Information Session on MPhil / PhD Admissions 2026-27 Date: 6 November 2025 (Thuday) Time: 15:30-16:30 (HKT) Zoom Link:  https://hku.zoom.us/j/97623559988?pwd=ZXUO3exbOBiERAmfwU4ndtCev7af0T.1 Meeting ID: 976 2355 9988 Passcode: 888866

HKU GEOGRAPHY: Monthly Research Talks Excessive Hybridities: Film as Method and Madness in East Asian Wet Markets Date: 31 OCT 2025 (Friday) Time: 15:00-15:15 (HKT) Via Zoom: https://hku.zoom.us/j/98300713382?pwd=dGdqelhpWUwyOENmTUJyalVKemtHQT09 (No registration required) Abstract : This paper draws on recent mixed-methods research into the commodification of live animals bound for human dietary consumption in Shanghai and Hong Kong, most especially as mediated through digit

Geography Distinguished Seminars Series New Interdisciplinary Frontier  —  Metacoupling Framework for Addressing Global Challenges Date: 21 OCT 2025 (Tuesday) Time: 10:00-11:30 (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=103349 Abstract : The world is facing n

Geography Distinguished Seminars Series Aging Playfully: Reimagining Later Life Through Play (and Planning)   Date: 20 OCT 2025 (Monday) Time: 15:00-16:00 (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=103369 Abstract : In city planning, as in society, play is consider

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

Departmental Research Seminars Series Digital geographies of power Date: 16 OCT 2025 (Thursday) Time: 14:00-15:00 (HKT) Venue: CLL, Department of Geography, 10/F, The Jockey Club Tower, Centennial Campus, HKU Registration link: https://hkuems1.hku.hk/hkuems/ec_hdetail.aspx?guest=Y&ueid=103348 Abstract : Modern statecraft was enabled by information technology, such as writing. With the ability to store, transport, and retrieve information, administrators could leverage "the

Geography Distinguished Seminars Series CO₂ Fertilization Effects on Global Greening and Net Primary Productivity Date: 13 OCT 2025 (Monday) Time: 15:00-17:00 (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=103109 Abstract: Global lands have experienced significant green

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 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...

Fall Seminar Schedule 01 Sustainable Solutions for a Cultivated Planet Speaker: Peng Zhu (HKU) Date: 24 SEP 2025 (Wednesday) Time: 15:00...