Departmental Research Seminars Series Sustainable agriculture and forestry to mitigate air pollution and climate change: Earth system modeling perspectives Date: 02 DEC 2025 (Thursday) Time: 10:00-11:00 (HKT) Venue: Chamber, Faculty of Social Sciences, 11/F, The Jockey Club Tower, Centennial Campus, HKU Registration link: TBC Abstract : Appropriation of land resources through agriculture and forestry profoundly shapes atmospheric chemistry and climate, driving intertwined c

Geography Distinguished Seminars Series From Satellites to Solutions: How AI and Geoinformatics are Building Climate Resilience Date: 13 NOV 2025 (Thursday) Time: 14:00-15:00 (HKT) Venue: Chamber, Faculty of Social Sciences, 11/F, The Jockey Club Tower, Centennial Campus, HKU Mode:  Hybrid Via Zoom:   Zoom link will be provided upon successful registration Registration link: TBC Abstract : The convergence of Earth Observation and Artificial Intelligence is fundamentally res

Geography Distinguished Seminars Series The Digital Dilemma: Financing Data Centres for Climate Transition Date: 14 NOV 2025 (Friday) Time: 16:00-17:30 (HKT) Venue: CLL, Department of Geography, 10/F, The Jockey Club Tower, Centennial Campus, HKU Mode:  Hybrid Via Zoom:   Zoom link will be provided upon successful registration Registration link: https://hkuems1.hku.hk/hkuems/ec_hdetail.aspx?guest=Y&ueid=103469 Abstract : The global economy is navigating two profound and pa

Rethinking Financial Technology: Strategies for Ecosystem Development and Technology Adoption Mr Liam Nicholas Seth REEVE  ( Supervisor: Prof Frank van der Wouden ) Abstract: Financial technology (FinTech) is a hot topic due to its impact on national, regional, and local economies. Financial innovation has long been crucial to finance, and the financialization of economies and societies. From coins, to electronic trading, innovation has allowed FinTech to develop. These de

Using storytelling-based co-creation to reimagine the roles of tourism stakeholders: A case study of Community-based Tourism (CBT) in Kowloon City, Hong Kong Mr HO Ho Cheung  ( Supervisor: Prof Benjamin L. Iaquinto ) Abstract: In post-COVID era, the Hong Kong government aims to develop signature tourism products to boost tourism development. A renewed focus on Hong Kong’s cultural and heritage attractions have been suggested, yet such a strategy remains threatened by massi

The Interplay of Tropical Cyclones and Urban Morphology: Compound Impacts on Extreme Heat Dynamics in East Asia Mr CHANG Man Hei Jeffrey  ( Supervisor: Prof Nicky Y.F. Lam ) Abstract: Human-climate-environment interaction is a complex causal relationship between the anthroposphere and the atmospheric environment. Yet, the development of megacities and irreversible trends in a changing climate have brought us new hazards through compound extreme weather events in the urban

Transit-Oriented Development as Urban Public Realm: Vibrancy, Diversity, and Safety Ms FAN Zhuangyuan  ( Supervisor: Prof Becky P.Y. Loo ) Abstract: Transit-oriented development (TOD)’s success has been largely measured by ridership and built environment quality. This dissertation reconceptualizes TOD as a dynamic public realm and extends TOD’s performance measure to the social qualities it promotes in a public space—vibrancy, diversity, and safety. Four complementary stud

HKU GEOGRAPHY: Monthly Research Talks Cultural economic geographies of Tibetan thangka in contemporary China Date: 07 NOV 2025 (Friday) Time: 15:00-15:15 (HKT) Via Zoom: https://hku.zoom.us/j/98300713382?pwd=dGdqelhpWUwyOENmTUJyalVKemtHQT09 (No registration required) Abstract : This presentation starts from a basic enquiry: Can marketisation and integration into market-based circulation provide a feasible and sustainable means for intangible heritage such as Tibetan thangka

Geography Distinguished Seminars Series How are trees in eastern North America deciduous forests responding to climate change? Date: 09 OCT 2025 (Thursday) Time: 09:00-10:00 (HKT) Venue: Chamber, Faculty of Social Sciences, 11/F, The Jockey Club Tower, Centennial Campus, HKU Mode:  Hybrid Via Zoom:   Zoom link will be provided upon successful registration Registration link: https://hkuems1.hku.hk/hkuems/ec_hdetail.aspx?guest=Y&ueid=103129 Abstract: While ongoing climate chan

HKU GEOGRAPHY: Monthly Research Talks Excessive Hybridities: Film as Method and Madness in East Asian Wet Markets Date: 31 OCT 2025...

Geography Distinguished Seminars Series New Interdisciplinary Frontier  —  Metacoupling Framework for Addressing Global Challenges Date:...

Knowledge Exchange Seminar Series: Micro Campus, Macro Future – STEMtification of HK Geography in Secondary Education: School-Based Microclimate Monitoring and Forecasting Network in Geography and STEAM Education Date: 20 OCT 2025 (Monday) Time: 18:30 – 19:30 (HKT) Venue: Social Sciences Chamber 11/F, The Jockey Club Tower Centennial Campus, HKU Registration link: https://hkuems1.hku.hk/hkuems/ec_hdetail.aspx?guest=Y&ueid=103231 Abstract : The scorching Urban Heat Island (UH

20 AUG 2025 On August 20, 2025, the Department of Geography and the Institute for Climate and Carbon Neutrality (ICCN) at The University...

Geography Distinguished Seminars Series Aging Playfully: Reimagining Later Life Through Play (and Planning)   Date: 20 OCT 2025 (Monday)...

Departmental Research Seminars Series Digital geographies of power Date: 16 OCT 2025 (Thursday) Time: 14:00-15:00 (HKT) Venue: CLL,...

Geography Distinguished Seminars Series CO₂ Fertilization Effects on Global Greening and Net Primary Productivity Date: 13 OCT 2025...

We are proud to announce the publication of the second edition of  Comprehensive Remote Sensing  (Elsevier), a nine-volume Major...

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HKU GEOGRAPHY: Monthly Research Talks Sustainable Solutions for a Cultivated Planet Date: 24 SEP 2025 (Wednesday) Time: 15:00-15:15...

Geography Distinguished Seminars Series Cities as Economic Growth Machines: Comparing the Urban Trajectories of China and the United...