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The latest news about research, events, staff and students from the School of East Asian Studies.
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K-pop Worlds: Exploring the Global Influence of a Korean Phenomenon Launch Event

K-pop came to Sheffield on Thursday 3rd October when the University Library and the Centre for Korean Studies held a launch event for an exhibition titled K-pop Worlds: Exploring the Global Influence of a Korean Phenomenon.
Student doing Japanese writing
Student doing Japanese writing

Experience Japanese at University and Beyond Programme 2025

Whether you're a complete beginner or already studying Japanese, join us for a great day of workshops, language tasters, and a panel discussion to discover future opportunities of undertaking East Asian studies at university.
KPOP Team
The Exhibition team members, from left to right: Dr Gemma Ballard, Mia Xinrui Liu, Dr Hannah Hyun Kyong Chang and Youn-hi Hughes.

K-pop Worlds: Exploring the Influence of a Global Phenomenon

We are delighted to announce the launch of a special exhibition dedicated to the ever-growing phenomenon of K-pop, which will run from September 11th to October 17th, 2024.
Digital Conference

Digital Korea: Stories, systems and spaces of connection

On May 30-31 the Centre for Korean Studies welcomed over twenty Korean Studies scholars from Europe, the United States, East and South East Asia to share their research.
Film Festival

Korean Documentary Film Festival 

The Centre for Korean Studies partnered with the historic Showroom Cinema in Sheffield in April to screen a special Korean documentary season featuring films on themes ranging from football and the Korean War, to cats and K-pop fandom.
small class seminar

Join our team and help us expand and enhance our expertise of the East Asia Region!

Due to a growing worldwide interest in the East Asia region and a growing student body we are looking to appoint two Lecturers in East Asian Studies to enhance and expand our excellent research and teaching.
group of students in the park

SEAS team receives an AHRC Network Grant Award to better understand the impact group-based creative activities have on wellbeing.

Congratulations to Dr Jennifer Coates, Dr Jamie Coates, Dr Robert Simpkins, and Dot Finan on being awarded an AHRC Network Grant Award to support their research project Groups, Clubs, and Scenes: Informal Creative Practices in Japan.
Dr Thomas McAuley

Japan Songs: A musical exploration of translated Japanese Poetry

Are you are looking for a cultural activity this December? Dr McAuley, our resident Japanese poetry expert, has teamed up with Kyo-Shin-An Arts to bring you Japan Songs, an online concert showcasing a selection of his translated poems set to music.
Firth Court with ivy and blue sky

PhD Scholarships are now open for 2021 entry

If you are interested in pursuing a PhD and have a passion for East Asia, come and join us! We have a number of Scholarship opportunities for high achieving students eager to explore the most dynamic region of the world.

UK Japan Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA): The Real Deal

The recently signed UK Japan CEPA was the UK’s first post-Brexit trade agreement, which, according to the British Government website, will increase trade with Japan by an estimated £15.2 billion.