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Congratulations to Professor Travis SK Kong, Professor in the Department of Sociology, for winning the Research Output Prize 2024 for his book ‘Sexuality and the Rise of China: The Post-1990s Gay Generation in Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Mainland China’.
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Congratulations to Professor Tatia M.C. Lee, Chair Professor of Psychological Science and Clinical Psychology and May Professor in Neuropsychology in the Department of Psychology, for receiving the 9th Higher Education Outstanding Scientific Research Output Award (Humanities and Social Sciences) (2nd Prize) from the Ministry of Education (MoE). The Award acknowledges Professor Lee’s publication "Qigong exercise enhances cognitive functions in the elderly via an interleukin-6-hippocampus pathway: A randomised active-controlled trial" published in Brain, Behavior, and Immunity (Vol. 95, 2021).
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Professor Robert Thomson, the recently arrived Head of the Department of Politics and Public Administration, shares his long-standing fascination with Hong Kong and China and his plans for the Department
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Professor Tatia M.C. Lee, Chair Professor of Psychological Science and Clinical Psychology and May Professor in Neuropsychology at HKU, led a study on how sleep quality affects glymphatic functioning and human brain networks in older adults.
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Spotlight on Excellence: Professor Shirley Li Appointed Belinda Hung Outstanding Young Professorship
The Faculty of Social Sciences is delighted to announce the appointment of Professor Shirley Li from the Department of Psychology as the recipient of the Belinda Hung Outstanding Young Professorship. This esteemed award, part of the university's "Outstanding Young Professorships Scheme," recognizes promising Assistant and Associate Professors who have demonstrated outstanding potential in their academic pursuits.
Honours
Congratulations to Professor Travis SK Kong, Professor in the Department of Sociology, for winning the Research Output Prize 2024 for his book ‘Sexuality and the Rise of China: The Post-1990s Gay Generation in Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Mainland China’.
Honours
Publications
Research Insights
Congratulations to Professor Tatia M.C. Lee, Chair Professor of Psychological Science and Clinical Psychology and May Professor in Neuropsychology in the Department of Psychology, for receiving the 9th Higher Education Outstanding Scientific Research Output Award (Humanities and Social Sciences) (2nd Prize) from the Ministry of Education (MoE). The Award acknowledges Professor Lee’s publication "Qigong exercise enhances cognitive functions in the elderly via an interleukin-6-hippocampus pathway: A randomised active-controlled trial" published in Brain, Behavior, and Immunity (Vol. 95, 2021).
