Centre for Sustainable Structural Transformation

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Centre for Sustainable Structural Transformation Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Department
Centre for Sustainable Structural Transformation
Qualifications
BSc (China), MSc (China), PhD (Australia)
Office
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Email address
lw36@soas.ac.uk

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Dr Weng completed her Doctoral degree through the Development Practice Programme at James Cook University, Australia. 

Her doctoral research was on the social, economic, and environmental impacts of China’s extractive industry investments in the Congo Basin Rainforest region. She has comprehensive field research experiences from an interdisciplinary perspective, mainly in Africa and Southeast Asia, such as Ethiopia, Kenya, Cameroon, Indonesia, and Cambodia. 

Through her field investigation experiences, she collected first-hand data via interviews with relevant stakeholders and on-site observations of mining industries, industrial parks, and infrastructure construction. She has published over twenty academic articles in peer-reviewed international journals, collaborating with researchers from international institutions (IUCN, CIFOR, IPFRI, et al.) and universities (James Cook University, the University of Surrey, the University of British Columbia, Royal University of Phnom Pen, University of Indonesia, Tsinghua University and China Agricultural University et al.), mainly focusing on Africa’s extractive industries, environmental conservation and sustainability. 

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  • Extractive industry investments in Africa
  • Critical minerals and Africa’s structural transformation
  • China’s trade, investment and aid in Africa
  • Conservation and development
  • Public policy and governance

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lw36@soas.ac.uk

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