Weikang Zhang (张韦康)

Weikang Zhang (张韦康) is a PhD Student of Area Studies and History at Tsinghua University, Beijing, China. His research explores the interaction of the Chernobyl trauma and Belarusian identity. Weikang holds a Master’s Degree in Russian language, literature and culture from Peking University, with one term studying at the Faculty of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Saint-Petersburg University. Weikang is visiting REES for the 2023-24 academic year with the joint financial support of the Institute of International and Area Studies of Tsinghua University, as well as the China Scholar Council. While at the University of Oxford, he is studying and researching under Dr Zbig Wojnowski’s supervision.