2024/25 SACU/Peking University Essay/Art Competition
2025 is the 60th Anniversary of SACU and so the aim of this year’s competition for senior school students is to encourage young people to explore the history of SACU through its digital archive database and other resources to produce a written essay or a piece of art. The competition is now open and welcomes entries from all senior school children and there are great prizes for the winners! Full details in the flyer here THEMES 1. How do you see the contribution of SACU and its significance to us today? SACU was founded by Dr. Joseph Needham in 1965 […]
London Book Fair – Launch of books by two SACU authors
Olympia Exhibition Centre Hammersmith Road, LondonThe event is part of our George Hogg110 and SACU60 activities. During the event, SACU authors Mark Thomas and Andrew Hicks will unveil their new books (Chinese editions) Blades of Grass: The Story of George Hogg and Jack Jones: A True Friend to China: The Lost Writings of A Heroic Nobody. Co-hosts: SACU and Renmin Publishing House (publisher of Blades of Grass, Chinese edition) are co-hosting this book launch event. Members who are interested in participating can book their LBF tickets at https://www.londonbookfair.co.uk/en-gb/get-tickets.html The ticket is not cheap, but people can get a discount and signed book and enjoy the whole book fair […]
Joseph Needham – Triumph over Confusion, Online Talk by Rob Stallard
Introduction In this talk, Robert Stallard will give an overview of the extraordinary life of an extraordinary man. Joseph Needham began as a leading pioneer in biochemistry and then went on to become the world authority on the history of Chinese science and civilization. His work truly revolutionised the appreciation of the Chinese contribution to science, engineering, medicine and mathematics. In spite of all his other commitments, he found considerable time to devote to bringing about the foundation of SACU sixty years ago. Free online talk - reserve your place on Eventbrite here A Zoom link will be sent shortly […]