DEPARTMENTAL RESEARCH
SEMINAR SERIES 2026-27
"Geological-1: A Hyperspectral Remote Sensing Satellite for the Geological and Mining Industry"
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Lizhe Wang (Tsinghua Shenzhen)
22 SEP 2026 (Thursday)
15:00–16:00 (HKT)
Social Sciences Chamber, 11/F, The Jockey Club Tower, Centennial Campus, HKU
"The State of Academic Human Geography in Hong Kong: A Prognosis and Prospects"
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Prof. Henry Wai-chung Yeung (CUHK)
24 SEP 2026 (Thursday)
16:00–17:30 (HKT)
Social Sciences Chamber, 11/F, The Jockey Club Tower, Centennial Campus, HKU
"Demystifying the GRF: Advice and Open Q&A"
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Benjamin Iaquinto (HKU)
29 SEP 2026 (Tuesday)
15:00–16:00 (HKT)
Social Sciences Chamber, 11/F, The Jockey Club Tower, Centennial Campus, HKU
"Intimate Circuits: Chinese Painting and Japanese Art History"
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Caitlin Karyadi (HKU)
08 OCT 2026 (Thursday)
14:00–15:00 (HKT)
Social Sciences Chamber, 11/F, The Jockey Club Tower, Centennial Campus, HKU
Panel: "Artificial Intelligence Within and Across Firms"
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Jie Gong & Patrick Adler (HKU)
22 OCT 2026 (Thursday)
15:00–16:30 (HKT)
Social Sciences Chamber, 11/F, The Jockey Club Tower, Centennial Campus, HKU
"Understanding the Compound and Cascading Risks of Drought in a Warming Climate"
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Shuo Wang (PolyU)
03 NOV 2026 (Thursday)
15:00–16:00 (HKT)
TBC
"The (in)compossibility of regional industrial pathways: Exploring multiple path failures in the Solent region of the UK"
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Jack Laurie Harris (CUHK)
01 DEC 2026 (Tuesday)
15:00–16:00 (HKT)
TBC
"Tourism as maritime statecraft: Hainan's policy entrepreneurship in the South China Sea"
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Yan Huang (SCNU)
03 DEC 2026 (Thursday)
15:00–16:00 (HKT)
TBC