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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...
May 7, 2014


A Legacy of Learning
Sept 2013 In memory of its previous Dean, the Faculty of Education established the Professor Shirley Grundy Memorial Fund in 2011. This...
Sep 10, 2013


MaMa Charitable Foundation Visiting Professorship in Buddhist Studies
Aug 2013 Professor Yakupitiyage Karunadasa, renowned scholar and expert in Early Buddhism and Theravada Abhidhamma, has been appointed...
Aug 9, 2013


Focal Point for Ethics, Medicine and the Law
July 2013 Established in 2012, the Centre for Medical Ethics and Law is jointly hosted by the Faculties of Law and Medicine. It aims to...
Jul 23, 2013


Seventh Inauguration of Endowed Professorships
April 2013 The University celebrated its Seventh Inauguration of Endowed Professorships on April 19, 2013. At the ceremony, seven new...
Apr 10, 2013


Empower the Third Sector for a Better Society
May 2012 The University of Hong Kong launched a training programme on May 7, 2012 for the third sector to help upgrade their governance...
Jun 4, 2012


Mark the special day with extra meaning
May 2012 There are many ways to celebrate one’s wedding anniversary; however, Dr Hector and Mrs Ada Ma could have chosen one of the...
May 14, 2012


The Sixth Inauguration of Endowed Professorships
April 2012 The University celebrated its Sixth Inauguration of Endowed Professorships on April 20, 2012. At the ceremony, twelve new...
Apr 16, 2012


HKU welcomes the establishment of the Li Shu Fan Medical Foundation Professorship in Orthopaedic Sur
Nov 2011 “This Professorship is established in recognition of the half-century long legacy of the Department of Orthopaedics and...
Nov 15, 2011


Charity Book Sale raises funds for the Department of Microbiology
July 2011 Renowned author, Ms Eunice Lam Yin-nei 林燕妮 (MPhil), initiated a charity book sale in July 2011 to support research on...
Jul 4, 2011


HKU welcomes the establishment of the Kingboard Professorship in Materials Engineering
May 2011 “It is always new materials that open the door to new technologies. Kingboard whole-heartedly supports this Endowed...
May 2, 2011


HKU welcomes the establishment of the Patrick S C Poon Professorship in Statistics and Actuarial Sci
April 2011 “The establishment of this Endowed Professorship helps The University of Hong Kong secure its leadership position in the field...
Apr 14, 2011


HKU recognises and thanks members of the community for their perpetual support
April 2011 The University of Hong Kong celebrated its Fifth Inauguration of Endowed Professorships on April 12, 2011. At the ceremony,...
Apr 12, 2011


HKU welcomes the establishment of the Edmund and Peggy Tse Professorship in Mathematics
Feb 2011 “Mathematics is a truly universal language. It is science, it is art, it is philosophy. The laws of mathematics explain, govern...
Feb 21, 2011


The first two Hung Hing Ying Distinguished Visiting Professors in Science and Technology give their
Professor N R Aluru conducting a public lecture on “Fundamentals of Fluids at Nanoscale” at HKU (From left) Ms Belinda Hung, Dean of...
Jan 15, 2011


Home-grown scientist and Endowed Professorship incumbent honoured for her research work in sustainab
Oct 2010 “Chemistry is fundamental to our lives. Advances in chemistry have revolutionised the way we live and how long we live. The...
Oct 18, 2010


HKU celebrated its Fourth Inauguration of Endowed Professorships
April 2010 The University of Hong Kong celebrated its Fourth Inauguration of Endowed Professorships on April 13. Endowed Professorships...
Apr 14, 2010


「迪志四庫全書電子版」學術研究系列計劃啟動儀式
July 2009 由漢學大師饒宗頤教授帶領與指導,並由迪志文化出版有限公司在技術及工程方面全力支援的「迪志四庫全書電子版」學術研究系列計劃,已於二月十一日啟動。 迪志文化出版有限公司主席余志明先生為支持香港大學饒宗頤學術館之研究工作,於去年底捐贈港幣三佰萬元以啟動「迪志四...
Jul 20, 2009


An act of kindness remembered
March 2009 A nearly missed chemistry practical exam and a kind gesture from an unknown lady some thirty years ago are what prompted Dr...
Mar 17, 2009


Donors, dinner and candlelight in Loke Yew Hall
March 2009 On April 21, 2009, The University of Hong Kong extended its appreciation and thanks to donors of the Endowed Professorships...
Mar 3, 2009
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