About the School

Established in recognition of the national and global importance of understanding contemporary change and transformation in China, the School is committed to undertaking and promoting advanced interdisciplinary social sciences research into key aspects of the rapid changes in China.

The School houses the highly-regarded China Policy Institute, which is the UK’s only think-tank dedicated to the analysis of critical China policy, and to the expansion of knowledge about and understanding of contemporary China in Britain. In addition, the School hosts the Nottingham Confucius Institute which was formed in September 2007 and promotes the teaching of Chinese language and culture in the UK.