Taiwan Research Hub Conference 2026
Jointly organised with Cambridge University, National Tsinghua University,
Taipei Medical University and National Sun Yat-sen University
Conference Theme: Navigating Technological Futures: Power, Resilience, and Strategy in a multipolar world
Venue: University of Nottingham, Nottingham, U.K.
Date: 22-24 June 2026 (Conference webpage will go live by September 2025)
Technology, politics, economic development, and military strategies are increasingly interconnected, shaping a highly unpredictable landscape.
Leading innovation powers, such as the United States, demonstrate a profound synergy between government initiatives and major technology corporations, propelling society into uncharted territories. Emerging contenders like China have rapidly advanced alternative technological solutions—exemplified by the swift development of competitive AI models — despite ongoing challenges in critical areas such as advanced semiconductor manufacturing. Beyond the U.S. and China, nations worldwide are prioritizing the creation of resilient technology supply chains. Efforts to mitigate vulnerabilities have led states to construct visible and invisible technological barriers across various sectors.
These developments raise several urgent questions: What new forms of economic or geopolitical power might emerge from rapid technological advancements? How will accelerated innovation reshape global alliances or exacerbate rivalries? What unforeseen societal impacts could arise from swiftly implemented, low-cost technological solutions? And importantly, how should different societies, which include advanced technology hegemons, rising middle powers and emerging small powers prepare for, manage, and regulate such transformative changes?
Fundamentally, this conference aims to critically examine the key actors driving technological transformations impacting society. Are states, corporations, or other entities at the forefront? What power dynamics emerge, and how are these continually reshaped amidst rapid technological advancement?
In order to explore all these questions with global scholars, Taiwan Research Hub at University of Nottingham, Centre for the Study of Existential Risk at Cambridge University, Institute of Technology Management at National Tsinghua University, Taipei Medical University and Centre for Strategy and Human Capital Research, National Sun Yat-Sen University will work together to hold this interdisciplinary and geo-diversified conference from 22-24 June 2026 at University of Nottingham.
The conference organisers aim to publish selected conference papers on (but not limited to) Geopolitics, Eurasian Geography and Economics, China Information.
Full details are in the attachment on how to submit.
Please submit an extended abstract detailing your research objectives, methodology, key findings, and implications. Abstracts should be up to 500 words, please use single spacing and 10-point font or larger. Please include a bio page of your current affiliation.
Full conference paper should be up to 6,000 words.
Abstract Submission date: January 14th 2026
Paper acceptance 2 March 2026
Full paper submission date: May 18th 2026
A conference webpage in association with the submission system will be launched by September 2025.
Please direct questions about the submission process, or any administrative matter, to the Conference administrator trhconference2026@gmail.com