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Jingwen Zhang joined the Department of Sociology as a Lecturer in September 2024. Her research interests encompass ageing, healthcare inequalities, gender, and life course dynamics with a focus on quantitative methods. Previously, she worked as a research associate at the ESRC Centre for Care at the University of Sheffield, where she concentrated on care data infrastructure and care inequality. Notable projects include 'Unmet Needs in Long-Term Care in UK Chinese Contexts' and 'Valuing Carers 2021: Northern Ireland'. She received her PhD in Social Statistics from the University of Manchester, funded by the ESRC, where her doctoral thesis explored internal migration and health well-being in China from a gendered life course perspective. Prior to her PhD, she completed an MSc in Social Medicine and a BSc in Demography at Renmin University of China. Early in her career, she led the Global Network for Ageing Research in China (GNARC) and co-led the Quantitative Analysis Research Network for Care (QAR-Net Care). In academia, she enjoys watching sports.
Includes MSc in Advanced Electrical Power Systems and MSc in Communications and Signal Processing.