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When AI Meets Ancient Crafts: How an HKUer Gave Voice to a Forgotten Tang Poetess

Yuqing Liu’s short film blending traditional Chinese culture with cutting-edge AI has captured international acclaim – and top honours at a major global festival.
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  • HKU Honours Alumna’s Legacy at Phoenix Yuen College Dedication

    HKU Honours Alumna’s Legacy at Phoenix Yuen College Dedication

    Mrs Phoenix Yuen was a beloved educator, performing artist, and proud HKU graduate known for her lifelong commitment to community service.
    2 Oct 2026
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  • A Worthwhile Journey

    A Worthwhile Journey

    Long Service Award recipient Ms Annie Lam reflects on 45 years of dedicated service at HKU.
    2 Oct 2026
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  • Ideas in Motion: The HKU Founders Creating Global Impact

    Ideas in Motion: The HKU Founders Creating Global Impact

    Join us on 14 October to exchange valuable insights, explore new collaboration opportunities, and discover the latest trends shaping the future.
    30 Sep 2026
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  • Students, Staff Turn Out for Historic HKU Flag-Raising Ceremony

    Students, Staff Turn Out for Historic HKU Flag-Raising Ceremony

    Hundreds of students, staff, and Hong Kong civic leaders celebrated National Day with a flag-raising ceremony outside the University’s iconic Main Building.
    1 Oct 2026
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When AI Meets Ancient Crafts: How an HKUer Gave Voice to a Forgotten Tang Poetess

When AI Meets Ancient Crafts: How an HKUer Gave Voice to a Forgotten Tang Poetess

Yuqing Liu’s short film blending traditional Chinese culture with cutting-edge AI has captured international acclaim – and top honours at a major global festival.
2 Oct 2026
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A Worthwhile Journey

A Worthwhile Journey

Long Service Award recipient Ms Annie Lam reflects on 45 years of dedicated service at HKU.
2 Oct 2026
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Dr Michael Rivera Is Explaining Everything You’ve Ever Wanted to Know about Humans

Dr Michael Rivera Is Explaining Everything You’ve Ever Wanted to Know about Humans

Hong Kong’s first bioanthropologist receives UGC teaching award.
30 Sep 2026
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A ‘Personal Best’ Is Just the Beginning

A ‘Personal Best’ Is Just the Beginning

What began as a hobby became a turning point in Jane Karlsson’s life when a record-breaking performance opened the door.
29 Sep 2026
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The Meaning Behind the Medicine

The Meaning Behind the Medicine

As psychedelics return to the clinic, Professor Alex Gearin asks a question often treated as an afterthought: whose ideas about healing, and mortality count?
29 Sep 2026
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Engineering Tomorrow: The HKU Founders Driving the Future of Tech

Engineering Tomorrow: The HKU Founders Driving the Future of Tech

Three companies. Three founders. Three different ways to change the world.
24 Sep 2026
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Research & Discovery

  • HKU Geography Professor’s PNAS Study Maps Pathway to Lower Emissions – and Less Poverty

    HKU Geography Professor’s PNAS Study Maps Pathway to Lower Emissions – and Less Poverty

    Removing energy subsidies often hits low-income families hardest. A new study shows how smart fiscal reform can turn energy transition into a win-win for climate and social equity.
    30 Sep 2026
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  • HKU-Led Study Reveals How AI Can Manipulate Users Without Their Knowledge

    HKU-Led Study Reveals How AI Can Manipulate Users Without Their Knowledge

    Research published in PNAS shows that subtly biased AI advice significantly increases the likelihood of suboptimal choices, yet users continue to rate these systems as highly...
    28 Sep 2026
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  • HKU-Developed Codec Extends DNA Data Storage Lifespan by Centuries

    HKU-Developed Codec Extends DNA Data Storage Lifespan by Centuries

    A blockchain-inspired system developed by HKU researchers could allow digital archives stored in DNA to remain recoverable for hundreds of years.
    28 Sep 2026
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  • Could US Sanctions Facilitate the Creation of a Chinese Innovation System?

