Alumni and Development news
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Politics and governance in China: the party in control?
The China Centre lecture on Thursday 11 November 2021 was delivered by Professor Kjeld Erik Brødsgaard, Professor of Chinese Studies, Department of International Economics, Government and Business, and former Director of the Asia Research Centre, Copenhagen Business School.
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Good Data – reasons to be cheerful about our digital future
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Can we grow artificial leather? The future of materials with Andras Forgacs
How will the world move away from petrochemical and animal-derived materials? On Thursday 18th November 2021, the Intellectual Forum's Dr...
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Bay in Antarctica named after Jesus College Fellow
A Jesus College Fellow has said he was “absolutely thrilled” to have the rare honour of a bay in Antarctica...
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The lure of China: writers from Marco Polo to J.G. Ballard
The China Centre lecture on Wednesday 3 November 2021 was delivered by Dr Frances Wood, former Curator of Chinese collections, the British Library, and member of the steering committee of the International Dunhuang Project.
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Xinjiang: Pivot of Asia
The China Centre seminar on Wednesday 27 October 2021 took the form of a set of three short lectures on the topic Xinjiang: Pivot of Asia, followed by an extended Q&A discussion. The three speakers were Dr Ildikó Bellér-Hann (Associate Professor, Department of Cross-Cultural and Regional Studies, University of Copenhagen), Professor Michael Dillon (Professor of History and Affiliate of the Lau China Institute, King's College London), and Tim Clissold (Senior Research Associate, China Centre Jesus College, and author of three books on China, including Mr China).
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How close are we to settling on the moon?
No human has visited the Moon since the end of the Apollo Program in 1973. However, the neighbourhood is about...
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US Grand Strategy and intellectual and political exchange among the US, China and Europe
The China Centre lecture on Wednesday 20 October 2021 was given by Professor Jeffrey D. Sachs, University Professor and Director, Center for Sustainable Development in the Earth Institute, Columbia University; SDG Advocate for UN Secretary-General António Guterres on the Sustainable Development Goals; and Director of the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network.
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Challenges to sustaining China's economic growth
The China Centre lecture on Wednesday 13 October 2021 was delivered by Professor Dwight H. Perkins, Harold Hitchings Burbank Research Professor of Political Economy, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Harvard University.
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Challenges to sustaining China's economic growth - Cloned
The China Centre lecture on Wednesday 20 October 2021 was given by Professor Jeffrey D. Sachs, University Professor and Director, Center for Sustainable Development in the Earth Institute, Columbia University; SDG Advocate for UN Secretary-General António Guterres on the Sustainable Development Goals; and Director of the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network.
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Fitz paintings inspired artist exhibiting at Jesus College
S hahzia Sikander: Unbound at Jesus College’s West Court Gallery features new paintings made by the artist in response to...
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'Triptych' Photo Competition - winners announced!
We were delighted that so many members of the College community entered and submitted photographs in last term’s ‘Triptyhch’ competition...
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Archive of the month: Manor Place Development
A burgeoning spate of building in the late 1950s and 1960s combined with an underdeveloped planning system led to new...
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In conversation with the father of India’s IT revolution, Sam Pitroda
How will the ethics of technology and data sharing impact governance? Sam Pitroda joined us on Friday 29th October 2021...
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Jesus College returns Benin Bronze in world first
Jesus College today became the first institution in the world to return a Benin Bronze, presenting it to Nigeria’s National...
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Jesus College wins grant to develop fossil-free bond index
Jesus College has been awarded a research grant to develop a fossil-free bond index - the first of its kind...
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Artist Veronica Ryan elected an Honorary Fellow
Distinguished artist Veronica Ryan has been elected an Honorary Fellow of Jesus College. Veronica Ryan, OBE, has exhibited at galleries...
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Screening of experimental film: Lady Blackshirt
On Friday 22nd October 2021, the Intellectual Forum hosted a screening of the new experimental film Impermanence: Lady Blackshirt, followed...
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Carbon neutrality: how fast can China go?
The China Centre lecture on Thursday 21 October 2021 was delivered by Professor Pan Jiahua, Member of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences and Professor of Economics & Director, Institute of Ecocivilization Studies, Beijing University of Technology.
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