Professor Lishan Ran’s research into carbon emissions from inland waters led to major changes in measuring global emissions. As a young child growing up in a small, peaceful village in Chongqing, near the banks of the Wujiang River, a major tributary of the Yangtze River, Professor Lishan Ran developed a love for water early in life.

A lack of good sleep can lead to devastating health problems, yet many people neglect the quality of their rest. Professor Shirley Li works to help people sleep better and raise awareness about the importance of sleep.

While the daily ebb and flow of people across a city might seem chaotic, new research reveals underlying universal patterns.  A groundbreaking study led by Professor Bo Huang, Chair Professor of Urban Sustainability in the Department of Geography at HKU, unveils fundamental spatiotemporal scaling laws that govern these population dynamics.  The research team also include Professor Peng Gong, Vice-President (Academic Development) of HKU and Chair Professor of Global Sustainability in the Department of Geography, and Professor Yulun Zhou, Assistant Professor in the Department of Urban Planning and Design, along with experts from University College London, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, and Northeastern University, USA, highlighting the interdisciplinary nature of this research.

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).

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.