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Professor Catherine Manathunga, from the University of the Sunshine Coast, Australia & Evan Zheng University of Warwick

  • Knowledge Justice in the 21st Century - Prof Manathunga

  • Mediating Merit: Ethics in Co-Producing Higher Education Applications with Education Agents - Evan Zheng

Date & time

  • Friday 5th December 2025
  • 1-2pm UK time (BST)
  • Online & in person

 

Venue

Registration

No registration will be required

Abstract:

For this in-person & online seminar, co-hosted by the Doctoral Education and Academia Research Centre (DEAR) and the Education Studies Department, we will welcome Professor Catherine Manathunga, from the University of the Sunshine Coast, Australia, who will speak on "Knowledge Justice in the 21st Century" and Evan Zheng, our very own PGR, who will speak on "Mediating Merit: Ethics in Co-Producing Higher Education Applications with Education Agents".

Please join us in S1.50 (or onlineLink opens in a new window) to give Catherine and Evan a warm welcome.

 

About Professor Catherine Manathunga

Professor Catherine Manathunga is the Co-Director of the UniSC Indigenous and Transcultural Research Centre and Professor of Education Research in the School of Education and Tertiary Access at the University of the Sunshine Coast. She is an Irish-Australian, non-Indigenous- ally researcher and proud transcultural mother and grandmother of Sri-Lankan-Irish-Australian children and grandchildren. Catherine is an historian who draws together expertise in historical, sociological and cultural studies research to bring an innovative perspective to educational research, particularly focusing on the higher education sector. She has worked for more than 30 years in universities throughout Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand.

 

About the Evan Zheng

Evan is a third year PhD candidate in the Education Studies department at the University of Warwick, funded by the Chancellor’s International Scholarship. Her research focuses on doctoral education and international student mobility. Before joining Warwick, Evan held various roles in China’s international education sector.

Evan Zheng
 

Hosted by the Doctoral Education and Academia Research Centre (DEAR). Further information about the work of the Centre can be found at www.warwick.ac.uk/dearLink opens in a new window. Please direct any queries regarding the Centre or this event to dear@warwick.ac.uk

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