Materials scientist’s death at 47 from brain haemorrhage highlights long hours culture in China
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Anthony King2025-05-08T08:30:00
Liu Yongfeng’s death isn’t the first instance of a Chinese academic with a heavy workload dying young
The spotlight was recently shone on the work culture of Chinese universities earlier this year following the death of a professor of materials science, aged 47, at Zhejiang University. The family blamed an ‘insane’ workload for the death of Liu Yongfeng from cerebral haemorrhage, according to the South China Morning Post.