Engaging, informative and innovative! Researching in a future-oriented environment in UNNC

At the University of Nottingham Ningbo China (UNNC), we offer excellent learning and research infrastructure. We are proud of our superb faculty made up of world renowned educators and researchers. Through combining innovative and interactive teaching pedagogies and world class teaching facilities, UNNC will encourage students to think creatively, develop new ideas, and empower you with the necessary skills to become excellent global citizens.

Researching in a future-oriented university

University of Nottingham Ningbo China (UNNC) is a fast-growing hub for excellence in research, innovation and knowledge exchange. Driven by our collaboration with the Ningbo Government and industry partners, we provide solutions to local challenges through world-class research and innovation.

Since its establishment in 2004, UNNC has achieved several breakthroughs in research by bringing together the most talented staff and committing itself to transform lives and society. According to the “Best Chinese Universities Ranking” by Shanghai Ranking Consultancy, we are among the first for research quality.

UNNC is also proud to acknowledge the recent achievements of 11 members of staff who were selected in the career-long database and 15 members of staff in the single year database according to the 2022 version of “World’s Top 2% Scientists” released by Stanford University, setting a new record in the university’s history. The research from these members of staff covers a variety of capabilities including Information Systems, Artificial Intelligence, Business and Management, Nanoscience, Applied Physics, Material Sciences, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, and Operations Research.

This list is divided into a career-long database element and a single-year database element. In the field of Information Systems of the career-long database, Professor Patrick Chau and Professor Alain Chong are among the top 50 globally and are the only two scientists from China to be included. In the field of Operations Research, Professor Hing Kai Chan is ranked ninth in China.

Education transforms lives. It is this belief that drives UNNC’s commitment to teaching, learning and researching of the very highest quality, unlocking students’ potential and preparing them to shape the world for the better.

Our 2023 postgraduate research programmes

Nottingham University Business School China

• PhD in Accounting
• PhD in Economics
• PhD in Entrepreneurship and Innovation
• PhD in Finance
• PhD in Human Resource Management and Organisational Behaviour
• PhD in Information Systems
• PhD in International Business and Strategy
• PhD in Operations and Supply Chain Management
• PhD in Marketing

Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences

• PhD in Education and English
• PhD in Economics
• PhD in International Communications
• PhD in International Studies

Faculty of Science and Engineering

• MRes in Sustainable Energy and Building Technologies
• MRes in Chemical Engineering and Technology
• MRes in Environmental Science and Engineering
• MRes in Material Science and Engineering
• MRes in Mechanical Engineering
• PhD in Advanced Energy and Environmental Materials & Technologies
• PhD in Advanced and Intelligent Manufacturing
• PhD in Artificial Intelligence and Optimisation
• PhD in Composites
• PhD in Fluids and Thermal Engineering
• PhD in Geospatial and Geohazards
• PhD in Natural Resources and Environment
• PhD in Partial Differential Equations
• PhD in Power Electronics, Machines and Control
• PhD in Sensor, Sensor Networks, and Instrumentation
• PhD in Sustainable Built Environment