SACU

The Society for Anglo-Chinese Understanding (SACU) is a wholely voluntary body which has been actively promoting understanding between the British and Chinese people since 1965.

The George Hogg Education Fund was launched at SACU’s 50th Anniversary celebration meeting on May 30th 2015 in order to promote educational exchange between localities and institutions in Britain and China with a particular association with George Hogg.

The president of the Society is Professor Michael Wood who is Professor of Public History at the University of Manchester. He is an historian and television documentary maker whose books and programmes on British history, on India and on China have been hugely popular with large audiences over many years.

Currently Professor of Public History at the University of Manchester, Michael has honorary degrees from many UK universities and is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society, the Royal Society of Arts and the Society of Antiquaries; He is a recipient of the Historical Association’s Medlicott Medal for ’outstanding services and current contributions to History’ and recently received the British Academy President’s Medal for services to History and outreach. Michael continues to make films with his company Maya Vision with his partner the award-winning producer director Rebecca Dobbs.

For more information about SACU please visit their website www.sacu.org and the Wikipedia page about the organisation and its history

And for information about the George Hogg Educational Fund please go to SACU's page on that subject.