The phrase "topics surrounding" is correct and can be used in written English.
It is a way of indicating that a certain subject or idea is related to or associated with a broader concept. For example: "I'm researching topics surrounding the effects of climate change."
As a class, students will research a variety of topics surrounding the recent elections in preparation for preparing an hour-long news special on the election in which they will act as TV newscasters.
Topics surrounding getting unplugged, exploring nature and sometimes even thinking about ways to improve our experience with our connected devices.
What is the point of teaching ICT and the topics surrounding it if it is based on ancient ideas and concepts?
Sustainability has been the focus of intense discussions over the past two decades, with topics surrounding the entire product life cycle.
Join AllRaise and female founders at Disrupt SF in interactive and intimate discussions on topics surrounding major challenges that female founders face such as fundraising, recruiting strategies, company culture, sales and marketing strategies, board/investor management, M&A and more.
Borland, a 1997 Turner Prize nominee, has previously worked with topics surrounding death.
Each individual topic surrounding the system design has its own associated flowchart that identifies activities and go/no go decision points.
This year's Games are being held in PyeongChang, South Korea, and the main topic surrounding the location is on whether North Korea's boy king is going to nuke the games (he won't).
Understand that you don't need to weigh in on every matter and topic surrounding your friends, colleague or family's life.
For years, telecommuting has been a topic surrounded by hope, hype and disappointment.
Those working closely on a topic, surrounded by like-minded people, often don't ask the most basic "what if" questions.
