk Community

Posted on July 6, 2017 by yz203

Zhang, J. Y. (2017). ‘Cosmopolitan Risk Community in a Bowl: A Case Study of China’s Good Food Movement’. Journal of Risk Research, forthcoming   Abstract Ulrich Beck fundamentally transformed our way of thinking about human interdependence through his three core … Continue reading →

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