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LSE-Tsinghua University Research Projects

Delivering a sustainable future – for our environment, energy supply, businesses, health, and social institutions – is a global challenge. To meet this challenge, LSE and Tsinghua University have established a joint sustainability research funding scheme. The scheme brings academics from both institutions together to form research teams and pursue groundbreaking interdisciplinary work.

Find out more about the cutting-edge sustainability research and impact projects currently being undertaken by LSE and Tsinghua scholars enabled through the fund.

Mobilising Political, Legal and Governance Systems

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    Global Sustainability Governance in an Age of International Fracture

    Professor Peter Trubowitz, International Relations, LSE
    Professor Robert Falkner, International Relations, LSE
    Professor Bin Li, Institute of International Relations, Tsinghua University
    Professor Sun Xuefeng, Institute of International Relations. , Tsinghua University

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    Assessment of Flood Risks and Organisational Change for Adaptation Strategies in Africa

    Dr Declan Conway, Grantham Research Institute, LSE
    Dr Kate Gannon, Grantham Research Institute, LSE
    Jing Zhao, Grantham Research Institute, LSE
    Professor Fei Teng, Institute of Energy, Environment and Economy, Tsinghua University

Promoting Sustainability in Public Health and Well Being

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    Valuing Urban Green Spaces Using Big Data

    Dr Christian Krekel, Psychological & Behavioural Science, LSE
    Dr Dong Li, Institute for Urban Governance and Sustainable Development, Tsinghua University

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    Sustainable Pathways to Global Access for Innovative Medicines

    Professor Ken Shadlen, International Development, LSE
    Dr Guanqiao Li, Vanke School of Public Health, Tsinghua University

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    Sustaining Quality of Life in the Face of Cognitive Decline: Dementia and Alzheimer’s Care in China and England

    Professor Andrew Street, Department of Health Policy, LSE
    Dr Huixuan Gao, Department of Health Policy, LSE
    Dr Yue Qiu, School of Healthcare Management, Tsinghua University
    Xinyue Fang, Paula Li, Institute for Hospital Management, Tsinghua University

Building Sustainable Societies

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    Building Sustainable Societies Through Fostering Engagement of Higher Education Students

    Dr Giannis Efthymiou, International Inequalities Institute, LSE
    Dr Kai Kuang, School of Journalism and Communication, Tsinghua University

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    Comparative Analysis of Climate Change Narratives and Politics in China and Indonesia

    Professor Tim Forsyth, International Development, LSE
    Professor Fanxu Zeng, School of Journalism and Communication, Tsinghua University

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    Strengthening the Resilience of Food Supply Chains Through International Cooperation

    Lei (Alice) Bian, Grantham Research Institute, LSE
    Professor Elizabeth Robinson, Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment, LSE
    Professor Deborah James, Anthropology, LSE
    Professor Wenjia Cai, Tsinghua University
    Yujuan Wang, Tsinghua University
    Yihui Liu, Tsinghua University
    Jianxiang Shen, Tsinghua University
    Hanyi Wu, Department of Earth System Science, Tsinghua University
    Professor Lan Xue. Schwarzman College and the Institute for AI International Governance, Tsinghua University

Generating Sustainable Growth and Energy Transitions

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    Beyond Coal: Cross Country Comparison on Pathways for a Just and Feasible Energy Transition

    Dr Joseph Feyertag, Mengwei Sha, Isabel Lara Miranda, Alia Yusuf, Dr Simon Dikau, Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment, LSE
    Associate Research Professor Bin Hu, Wenjuan Dong, Wenchuan Zhang, Institute of Climate Change and Sustainable Development, Tsinghua University

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    Assessing the Technical Feasibility, Economic Viability and Policy Frameworks for Green Methanol Deployment

    Dr Min Kyeong Cha, Geography & Environment, LSE
    Associate Research Professor Yu Wang, Associate Research Professors Zhou Jian & Zhou Lingling, Dr Zhang Miaomiao, Institute of Energy, Environment and Economy, Tsinghua University

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    Supporting Decarbonisation of the Power Sector in Bali

    Bob Ward, Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment, LSE
    Assistant Research Professor Yujuan Fang, Institute of Climate Change and Sustainable Development, Tsinghua University

Creating Sustainable Finance and Business

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    The Green Signal: Decoding Venture Capital Sustainability Strategy and Its Influence on Portfolio Firms

    Dr Juanita Gonzalez Uribe, Finance, LSE
    Dr Xiang Yin, School of Economics and Management, Tsinghua University