Welcome to IAPS

The Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies (IAPS) was founded by Professor Teddy Thomas in 1994, and in 1999 was relocated to the School of Politics. The development of IAPS is characterised by a broad-base of research that is often inter-disciplinary. This can range from major projects on democratisation in Asia to Asian film festivals; from Chinese business and geography, to Japanese telecommunications and the Showa period of Japanese history.

IAPS is a major focus of international studies at Nottingham and promotes large-scale co-operation in research, postgraduate teaching, international conferences, and resource development.

Recent highlights include an international conference on 'The Clandestine Cold War in Asia', and in 2001 an Asian Film Festival showcasing over fifty films from the region, many of which had not been screened in the UK before. In 1996, a bequest commemorating Sir Stanley Tomlinson facilitated a series of high-profile public lectures and student prizes.

IAPS also organises an annual research seminar series, and has recently launched a reading group that brings together staff and students to discuss key texts in Asian studies.

Associate institutes are the China Policy Institute  and the Institute for Middle Eastern Studies.