Global South Seminar Series Wildfires, Climate, and Rangeland Livelihoods in Southern Africa: A Tale of Two Hemispheres Date: 26 AUG 2026 (Wednesday) Time: 11:00-12:30 (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=108980 Abstract: Southern Africa's rangelands support millions of smallholder and subsistence farmers whose livelihoods depend on li

Geography Distinguished Seminar Series Date: 24 AUG 2026 (Monday) Time: 10:00-12:00 (HKT) Venue: CPD-2.14, 2F, The Run Run Shaw Tower, 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=109134 Urban trees for heat mitigation and adaptation: A social ecological perspective Professor Weiqi Zhou Professor, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy o

Faculty's Strategic Research Theme "Urbanisation, Sustainability & Governance" Symposium on Managing Regional Innovation and Inequality in the AI Age 數智時代區域創新與協調發展 Date: 22 AUG 2026 (Saturday) Time: 09:00-17:45 (HKT) Venue: Chamber, Faculty of Social Sciences, 11/F, The Jockey Club Tower, Centennial Campus, HKU Language: Putonghua Registration Link: https://hkuems1.hku.hk/hkuems/ec_hdetail.aspx?guest=Y&ueid=108639

Geography Distinguished Seminar Series The local consequences of the cloud: Data centers, housing markets, and grid resilience Date: 14 AUG 2026 (Friday) Time: 10:00-12:00 (HKT) Venue: CPD-3.29, 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=108434 Abstract: Data centers are often described as part of the AI and cloud econ

Geography Distinguished Seminar Series Overlooked contribution of small disturbances to global forest carbon loss Date: 04 AUG 2026 (Tuesday) Time: 10:00-11:00 (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=108693 Abstract: Forests play a critical role in regulating t

Departmental Research Seminars Series The Fire Continent: 25 Years of Hemispheric Contrasts and Climate Feedbacks in Sub-Saharan Africa Date: 29 JUL 2026 (Wednesday) Time: 11:00-12:00 (HKT) Venue: CPD-3.01, The Jockey Club Tower, Centennial Campus, HKU Registration link: https://hkuems1.hku.hk/hkuems/ec_hdetail.aspx?guest=Y&ueid=108637 Abstract: Sub-Saharan Africa, the world's "fire continent," accounts for approximately 70% of global annual burned area, yet comprehensive lo

Departmental Research Seminars Series Critical material and technology sustainability Date: 16 JUL 2026 (Thursday) Time: 10:00-12:00 (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=108485 Abstract: Clean energy technologies are essential for the transition to a low-carbon society. However, their growing adoption in manufacturing and use will lea

Departmental Research Seminars Series Impacts of Urban Form on Environmental Pollution and Social Justice through Citizen Science Date: 14 JUL 2026 (Tuesday) Time: 10:00-11:00 (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=107835 Abstract: Urban form (i.e., the spatial organization and configuration of different urban elements, such as land use

Departmental Research Seminars Series Growing Up Online: Gender, Digitalization, and Youth Risk and Victimization Date: 06 JUL 2026 (Monday) Time: 10:00-11:30 (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?guest=Y&ueid=108403 Abstract: Young people's lives are increasingly shaped by digital technologies. Social media, online gaming, messaging applications,

Geography Distinguished Seminar Series Land Use-Ecosystem Coupled Simulation for Regional Sustainability Date: 26 JUN 2026 (Friday) Time: 10:00-12:00 (HKT) Venue: CPD-3.01, 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=107733 Abstract: Land use change is a key pathway through which human activities reshape ecosystem proce

Geography Distinguished Seminar Series Management of Sustainable Consumption Date: 15 JUN 2026 (Monday) Time: 10:30-12:30 (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=107031 Abstract: This talk focuses on a systematic examination of how household consumption contrib

Geography Distinguished Seminar Series Research Frontier of Trajectory Similarity Learning Date: 12 JUN 2026 (Friday) Time: 10:45-12:00 (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=106988 Abstract: Trajectory similarity computation is a fundamental functionality tha

Geography Distinguished Seminar Series Reflections on Geospatial Intelligence: Leveraging AI for Geographic Knowledge Discovery Date: 12 JUN 2026 (Friday) Time: 09:30-10:45 (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=107171 Abstract: This presentation examines Geos

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

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

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