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IS Successfully Holds Workshop on 'Science and the Silk Roads'
On 16-17 December 2024, the School of International Studies at the University of Nottingham Ningbo China (UNNC), in collaboration with the Global Institute for Silk Roads Studies (GISRS) and the Sino-European Humanities and Social Sciences Exchange and Cooperation Key Laboratory, hosted the "Science and the Silk Roads" workshop. This event brought together scholars and experts from around the world to explore the fascinating intersection of science, archaeology, and cultural heritage along the historic Silk Roads. A highlight of the event was the introduction of the newly published, open-access book, Reimagining the Silk Roads: Interactions and Perceptions Across Eurasia. This book builds on the discussions from the workshop, offering a deeper look at the cultural and scientific exchanges that defined these ancient trade routes. Read more

**School of International Studies Roundtable on US Presidential Elections**
On 6 November 2024, the Centre for Advanced International Studies at the School of International Studies, within the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences at the University of Nottingham Ningbo China (UNNC), hosted a roundtable discussion titled “US Presidential Elections: Chinese and European Perspectives.” Over 100 staff and students gathered to explore the election’s implications for the global landscape. Read more

**Dr Matteo Salonia appointed Visiting Scholar at Benedictine College (Kansas, USA)**
Dr Matteo Salonia has been appointed Visiting Scholar at Benedictine College (Kansas, USA). Heir to the 1500 years of Benedictine dedication to learning, Benedictine College is an academic community rooted in the Catholic intellectual tradition. Matteo will collaborate especially with the Center for Constitutional Liberty, where he will also present a paper on the theological origins of the idea of human rights.

Dr Tracey Fallon awarded the “Merit Prize of 7th Yinzhou District Excellent Achievements in Philosophy and Social Science”
Dr Tracey Fallon was awarded the “Merit Prize of 7th Yinzhou District Excellent Achievements in Philosophy and Social Science” in late December 2023 for her paper on "The importance of bona fide friendships to international politics: China’s quest for friendships that matter" published in the Cambridge Review of International Affairs, a Q1 journal for Citescore best quarter. This paper, co-authored with Nicholas Ross Smith of the University of Canterbury, considers degrees of friendships between states in international relations and considers the importance of friendships for China's foreign policy.

Dr Grant Dawson carried out research fieldwork in Washington DC
Thanks to funding from the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Dr Grant Dawson was able to carry out research fieldwork in Washington DC in June 2023. The fieldwork is in relation to his multi-year project on Hans J. Morgenthau’s classical realism and Canada’s politics and foreign policy. Grant was examining the Hans J. Morgenthau Papers at the US Library of Congress.

Dr David Kiwuwa published an article on Cameroon in the noted news commentary website, *The Conversation*
Dr David Kiwuwa, Head of School of International Studies published an article on Cameroon in the noted news commentary website, The Conversation https://theconversation.com/paul-biya-has-been-cameroons-president-for-40-years-and-he-might-win-office-yet-again-194856.

26 November 2022: Dr Matteo Salonia gave a talk on “Magellan's Voyage and the Origins of a Globalized World.”
In November 2022, Dr Matteo Salonia gave a public talk on the age of European explorations in collaboration with Ningbo Library. 2022 marks the 500th anniversary of the Magellan-Elcano voyage (1519-1522), the first circumnavigation of the world. In his talk, Dr. Salonia introduced the context of this voyage, stressing the political rivalry between the Iberian kingdoms of Castile and Portugal, the discoveries of complex oceanic currents and winds, and the mapping of the African coast. The opening and integration of the Atlantic world was the true springboard of early modern globalization, and Ferdinand Magellan’s expedition was in a sense the crowning achievement of this process, as it found the Western strait to the ‘the Indies’ and China. The core of the presentation focused on Magellan’s voyage, especially its objectives, achievements, and expansion of geographic knowledge, giving voice to some of the people writing about it at the time, such as the Italian knight Antonio Pigafetta. Pigafetta was among the few survivors of the expedition, and his account was a literary masterpiece that introduced images of Asia into 16th-century Europe and spread the news that all the oceans of the world are one.

Dr Grant Dawson was interviewed by 凤凰卫视 news.
Dr Grant Dawson was interviewed by 凤凰卫视 news. https://share.fengshows.com/article.html?id=09f5cad6-d95c-41de-bc8f-df8320562018&time=1668782744590