Rongyu Wang holds a BA in English and Spanish Studies from Changchun Normal University (China) and an MA in Translation Studies from Universitat Pompeu Fabra (Spain). During her undergraduate studies, she spent two years in Spain studying Spanish language and literature. She is currently a PhD student at Dublin City University and was awarded a full scholarship funded by the School of Applied Language and Intercultural Studies (SALIS). Her research interests include audiovisual translation, subtitling and media accessibility. Her PhD research examines the role of non-verbal acoustic information in humour and explores how deaf and hard-of-hearing people could be provided with better access to audiovisual productions.