Research Interests: World-Class Universities, Cultural Productions and Identity Makings, Higher Education Transitions

WU Tongyu's research centers on students' lived experiences in higher education, with a particular focus on embodied practices in educational transitions and the interplay between rurality and higher education. In 2024, he was awarded the Society for Research into Higher Education(SRHE)- Prize for Newer Researchers. His current post doctoral project, “Boundaries in Flux”: Growth and Transition of Students from Rura Backgrounds into World-Class Universities in China” explores the time-space configuration of world-class universitiesand its interplay with rural studentsongoing transitions.

GAO Xin's research focuses on the development of educational actors from a vocational psychology perspective, particularly how individuals construct careers and identities amid educational change. Her work has been published in CSSCI and SSCI journals such as Educational Development Research and Applied Psychology: Health and Well-Being. Her current postdoctoral project explores teachers' work adaptation and identity reconstruction during digital transformation in education.

CHEN Runzhi Postdoc, Center for Future Education

E-mail: runzhic@sjtu.edu.cn

Research Interests: STEM education, educational psychology, multimedia learning, learning strategies, and the learning sciences

CHEN Runzhi‘s research focuses on learning strategies and cognitive mechanisms in multimedia learning within digital contexts. Her studies mainly address learning in STEM disciplines in higher education. She is dedicated to examining the effectiveness of different learning strategies in multimedia learning through experimental interventions. Her work has been published in SSCI-indexed journals such as the Journal of Science Education and Technology and the Journal for the Study of Education and Development. Her postdoctoral research plan centers on the integration of artificial intelligence into STEM education, investigating how AI can enhance STEM learning through various learning strategies and multimedia resources.