Departmental Research Seminars Series Publishing Sustainability Research Date: 08 JUN 2026 (Monday) Time: 09:00-10:00 (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=106843 Abstract: The talk will provide a brief overview about the sustainability research domain (what the overall research focus is, the approach to understand problems and provide

HKU GEOGRAPHY: Monthly Research Talks Tourist Resilience in China's Greater Bay Area Date: 29 MAY 2026 (Friday) Time: 15:00-15:15 (HKT) Via Zoom: https://hku.zoom.us/j/98300713382?pwd=dGdqelhpWUwyOENmTUJyalVKemtHQT09 (No registration required) Abstract: Based on a funded GRF project, this presentation explains what is involved in developing and validating a theory of tourist resilience in China's Greater Bay Area. Resilience is the ability to remain functional while enduring

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

HKU Faculty of Social Sciences’ Strategic Research Theme AI and Societal Wellbeing: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Health, Behaviour, and Urban Systems Date: 18 MAY 2026 (Monday) Time: 10:00-12:30 (Morning Session) | 14:00-16:00 (Afternoon Session) (HKT) Venue: Cartographica Laboratory and Library, 10/F, The Jockey Club Tower / online via Zoom Registration link: https://hkuems1.hku.hk/hkuems/ec_hdetail.aspx?guest=Y&ueid=106621 For further information, please visit the eve

Evolving nature-based solutions for urban resilience Link to the paper: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.aea9563 Editor’s summary: Cities are hotspots for implementing nature-based solutions such as street trees, rain gardens, green roofs, and restored wetlands to mitigate urban heat, flooding, and pollution. The same stressors that necessitate these nature-based solutions also act as selection agents, yet evolution is rarely considered when designing interventions

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

Improved Cropland Management and Crop Spatial Distribution for Climate Mitigation and Food Security Mr LIU Xinran ( Supervisor: Prof Peng Zhu ) Abstract: Agrifood systems generated 16.2 Pg CO₂eq of greenhouse gas emissions, accounting for 29.7% of anthropogenic emissions. Among these, cropping activities—including the application of synthetic nitrogen fertilizers, rice cultivation, and the management of crop residues and manure—contributed 1.5 Pg CO₂eq. Improved managemen

Spatial Mobility for Sustainable Transport Mr HUANG Zhucheng ( Supervisor: Prof Becky P.Y. Loo ) Abstract: Constructing sustainable, inclusive, and resilient transport systems has become a key objective worldwide. However, current practices of sustainable transport face multiple challenges: A unified framework for assessing and monitoring its potential has yet to be established. Furthermore, constrained by privacy issues and data resolution, detailed and dynamic evaluat

Spatially compounding wind energy drought in China and future climate change risk Miss WU Qing ( Supervisor: Prof Laibao Liu ) Abstract: Spatially compounding wind energy drought (SCWD) events—low wind power generation events occurring simultaneously across multiple wind sites—can pose far greater threats to grid reliability than individual droughts, yet their spatial distribution, connection structure, and future changes under global warming remain unclear. Here, using

Livestock System Transition, Productivity Improvement, and Land Sustainability in China Miss BAI Chunyue ( Supervisor: Prof Liqing Peng ) Abstract: This research will investigate how the livestock system transition in China has influenced land sustainability under rapidly increasing meat and dairy demand. Over the past two decades, China’s ruminant sector has shifted from traditional and grazing-based production toward more industrialized systems characterized by higher

Rethinking the Biophilic City: A Relational-Experiential Framework for Urban Transformation Miss WANG Panxi ( Supervisor: Prof Wendy Y. Chen ) Abstract: Urban biodiversity, as urban residents’ primary contact with nature, provides important health and wellbeing benefits. Yet biodiversity loss and species extinction are intensifying globally, with biosphere integrity identified as one of the first four planetary boundaries to have been transgressed. Cities, long understood

The Reorganization of Urban Economic Vitality under Climate Stress Miss PENG Chenchen ( Supervisor: Prof Yuyu Zhou ) Abstract: Urban economic vitality is increasingly exposed to climate stress. However, existing climate-economy research has largely focused on macroeconomic losses, regional impacts, or average effects based on simplified meteorological indicators. Less is known about how urban economic activity responds to climate stress in everyday settings, how such resp

Where movement happens: A multi-sensor study of urban environment, indoor and outdoor physical activity, and health in Hong Kong Miss LI Tianyu ( Supervisor: Prof Yanjia Cao ) Abstract: Urbanization has profoundly reshaped daily living environments, exposing residents to both adverse environments, such as traffic noise and air pollution, and restorative environments, such as green space, each with distinct effects on physiological stress and mental wellbeing. In addition

Ecosystem Methane Fluxes Estimation Using Causal Spatiotemporal Machine Learning Miss LI Mengyao ( Supervisor: Prof Hongsheng Zhang ) Abstract: Methane (CH4) is the second most important anthropogenic greenhouse gas, accounting for approximately 20% of total radiative forcing and roughly half of the net global warming since pre-industrial times. Global CH4 emissions originate from a diverse mosaic of ecosystem types, including tropical floodplains, boreal peatlands, temp

Opened April 2026 To accommodate our rapidly growing community of postdoctoral fellows and research postgraduate (RPg) students, the Department is deeply committed to providing productive, well-supported environments that foster intensive research. Recognizing the physical space constraints on our main campus, the Department proactively expanded its footprint by opening a dedicated off-campus office designed specifically to support the daily work and collaboration of our rese

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 integrates geography, data science, and computer science to advance understanding of natural environments, human–nature interactions, and the Earth’s climate system. Our globally recognised team generates, processes, maps, analyses, and shares wall-to-wall global satellite products and socioeconomic datasets. Using physical modelling, advanced machine/deep learning, digital twins, and cloud services, we address pressing challenges in environmental chan

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

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

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