Team Glory: HKU Geography won the 2025 Esri Young Scholars Award (Hong Kong)! A team of five students from the Master of Science in Geospatial Data Science (MSc(GeoDS)) programme at the University of Hong Kong, including Li Junpeng, Qian Jiachun, Wang Fangqi, Xin Mingxuan, and Zhu Muyi, won the group championship in the 2025 Esri Young Scholars Award competition with their project 'Mapping Despair: Geographic Insights into Suicide in HK'! This honour not only certifies the te

Tree species composition governs urban phenological responses to warming Reference : Wu, Z., Zohner, C.M., Zhou, Y. et al. Tree species...

HKU GEOGRAPHY: Monthly Research Talks The first universal algorithm for mapping cropland inundation status throughout the growing season ...

China Development Studies Elite Seminar Series 60 Years of the Dongshen Water Supply: Some Geographical Reflections Date: 15 MAY 2025...

13 APR 2025 HKU Department of Geography holds “Extreme Weather and Sustainable Development" Education EventUniting Cross-Sector Forces to...

HKU Tourism Seminar Series Navigating the Terrain of Tourism Geography: Reflections from Tourist Studies and Plasmatic Perspectives...

Public Policy Forum Sustainable Cities Date: 10 APR 2025 (Thursday) Time: 09:15-12:45 (HKT) Venue: Chamber, Faculty of Social Science,...

APR2025 Mr. Sun has recently been honored with two prestigious awards at the Annual Meeting of the American Association of Geographers (AAG): the Annual Meeting Award from the Applied Geography Specialty Group and the Peter Gould Paper Competition Award from the Health and Medical Geography Specialty Group. The latter is especially notable, as it is widely regarded as the most prestigious student paper award in health geography. It is an extraordinary accomplishment for an un

HKU-USF Public Lecture Series Distinguished Seminars Series in Geography and Sustainable Development Regional Development Traps and...

The spatiotemporal scaling laws of urban population dynamics https://www.hku.hk/press/press-releases/detail/28233.html Fig. 1 The spatiotemporal scaling laws unveiled at the city-wide scale. Fig 2. The temporal scaling law of microscale population dynamics. HONG KONG – [March 27, 2025] – While the daily ebb and flow of people across a city might seem chaotic, new research reveals underlying universal patterns. A study published in the leading international journal Nature Com

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Geography Distinguished Seminars Series Intellectual Migration: Skilled migrants between China/India and North America Date: 21 MAR 2025...

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In the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2025, the University of Hong Kong (HKU) continues to cement its status as a premier destination for geographical studies. Ranking 1st in Hong Kong, 3rd in Asia and 10th globally for Geography, HKU’s performance reflects its rigorous academic standards and significant research contributions. The department’s success is largely driven by its high scores in academic reputation and research impact, particularly in areas such as urban

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Geographic accessibility to COVID-19 vaccination: a comparative analysis across 54 countries/regions A new study published in BMJ Global Health has uncovered significant disparities in COVID-19 vaccination accessibility across 54 countries/regions worldwide. The research, a collaboration between the University of Hong Kong, University College London, University of Glasgow, and Kyung Hee University, offers unprecedented insights into global vaccine distribution patterns. Compr

05MAR2025 The inaugural and reimagined UG Open House event was held on 5th March 2025. This was the first event of this kind post covid...

地理卓越學術講座系列 Geography Distinguished Seminars Series The crusading geographical life of a radical American geographer: William Bunge...