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Introduction To address the growing complexity of research and rapid advances in artificial intelligence, the Department of Geography has established a dedicated high-performance computing cluster - GEOG HPC. This resource provides professors, researchers, and students with powerful parallel computing and massive storage capacity, fully supporting teaching and research activities. The GEOG HPC System features cutting-edge infrastructure: advanced intelligent computing engine

Geospatial data science, integrating the fields of data science, geography, and computer science, becomes vitally important for better understanding natural environments, human-nature interactions, and the Earth’s climate. Our research team comprises highly skilled, well-known scientists with diverse backgrounds in Remote Sensing (RS), Geographic Information Systems (GIS), and data science, and is dedicated to addressing the challenges such as global and regional environmenta

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The team in the broad field of environmental change and sustainability seeks to understand and resolve many pressing issues facing human society: global climate change, carbon neutrality, urban and rural landscape transformation, contemporary human-environment interactions and the accompanying sustainability issues. With these diverse areas of inquiry, our study extends from local to global and engages a broad spectrum of research endeavours. We undertake world-leading resear

Departmental Research Seminars Series Global-scale responses of the Blue Planet to climate and environmental changes: Implications for Earth’s greenhouse gas budgets and the climate system Date: 21 MAY 2026 (Thursday) Time: 15:00-16:30 (HKT) Venue: Chamber, Faculty of Social Sciences, 11/F, The Jockey Club Tower, Centennial Campus, HKU Registration link: https://hkuems1.hku.hk/hkuems/ec_hdetail.aspx?guest=Y&ueid=106659 Zoom Link: https://hku.zoom.us/j/95394848064?pwd=B4NGSPm

Primarily rooted in human geography, members of the Cities, Culture & Society research group make use of a wide variety of interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary tools and perspectives to investigate some of the most pressing concerns of our increasingly urban planet. Working closely with collaborators and interlocutors in such cognate disciplines as urban planning, critical theory, urban studies, tourism studies, anthropology, sociology, cultural studies, economics, gender

Job Recruitment Talk for PhD students by School of Public Administration and Policy, Dalian University of Technology Date: 15 MAY 2026 (Friday) Time: 10:15-11:30 (HKT) Venue: Chamber, Faculty of Social Sciences, 11/F, The Jockey Club Tower, Centennial Campus, HKU Registration link: https://hkuems1.hku.hk/hkuems/ec_hdetail.aspx?UEID=106553 Event Details: This academic recruitment briefing features a visiting delegation from the School of Public Administration and Policy, Dalia

Room 8.16 The JC STEM Lab of Quantitative Remote Sensing is one of the five newly established JC STEM Labs and is led by Professor Shunlin Liang from the Department of Geography. This new JC STEM Lab, located on the 8th floor of the Jockey Club Tower, is dedicated to exploring the intricate interactions between land and social systems. It aims to develop advanced methodologies for estimating various variables of the Earth system from satellite data, with the ultimate goal of

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Geography Distinguished Seminars Series AI for Earth Observation: From Petabytes to Actionable Insights Date: 12 MAY 2026 (Tuesday) Time: 10:00-11:00 (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=106694 Abstract: Geoinformation derived from Earth observation (EO) satellite

Departmental Research Seminars Series Placemaking and Participatory Planning in Singapore Date: 12 MAY 2026 (Tuesday) Time: 14:00-15:00 (HKT) Venue: Chamber, Faculty of Social Sciences, 11/F, The Jockey Club Tower, Centennial Campus, HKU Registration link: https://hkuems1.hku.hk/hkuems/ec_hdetail.aspx?guest=Y&ueid=106215 Abstract: The concept of ‘placemaking’ emerged as an urban development strategy in the Global North in the 1990s, with the goal of improving the urban desig

Departmental Research Seminars Series Sustainable Agri-Food System Development under Future Climate Change Date: 11 MAY 2026 (Monday) Time: 11:00-12:00 (HKT) Venue: Chamber, Faculty of Social Sciences, 11/F, The Jockey Club Tower, Centennial Campus, HKU Registration link: https://hkuems1.hku.hk/hkuems/ec_hdetail.aspx?guest=Y&ueid=106658 Abstract: Rising demand for food and biofuels is placing growing pressure on land, water and ecosystems worldwide. Achieving food security w

Searchinger, T. D., Peng, L., Russi, D., & Canham, C. (2026). Decades of increased emissions from forest-fuelled BECCS. Nature Sustainability. BECCS, or bioenergy with carbon capture and storage, is often presented as a promising climate solution because it can generate energy while capturing and storing carbon dioxide. A new study published in Nature Sustainability by Professor Liqing Peng from the Department of Geography at The University of Hong Kong and collaborators find

Distinguished Seminar Series in Geography and Sustainable Development The Distinguished Seminar Series in Geography and Sustainable Development is sponsored by Surien Foundation Hong Kong, where distinguished scholars and practitioners share their expertise on a wide range of topics concerning sustainability and environmental management. By attending informative presentations and engaging in lively discussions, participants glean insights into obstacles, possibilities, and op

HKU GEOGRAPHY: Monthly Research Talks Companionship as Practice: Rethinking Fieldwork in Conflicted Contexts Date: 24 APR 2026 (Friday) Time: 11:00-11:15 (HKT) Via Zoom: https://hku.zoom.us/j/98300713382?pwd=dGdqelhpWUwyOENmTUJyalVKemtHQT09 (No registration required) Abstract: This presentation reflects on the ethical reconsideration of fieldwork within an ongoing doctoral project in the Indian Himalayas. In response to a context of social unrest, the research shifted from pr

Geography Distinguished Seminars Series Using NLP to identify urban development typologies in Chinese cities Date: 21 APR 2026 (Tuesday) Time: 10:30-12:00 (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=106260 Abstract: This study applies natural language processing (NLP) to

Geography Distinguished Seminars Series Studies of Key Carbon Cycle Processes in Mangrove Wetland Ecosystems of Southeastern China and Their Blue Carbon Potentials Date: 10 APR 2026 (Friday) Time: 10:00-11:30 (HKT) Venue: CLL, Department of Geography, 10/F, The Jockey Club Tower, Centennial Campus, HKU Mode: Hybrid Via Zoom: https://hku.zoom.us/j/93927502505?pwd=UmpZanpqblBpMFRIQ0xxbzh2aE1xZz09 Meeting ID: 939 2750 2505 Password: 433961 Registration link: https://hkuems1.hku

Geography Distinguished Seminars Series Exploring Geographic Modeling and Simulation in the Age of Intelligence Date: 31 MAR 2026 (Tuesday) Time: 10:00-11:30 (HKT) Venue: CLL, Department of Geography, 10/F, The Jockey Club Tower, Centennial Campus, HKU Language: Putonghua 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=106061 Abstract : Artificial intelligence has

Geography Distinguished Seminars Series The Soul of Geography Date: 27 MAR 2026 (Friday) Time: 10:00-11:15 (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=105811 Abstract : This lecture reflects on the foundational principles that define the “soul” of geography. It exami