    Could US Sanctions Facilitate the Creation of a Chinese Innovation System?

    Professor Yanbo Wang’s recent paper, published in Science, found that US sanctions have driven the acceleration of Chinese corporate science. We asked him about what comes next.
    25 Sep 2026
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  • Did US Sanctions Actually Strengthen Chinese Corporate Science?

    Did US Sanctions Actually Strengthen Chinese Corporate Science?

    A new study, coauthored by HKU’s Professor Yanbo Wang and published in the prestigious journal Science, suggests that sanctions may have inadvertently pushed Chinese firms to take...
    23 Sep 2026
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  • Beyond the AI Race: HKU Scholars Put Ethics at the Centre of Geopolitics

    Beyond the AI Race: HKU Scholars Put Ethics at the Centre of Geopolitics

    A new open-access Cambridge Elements volume argues that debates over chips, models and national advantage must also face questions of responsibility, justice and co-operation.
    21 Sep 2026
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Catch up on all the highlights from a historic National Day flag-raising ceremony outside HKU's Main Building. Catch up on all the highlights from a historic National Day flag-raising ceremony outside HKU's Main Building.

Catch up on all the highlights from a historic National Day flag-raising ceremony outside HKU's Main Building.

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We’ve all seen hard corals, the colourful marine structures that thrive in shallow waters with plenty of sunlight. But research by Sam Webster, an HKU PhD student, is casting light on their darker, weirder cousin, the black coral. We’ve all seen hard corals, the colourful marine structures that thrive in shallow waters with plenty of sunlight. But research by Sam Webster, an HKU PhD student, is casting light on their darker, weirder cousin, the black coral.

We’ve all seen hard corals, the colourful marine structures that thrive in shallow waters with plenty of sunlight. But research by Sam Webster, an HKU PhD student, is casting light on their darker, weirder cousin, the black coral.

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Dr Astrid Andersson believes Hong Kong’s yellow-crested cockatoos could act as a “biodiversity ark” for a species under threat. There’s just one problem: a housing crisis. Dr Astrid Andersson believes Hong Kong’s yellow-crested cockatoos could act as a “biodiversity ark” for a species under threat. There’s just one problem: a housing crisis.

Dr Astrid Andersson believes Hong Kong’s yellow-crested cockatoos could act as a “biodiversity ark” for a species under threat. There’s just one problem: a housing crisis.

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In this interview, Professor Sir Andre Geim, Nobel Laureate in Physics and Chair Professor in HKU’s Department of Physics, reflects on how graphene opened the door to an entirely new class of materials. In this interview, Professor Sir Andre Geim, Nobel Laureate in Physics and Chair Professor in HKU’s Department of Physics, reflects on how graphene opened the door to an entirely new class of materials.

In this interview, Professor Sir Andre Geim, Nobel Laureate in Physics and Chair Professor in HKU’s Department of Physics, reflects on how graphene opened the door to an entirely new class of materials.

Dr Alan William Dougherty, HKU Lecturer and Assistant Director of the School of Computing and Data Science master’s programmes, believes science education should go beyond memorising facts. Dr Alan William Dougherty, HKU Lecturer and Assistant Director of the School of Computing and Data Science master’s programmes, believes science education should go beyond memorising facts.

Dr Alan William Dougherty, HKU Lecturer and Assistant Director of the School of Computing and Data Science master’s programmes, believes science education should go beyond memorising facts.

The University begins the 2026-27 academic year with incredible momentum. It's time to build on that progress and, together, reach new heights, says Professor Xiang Zhang, President and Vice-Chancellor of HKU. The University begins the 2026-27 academic year with incredible momentum. It's time to build on that progress and, together, reach new heights, says Professor Xiang Zhang, President and Vice-Chancellor of HKU.

The University begins the 2026-27 academic year with incredible momentum. It's time to build on that progress and, together, reach new heights, says Professor Xiang Zhang, President and Vice-Chancellor of HKU.

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AI Can Make Us More Capable. It Cannot Tell Us What Progress Means.

