Research
Richly endowed with the academic advantages of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, UCASS attains its strategic integration of research and teaching by encouraging the faculty and students to undertake and participate in various high-quality research in humanities and social sciences for mutually reinforcing results in education and research.These research projects are normally sponsored by the University and various government research grants, or commissioned by external third parties.
Research Institutes and Centers
UCASS runs a number of research institutes and centers through which faculty and researchers conduct research solo or in collaborations with academics from UCASS, CASS institutes or/and other institutions. The research focuses on a very diverse set of theoretical and practical topics in humanities and social sciences.
☉ Institute of Advanced Studies in the 21st Century Marxism in Contemporary China
☉ Institute of Advanced Studies in Hermeneutics
☉ Institute of Advanced Studies in Public Policy and Economics
☉ Institute of Advanced Studies in Sino-Russia Relations
☉ Institute of Advanced Studies in the Belt and Road
☉ Institute of Advanced Studies in Ideological and Political Education
☉ Institute of Advanced Studies in “Rule of Law” Innovation in the New Era
☉ Institute of Advanced Studies in Spatial Strategy for Urban Agglomeration
☉ Innovative Development Center of University Political and Civic Education (approved and accredited by the Ministry of Education)
☉ Literature and Hermeneutics Research Center (approved and accredited by CASS)
☉ International Energy Security Research Center (approved and accredited by CASS)
☉ Science, Technology & Law Research Center
☉ Social Responsibility Research Center
☉ Research Center for Western Regions Studies
☉ Ethical Value and Well-being Education Research Center
☉ Chinese Traditional Culture Inheritance and Innovation Research Center
☉ Pacific History and Culture Research Center
☉ Brand Leadership Research Center
☉ Energy Law Research Center
☉ Law & Economics Research Center
☉ Criminal Defense Research Center
☉ Criminal Precedents & Interpretation Research Center
☉ Rule of Law on the Internet Research Center
☉ Competition Law Research Center
☉ Center for Juvenile Research
☉ Creative Communication Research Center
☉ Media & Youth Research Center
☉ New Media Research Center
☉ Political Communication Research Center
☉ Media Law Research Center
☉ Foreign Language and Literature Research Center
☉ Social Organization and Public Governance Research Center
☉ Leadership Research Center
☉ Public Policy Research Center
☉ Taxation Law and Governance Research Center
☉ Higher Education Research Center
☉ University Student Development Research Center
☉ Research Center for Teaching Innovation & Entrepreneurship
Research Funding Support for Faculty, Researchers and Students
At yearly basis, faculty, researchers and students apply for funding supports with their detailed research schemes at UCASS. The various funds with designated orientation and assessment criteria are intended to encourage and facilitate research activities of various features. Below is the list of the most important funds in operation.
⊕Major Academic Innovation Platform Support
⊕First-level Discipline Development Support
⊕International Forum Support
⊕Academic Innovation Support
⊕Think Tank Development Support
⊕Academic Conference Support
⊕Educational Management Research Support
⊕Support for Outstanding Research Result Promotion
⊕Important Research Project Support
⊕Support for Research Award
⊕Young Scholars Doing Research at Top Overseas Universities Support
⊕Program for the New Talents of Humanities and Social Sciencesat Undergraduate Level
⊕Innovative Research Funds for Postgraduates
A selection of published books authored by UCASS faculty members
A Selected List of External Research Fund Resources for Faculty-led Research
⊕ Chinese Central and Provincial Government Program and Chinese Ministerial Program
⊕ Key (Grant) Project of the National Social Science Fund of China
⊕ National Key R&D Program of China
⊕ General Project of the National Social Science Fund of China
⊕ Project of Ministry of Education of China
⊕ Beijing Social Science Foundation Project
⊕ Key Project of National Affairs of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences
⊕ General Project of National Affairs of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences
⊕ Project Commissioned by the Supreme People's Procuratorate of China
Journal of Graduate School of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences
The Journal of GSCASS launched its operations in 1979 by publishing academic articles authored by well-recognized scholars. The Journal draws expertise from the research institutes of CASS, coveringa wide range of social science disciplines such as Philosophy, Economics, Management, Politics, Logic, Law, Sociology, Literature, Linguistics, Journalism, History, Archaeology, and Ethnic Studies.
Library
All students and faculty members of UCASS have full access to the library system of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, including its specialized libraries and archives of affiliated institutes. As a branch of the extensive CASS Library System, UCASS Library is situated on Liangxiang campus with a total collection of 463,800 volumes, including over 357,000 books in Chinese, more than 48,400 books in foreign languages, more than 58,000 back issues of Chinese and foreign periodicals, more than 161 online databases, 57,000 full-text electronic journals in Chinese and foreign languages, and over 2 million copies of electronic publications.
