A Gift to Transform Life Science and Medicine
From left: Professor Chak-sing Lau, Dean of the Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine; Mrs May Tam; Ms Priscilla Wong, Council Chairman;...
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Apr 1, 2021
Record-breaking climb inspires hope for Paraplegics
March 2021 The “Urban Climb 300M+” Challenge, a charity climb by paraplegic rock climber Lai Chi Wai, Ignite Community Services, raised...
Feb 2, 2021
Rosie Young 90 Medal for Outstanding Young Woman Scholar
October 2020 Professor Rosie Young 楊紫芝 is very special to HKU. She is a graduate of MBBS and MD, the first female Dean of Medicine and...
Sep 1, 2019
Inspiring the Science World
September 2019 Professor Luk Kam Biu, Hung Hing Ying Distinguished Visiting Professor in Science and Technology and alumnus of the...
May 30, 2019
The Twelfth Inauguration of Endowed Professorships
Mar 2019 A total of 116 Endowed Professorships have been established since 2005. This year, the Endowed Professors are inaugurated in...
May 21, 2019
HKU Fights COVID-19
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Dec 20, 2018
HKU launches Institute of the Mind
December 2018 The University of Hong Kong (HKU) will establish an Institute of the Mind to take on the grand challenge of studying the...
Aug 15, 2018
A Guiding Voice Lives On
(Left) Engraved with ”Davies” and ”HKU”, The Davies Cufflinks were presented to Professor Ian Davies at his farewell party in 2002....
Feb 14, 2018
Study of Buddhist Architecture in China and Asia
Feb 2018 With a $2.4 million donation from Tsz Shan Monastery, the Centre for Chinese Architecture and Urbanism of the Faculty of...
Sep 19, 2017
Research internship internationalized the HKU learning environment
From left: Mr. Balraj Bellamwar (Student), Mr. Yash Mandowara (Student), Professor Pauline Chiu (Associate Head, Department of...
Apr 15, 2017
The Tenth Inauguration of Endowed Professorships
April 2017 This year, we are proud to present ten Professorships from the Faculties of Business and Economics, Dentistry, Medicine, and...
Oct 3, 2016
Two Families Joined Hands to Support Research in Lung Health and Disease
Sept 2016 The “Lee Siu Lun and Ho Ting Sik Research Fund in Lung Health and Disease” (李兆麟何廷錫胸肺研究基金) was established with a generous...
Sep 2, 2016
Project GrandMove to Promote Elders’ Robustness against Frailty
Aug 2016 With generous support from the Simon K Y Lee Foundation, the GrandMove Project 耆力無窮, a structured exercise programme, was...
May 25, 2016
A pioneering sustainable development initiative for rural Hong Kong
May 2016 To incubate a sustainable development option for rural areas and villages in Hong Kong, the HKU Kadoorie Institute, together...
May 25, 2016
The Ninth Inauguration of Endowed Professorships
May 2016 This year, we celebrated the establishment of eight new Professorships from the Faculties of Architecture, Education and...
Feb 2, 2016
Honouring Long-held Beliefs
Feb 2016 The Lo Shiu Kwan Kan Po Ling Professorship in Pharmacy 羅肇群簡寶玲基金教授席 (藥劑學) was established with a generous donation from Mr Lo...
Mar 18, 2015
Bryan Lin Professorship in Paediatric Cardiology
March 2015 Mr Bryan Lin Xiaohui is an entrepreneur and philanthropist. He established the Realord Group Holdings Limited in 2005, and is...
Jan 5, 2015
Collaboration with the University of Cambridge on Medical Law, Ethics and Policy
Jan 2015 The Centre for Medical Ethics and Law (CMEL), supported by the generosity of the WYNG Foundation, is a joint effort of the...
Jul 29, 2014
Banking on the Best
HKU Scholars with guests, Dr Rosanna Wong, and Provost and Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Professor Roland T. Chin July 2014 This year,...
May 7, 2014
Oscar-winning filmmaker appointed as Distinguished Fellow
May 2014 Oscar-winning filmmaker Ruby Yang (楊紫燁) was appointed the Hung Leung Hau Ling Distinguished Fellow in Humanities (孔梁巧玲傑出人文學者) at...
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