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The Centre for China Business Research aims to be an internationally known centre for China-related research on accounting, finance, economics, and business research.

Our research highlights public value, sustainable development goals, and international collaboration. We aim to bridge the academic communities of China and the UK.

Management team

Meet the team

Director

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Dr Peng Zhou

Reader in Economics

Telephone
+44 29206 88778
Email
ZhouP1@cardiff.ac.uk

Academic staff

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Dr Leanne Chung

Director of International Exchange

Telephone
+44 29208 75250
Email
ChungL1@cardiff.ac.uk
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Professor Alpa Dhanani

Professor in Accounting and Finance

Telephone
+44 29208 76952
Email
DhananiAV@cardiff.ac.uk
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Dr Izidin El Kalak

Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor) in Finance

Telephone
+44 29208 74961
Email
ElKalakI@cardiff.ac.uk
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Dr Ruoqi Geng

Senior Lecturer in Logistics and Operations Management and Programme Director for MSc Sustainable Supply Chain Management

Telephone
+44 29208 74714
Email
GengR@cardiff.ac.uk
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Professor Saeed Heravi

Professor in Quantitative Methods

Telephone
+44 29208 75787
Email
HeraviS@cardiff.ac.uk
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Dr Qinyun Li

Senior Lecturer

Telephone
+44 29208 75485
Email
LiQY@cardiff.ac.uk
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Dr Anqi Liu

Senior Lecturer in Financial Mathematics

Telephone
+44 29208 70908
Email
LiuA5@cardiff.ac.uk
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Professor Kent Matthews

Sir Julian Hodge Professor of Banking and Finance

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+44 29208 75855
Email
MatthewsK@cardiff.ac.uk
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Professor Jonathan Morris

Professor of Organisational Analysis

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+44 29208 76392
Email
MorrisJL@cardiff.ac.uk
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Zhirong Ou

Director of Undergraduate Studies, Reader in Economics

Telephone
+44 29208 75190
Email
OuZ@cardiff.ac.uk
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Dr Elina Varoutsa

Senior Lecturer in Accounting

Telephone
+44 29208 70638
Email
VaroutsaE@cardiff.ac.uk
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Professor Qingwei Wang

Head of Accounting and Finance
Professor of Finance

Telephone
+44 29208 75514
Email
WangQ30@cardiff.ac.uk
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Professor Yingli Wang

Pro-Dean for Research, Impact and Innovation
Professor in Logistics and Operations Management

Telephone
+44 29208 75066
Email
WangY14@cardiff.ac.uk
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Dr Xiaobei Wang

Lecturer in Logistics and Operations Management

Telephone
+44 29208 70624
Email
WangX150@cardiff.ac.uk
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Dr Tina Xu

Senior Lecturer in International Business and Management

Telephone
+44 29208 74417
Email
XuY63@cardiff.ac.uk

Publications

Past events

Date

Event

Highlight

15-16 Jul 2024

Cardiff-Xiamen-Newcastle Tri-University Annual Conference 2024, Cardiff Business School

Theme: From disruption to collaboration: building resilience through responsible innovation

Keynote speakers: Professor Xiaolan Fu, University of Oxford; Professor Hinrich Voss, University of Bristol; Professor Arman Eshraghi, Cardiff University

19 Jun 2023

CCBR seminar, Cardiff Business School

Dr Colin Zeng, Hong Kong Polytechnic University

21 Sep 2022

CCBR seminar, Cardiff Business School

Participants: Cardiff University, Bristol University, Newcastle University, Edinburgh University, Southampton University, and Birmingham University

29-30 Apr 2022

CCBR PhD workshop, Cardiff Business School

Participants: PhD researchers from Cardiff University and Surrey University

7-8 Oct 2021

Cardiff-Xiamen-Newcastle Tri-University Annual Conference 2021, Cardiff Business School

Theme: Towards a post-pandemic sustainable world

Keynote speaker: Professor Bohui Zhang, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

6-7 Jun 2020

Abacus Special Issue Conference, Beijing, China

Theme: Accounting, Auditing and Corporate Governance in China

Keynote speaker: Professor Tak-Jun (TJ) Wong, USC Marshall Business School

2-3 Nov 2019

Accounting Forum Special Issue Conference, Nanjing, China

Theme: Contemporary Accounting Developments in China

3-7 Oct 2019

Cardiff-Xiamen-Newcastle Tri-University Annual Conference 2019, Cardiff Business School

Participants: Cardiff University, Xiamen University, and Newcastle University

8-9 Dec 2018

Accounting and Business Research Special Issue Conference

Theme: Auditing in China

Keynote speaker: Professor Liansheng Wu, Peking University, China

24 May 2018

CCBR Symposium

Keynote speaker: Professor T. J. Wong, University of Southern California, former Editor of the Accounting Review and current Associate Editor of Management Science

27-28 Jun 2016

Cardiff-Xiamen-Newcastle Tri-University Annual Conference 2016, Cardiff Business School

Participants: Cardiff University, Xiamen University, and Newcastle University

Visiting scholars

2020

  • Dr Yaqin Liu, Shanghai Lixin University of Accounting and Finance

2019

  • Dr Miranda Huiqun Feng, Tianjin University of Finance and Economics

2017

  • Professor TongMu, Southwestern University of Finance and Economics
  • Professor Liansheng Wu, Peking University

Next steps

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Research that matters

Our research makes a difference to people’s lives as we work across disciplines to tackle major challenges facing society, the economy and our environment.

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Postgraduate research

Our research degrees give the opportunity to investigate a specific topic in depth among field-leading researchers.

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Our research impact

Our research case studies highlight some of the areas where we deliver positive research impact.