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Our series of lunchtime talks is finished for the moment, but it will return in the autumn with talks from a selection of experts from our network. Here’s what we’re planning.

Feng Schöneweiß (MPIWG) will examine the recent acquisition of lunar samples from the Moon and trace China’s galactic ambitions. Register now to attend on 18 June 2026.

Jamie Monson, professor at Michigan State University and member of the De:link//Re:link advisory board, will talk about a chapter of a book she is currently writing in a lunchtime talk on 21 May 2026. Register now to attend online.

Trym Eiterjord (University of British Columbia) will explore how Chinese research in the Arctic has been swept up in – and contributed to – the past decade of deteriorating US-Chinese relations.

Our new advisory board member Han Cheng will give us a short introduction to his work in a lunchtime talk on 16 April 2026. Register now to attend online.

On 6 March 2026, Claudia Derichs held a keynote speech at a one-day symposium at the University of East Anglia, UK. The lecture traced the development of Area Studies and explore the principle of “no research about you without you”.

On 12 March 2026, Valentin Krüsmann (ZOiS) gave a lunchtime talk exploring the key part multilateral development banks play within the BRI.

With increasingly visible launches and tests, commercial space travel in China attracted attention from international observers. In this seminar, Lucie Sénéchal-Perrouault outlines the current dynamics and their potential influence on the BRI.

The third edition of the HU’s Indonesian Studies Day took place on 15 January 2026. Co-organised by Claudia Derichs, the event this time centred around sustainability, and of course featured traditional Indonesian performances and snacks.

The second in our series of online Brown Bag Talks took place on 15 January 2026. Katja Mileke (bicc) discussed her work in Afghanistan since the Taliban’s return to power.