Congwei

PhD Candidate in Sociology at University of Glasgow
Researching surrogacy
Family and Gender studies
President of BPCS 24-25

[British Postgraduate Network for Chinese Studies @BPCS_China]

Happy New Year!

BPCS will hold its annual conference at Durham University in June 2026. Welcome to submit your abstract if it is related to Chinese studies.

Submission link: https://t.co/ooOFlc3J3l
Deadline: 8 March, 2026
Website: https://t.co/Z2GarhTo2m

[British Postgraduate Network for Chinese Studies @BPCS_China]

📢 Join us for the BPCS Online Seminar with Dr Meng @TongMeng0221: UK-based female Chinese international students’ self-presentation on mobile dating applications
📷Dec 10, 2025 | 2 PM (UK)
🔗https://t.co/Wx0SR2NSGq

[British Postgraduate Network for Chinese Studies @BPCS_China]

📢 Join us for the BPCS Online Seminar with Dr. Shasha Lin (林莎莎):
How Chinese Americans Make Sense of Race, Education & Affirmative Action

🗓️ Sept 10, 2025 | 2 PM (UK)
🔗 Zoom: ID 913 3722 0381 | PW: Bpcs25

#BPCS #Seminar #ChineseStudies

[Dr Bowen Zhang 张博文 @charlzhang1996]

CALL FOR UK ACADEMICS
Do you write academic references for undergrads applying to Master’s programmes?
I'm researching the invisible labour behind reference writing 💬
Looking to interview UK-based staff – online/in person, 45 mins.
📩 [email protected]
🔍 More info ⬇️

[UofG Sociological and Cultural Studies @UofGSociology]

Dear followers - a reminder that we are now using Bluesky to publish news and updates, and notice about forthcoming events. You can follow us here: https://t.co/OinmckKJKE

[Manchester China Institute @UoMChina]

📢 Call for Speakers: Autumn 2025 MCI Research Talk Series 📢

If you are interested in presenting your research about #China at the MCI, or would like to recommend a speaker, please email your proposed title and abstract to [email protected] by 5:00pm on Friday, 20 June.

[British Postgraduate Network for Chinese Studies @BPCS_China]

Huge thanks to everyone who joined #BPCS2025, and to our amazing keynote speakers Jane and Cora for their inspiring talks!
Big shoutout to this year’s BPCS committee for all the hard work 💪
Can’t wait to see you all again next year (somewhere in the UK! 🇬🇧✨

[Congwei @CongweiGLA]

Thank you Cora for accepting the invitation to give this wonderful talk, many participants were moved and cried!👍👍👍

[Dr Cora Lingling Xu许玲玲博士 @CoraLinglingXu]

Had a blast at @BPCS_China keynote yesterday! Humbled by the engaging audience, strong resonance, and some tears from audience! Unequal time is real! Friendship is real too! @_Siqi_Zhang @CongweiGLA @RColesworthy @NewBooksNetwork & @shichapodcast were highlighted! 😂

[British Postgraduate Network for Chinese Studies @BPCS_China]

Some presenters have reached out to let us know they haven't received the BPCS conference programme. To be safe, we're also announcing our panel details here.
Please help spread the word & check your spam just in case! 📷
Panel Session 1–2:

[British Postgraduate Network for Chinese Studies @BPCS_China]

Following with the information for Panel Session 3, we look forward to seeing all of our presenters in Glasgow on 23 May! 🌺🌺

[Dr Cora Lingling Xu许玲玲博士 @CoraLinglingXu]

The location and time of my Keynote at @BPCS_China annual conference are revealed. Come to my talk if you are in Glasgow on 23 May at 4:20 pm. Let' discuss #time #inheritance #education #mobilities in #China! @ChiEdMobilities

[BACS 英国汉学协会 @bacs_china]

𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 𝗘𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗿 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝘇𝗲 #BACS invites our early career researcher members to submit an original research paper for the 2025 BACS ECR Prize by June 02
Please share widely with others!
Details on our FB page: https://t.co/T42gVJBKLi

[Oxford China Centre @ox_chinacentre]

Please join us at the China Centre for a new term of the China Studies Seminar Series @FacultyofAMES @OSGAOxford All welcome! More details can be found at https://t.co/Sad22akNDE

[British Postgraduate Network for Chinese Studies @BPCS_China]

🎺Let’s welcome Prof Jane Duckett as one of our keynote speakers! Drawing on decades of publishing experience, she will walk us through how to write for Chinese Studies journals, handle peer review, and respond to editors. @UofGChinaCentre #BPCS2025

[British Postgraduate Network for Chinese Studies @BPCS_China]

Thank you to everyone who submitted their abstracts! Notifications regarding abstract decisions have been sent out.​
🗓️Registration Deadline: 8 May
📍Please note: This is an in-person event only.
Ensure you complete your registration form promptly to secure your spot.
#BPCS2025

[British Postgraduate Network for Chinese Studies @BPCS_China]

Thanks everyone for your enthusiastic submissions to the BPCS Annual Conference CFP! 🚀
We've received even more submissions than we expected.
Acceptance results will be shared in due course, thanks so much for your patience and stay tuned! 📢

[British Postgraduate Network for Chinese Studies @BPCS_China]

🎤 Let's welcome Dr @CoraLinglingXu as one of our keynote speakers! She draws from her new book The Time Inheritors to explore how intergenerational time inequality shapes educational mobility in China and beyond.
🗓️CFP extended 25/4/2025
📣Other keynote speakers TBC–stay tuned!

[British Postgraduate Network for Chinese Studies @BPCS_China]

📢 CFP Deadline Extended!
We’ve extended the Call for Papers deadline to 25 April 2025 🎉
If you haven’t submitted yet, this is your chance!
🔗 Submission link remains the same: https://t.co/DnjbDBygOf
We look forward to your contributions!
#CFP #AcademicConference #CallForPapers

[UofG Sociological and Cultural Studies @UofGSociology]

Next Wednesday: Another @UofGSociology seminar: Julian Go on a Theory of Racial Capitalism. Thanks to @MatthewWaites for moderating. See you all there.

👋😀

@UChicagoSoc
@UofGSocSci
@UofGSPS

[CRFR @CRFRtweets]

We are delighted to publish two new student blogs!

Read Ruilin Yin on the immense pressure to marry faced by young Chinese adults: https://t.co/DUjPBOJ2FY

Read Louise Ho on sibling influence on the lived experience of Scottish-born Chinese individuals: https://t.co/yhETVzoGdL