AI Can Make Us More Capable. It Cannot Tell Us What Progress Means.

An AI economy will be judged not only by what it can optimise, but by whether it preserves the human agency, dignity and shared purpose that make a society worth advancing.
14 Sep 2026
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A Message from Professor Xiang Zhang, President and Vice-Chancellor A Message from Professor Xiang Zhang, President and Vice-Chancellor

A Message from Professor Xiang Zhang, President and Vice-Chancellor

The HKU community is growing stronger. Now it’s time to build on that momentum and forge ahead with a bold new vision.
9 Sep 2026
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“Do Not Surrender the Quest to Understand”: HKU Brings the AI Talent Debate to Qianhai

“Do Not Surrender the Quest to Understand”: HKU Brings the AI Talent Debate to Qianhai

At the HKU Talent Forum and the second anniversary of the Techno-Entrepreneurship Academy, President Xiang Zhang and Fields Medallist Ngô Bảo Châu asked: "In the AI era, what must...
7 Sep 2026
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Where There’s a Will, There’s a Way

Where There’s a Will, There’s a Way

Mrs Cherry Tse charts new paths in administrative leadership.
31 Aug 2026
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Making Global Impact through Research and Innovation

Making Global Impact through Research and Innovation

Professor Anderson Shum has a vision for HKU's next technological era.
28 Aug 2026
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It Still Takes a Village

It Still Takes a Village

Professor Jay Siegel on community and interpersonal connection in an AI world
28 Aug 2026
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HKU: Leading the Infinite

In the first episode, Professor Xiang Zhang, President and Vice-Chancellor of HKU, shares his vision and insight into how HKU has nurtured its ‘inner strength’ and excellence over the years. In the first episode, Professor Xiang Zhang, President and Vice-Chancellor of HKU, shares his vision and insight into how HKU has nurtured its ‘inner strength’ and excellence over the years.

In the first episode, Professor Xiang Zhang, President and Vice-Chancellor of HKU, shares his vision and insight into how HKU has nurtured its ‘inner strength’ and excellence over the years.

HKU has proactively recruited leading scholars from around the world ⎻ including 2023 Nobel Laureate Professor Ferenc Krausz and 2010 Fields Medalist Professor Ngô Bảo Châu ⎻ to build an international hub for top talent. HKU has proactively recruited leading scholars from around the world ⎻ including 2023 Nobel Laureate Professor Ferenc Krausz and 2010 Fields Medalist Professor Ngô Bảo Châu ⎻ to build an international hub for top talent.

HKU has proactively recruited leading scholars from around the world ⎻ including 2023 Nobel Laureate Professor Ferenc Krausz and 2010 Fields Medalist Professor Ngô Bảo Châu ⎻ to build an international hub for top talent.

Recognised as the world’s most international university for three consecutive years, HKU has a faculty with nearly 75% non-local professoriate staff and students from over 90 countries and regions. HKU has also signed exchange agreements with 445 institutions across 51 countries and regions. Recognised as the world’s most international university for three consecutive years, HKU has a faculty with nearly 75% non-local professoriate staff and students from over 90 countries and regions. HKU has also signed exchange agreements with 445 institutions across 51 countries and regions.

Recognised as the world’s most international university for three consecutive years, HKU has a faculty with nearly 75% non-local professoriate staff and students from over 90 countries and regions. HKU has also signed exchange agreements with 445 institutions across 51 countries and regions.

Bringing together leading minds in both the arts and sciences, the University of Hong Kong (HKU) has stood at the forefront of pioneering research for 115 years. Bringing together leading minds in both the arts and sciences, the University of Hong Kong (HKU) has stood at the forefront of pioneering research for 115 years.

Bringing together leading minds in both the arts and sciences, the University of Hong Kong (HKU) has stood at the forefront of pioneering research for 115 years.

Rooted in 115 years of excellence, HKU is actively shaping the future of education. Rooted in 115 years of excellence, HKU is actively shaping the future of education.

Rooted in 115 years of excellence, HKU is actively shaping the future of education.