Highlights: Collaboration and Partnerships
Under the theme "Collaborative Research & Industry-Academia Partnerships," this year's symposium spanned multiple cutting-edge fields including Digital Futures, Sustainable Development, Life Sciences, and Global Connectivity. What made this edition special were the interactive elements we introduced:
Interactive Presentations - Bring Research to Life:
In this year's Interactive presentations, researchers broke away from traditional formats. They use digital tools, physical prototypes, and creative interactions to present their work in engaging ways. The venue sparked with intellectual collisions, reflecting the deep academic exchange we had envisioned.
Academic OOTD Showcasing Scholar Style:
Thank you to everyone who participated in our #AcademicOOTD challenge! Beyond your academic excellence, you demonstrated unique personal style throughout the symposium. Every participant became our best ambassador. Your research stories and symposium experiences created the most authentic and compelling narrative for our community.
Networking Lounge: Possibilities for Connection
Networking Lounge on Friday evening provided a relaxed atmosphere for conversations, helping Master & UG students to establish new academic connections with doctoral students and professors to explore possible future collaborations.
Event Highlights Recap
From registration and company visits on 27th November 2025, through the opening ceremony, keynote speeches, and poster and interactive presentations on the 28th, to the parallel oral sessions and award ceremony on the 29th - every moment remains vivid.
We were privileged to hear inspiring keynote speeches by Professor Anwei Feng and Distinguished Researcher of Hundred Talents Program, Dr. Shengyu Zhang. We witnessed outstanding performances in the parallel oral sessions, and celebrated academic excellence during the award ceremony, applauding every researcher who courageously shared their work.
The success of this symposium belongs to every presenter, volunteer, committee member, and supporter who contributed their energy and expertise. You made this event vibrant, warm, and productive.
Although the symposium has concluded, the journey of academic inquiry continues. May the insights and professional connections gained over these three days serve as valuable assets in your future research endeavours.
UNNC Doctoral Training Partnership Annual Meeting 2025
On November 28, 2025, the Annual Meeting for the Doctoral Training Partnership (DTP) programs was successfully held at the University of Nottingham Ningbo China (UNNC). Chaired by Dr. Nicholas Hamm, Academic Director of Postgraduate Research, the meeting brought together Academic Leads, doctoral supervisors from across UNNC’s faculties, and nearly 15 experts and scholars from nine distinguished partner institutions/universities, which included research institutes under the Chinese Academy of Sciences, such as Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources, Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Institute of Urban Environment, Shanghai Institute of Materia and Medica, and Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology; as well as Shandong University, Shenzhen University, Hangzhou Institute for Advanced Study, and Yongjiang Laboratory.
In the opening speech, Ms. Evelyn Lin, Director of the Graduate School, emphasized the essential role of the DTP programs within UNNC’s doctoral education framework. She extended sincere gratitude to all partners for their vital contributions on nurturing high-level talents.
The meeting provided a comprehensive review of the DTP programs’ achievements and facilitated the sharing of best practices in doctoral education. Two keynote presentations were delivered. Prof. Jun He from UNNC, Academic Lead for the DTP programme with Institute of Urban Environment, CAS, and Prof. Kai Yao from School of Qilu Transportation, Shandong University shared their perspectives and experiences.
Discussions during the meeting centered on four core themes: Joint research projects, student-supervisor engagement, the scope of DTP cooperation and GRA workload management. UNNC remains committed to deepening cooperation with all partners and continuously striving to cultivate future scholars with a global perspective, innovative spirit, and outstanding research capabilities.