Earlier this month (February 2026) I had the pleasure of going to Amman, Jordan, to spend time at the Applied Sciences University (ASU) as part of the ‘Arab Scholars Research Acceleration Programme’ (ASRAP). It was a rich few days of discussion, mentoring, and scholarly exchange. A Lecture on […]
Please note: This is an updated post with the link to the recording below On Monday 2 December 2024, during the online segment of the 2024 SRHE annual conference, Professor Farid Alatas delivered a thought-provoking keynote address in which he emphasised an urgent need for the decolonisation of […]
I am delighted to announce the publication of my new article, co-authored with Zhen Li [李蓁], titled “Towards Understanding Heritage Literacy” (see link). This research provides a fresh perspective on the intersection of heritage and linguistics, introducing and defining the concept of heritage literacy through an ethnographic study […]
Below is the link to the full recording of our presentation at the Manchester China Institute. Just before the event, we formally donated Sino-Muslim artwork to the Institute and arranged for two pieces to be exhibited on loan at the Manchester Museum nearby. These artworks, paper cuts by […]
Had a lovely visit to Dublin City University today, and a lovely welcome from Mark Brown and his team at the National Institute for Digital Learning. Much appreciated after a whole week recovering from a harsh viral infection. I’m looking forward to further collaborations with the Institute and […]
The following are the slides to my series of guest talks delivered over the last week at Hanoi National University Of Education (Vietnam), The Coffee Inn (Hanoi, Vietnam), and Universitas Negeri Surabaya (Indonesia): I’m still travelling and will write another post reflecting on this trip when I […]
It is that time of the year when I post a brief summary of some of the non-work-related things I have been reading throughout the past year. Last year’s post is here. I find that when I log and make notes around what I read, I can look […]
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