Research and Research Fellows

The Centre facilitates inter-university and interdisciplinary research in key China studies areas. It has a substantial Research Fellows Programme.

China Studies in New Zealand

New Zealand has extensive expertise in a wide range of areas of China studies. For information on New Zealand scholars actively researching China see the links below

Business, Marketing, Economics and Finance
International Relations, Politics, Law and History
Language, Culture, Film and Literature 
Trade, Agribusiness and Tourism
Health and Education 

The database is actively managed and updated regularly. If you wish to be included please contact andrew.wilford@vuw.ac.nz for more details.

Research fellows

The China Centre has a substantial Research Fellow Programme with invited and applied research fellows from New Zealand universities and overseas universities and research institutions whose research interests and activities contribute to the Centre's mission of promoting research on contemporary China in New Zealand. There are several different types of Research Fellows.

Senior Fellows

Senior fellows are nominated by member universities of The China Centre, based on their contributions to the scholarship of China studies and to building the understanding and knowledge of China in academic institutions, the public sector and the business community in New Zealand.

Read more about our Senior Fellows.

Research Fellows

The Centre appoints Research Fellows, who are scholars in New Zealand with an active interest in contemporary China research and who make active contributions to the Centre's programmes and projects. Research Fellows lead and coordinate individual research projects.

Read more about our Research Fellows.

Visiting Research Fellows

The China Centre hosts a certain number of Visiting Research Fellows each year from other universities and Research Centres. These Visiting Research Fellows usually spend one month to a year in residency at the China Centre, conducting substantive research work, participating in the Centre's research activities, publishing Research Papers and Working Papers for the Centre, contributing to the international research profile of the China Centre.

Current Visiting Research Fellow

  • Dr Shu Biquan

Past Visiting Research Fellows

Find out more about our Visiting Research Fellows.

Research Associates

Research Associates are practitioners or scholars with a demonstrable research interest relevant to the Centre's activities.