The institution has launched an undergraduate degree in Linguistics with Chinese and all students at Lancaster University are offered the chance to study Mandarin and the university offers Chinese cultural courses to local schools and businesses.

BBC: Lancaster University wins award for China links

Kelvin Lui and Alan Wong from The Chinese University of Hong Kong published a study this past spring that showed that those who frequently use different types of media at the same time appear to be better at integrating information from multiple senses when asked to perform a specific task.

FORBES: Multitasking: Good Or Bad?

He left the embassy Wednesday after what Xinhua said was a six-day stay, under an agreement between the U.S. and Chinese governments that he would be allowed to study law at a university in China.

WSJ: U.S. Discusses With China Departure of Blind Activist

The Chinese authorities have allowed him to leave the country to study at New York University School of Law.

BBC: China activist Chen Guangcheng seeks US action on case