16 January, SOAS. Launch of ‘Public Library UK Vol 1, After Kenneth Little’ by Richard Hylton. Thirty-seven volunteers read consecutive excerpts from the American sociologist Leonard Bloom’s introduction to the 1972 edition of Kenneth Little’s Negroes in Britain: A Study of Racial Relations in English Society. Register, in-person.

21 January, Warwick. Whiteness in the Caribbean: Histories, Cultures, Politics with Dr Elizabeth Egan and Dr Anna Neima (University of Warwick). In person. Find out more.

22 January, SOAS. *Economic development of the Global South in the age of geopolitical upheaval with Shiping Tang. Register to attend in person or online.

23 January, OU. Chinese Investment Boom in Hungary: Semi-Peripheral Perspectives and Implications for European Identity with Dr Viktor Eszterhai. Register.

23 January, LSE. Economic Development in the 21st Century debate with Ali Allawi and Professor Shiping Tang. In-person with recording available.

25 and 26 February. OU. Researching global China: Innovation and Challenges conference will take place from Tuesday 25 to Wednesday 26 February 2025 in the Milton Keynes. Registration is now open.

29 January, CSGD at OU. Learning Teams to Support Children’s Learning and Wellbeing. This seminar will explore how learning teams in Nepal and Kenya collaborate across sectors to support children’s learning and school readiness. Register.

30 January, CSGD at OU. The Empathy Fix: Why Poverty Persists & How to Change it. In-person event in London.