{"id":44766,"date":"2026-07-23T18:08:32","date_gmt":"2026-07-23T10:08:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.socsc.hku.hk\/?post_type=school_news&#038;p=44766"},"modified":"2026-09-25T13:17:55","modified_gmt":"2026-09-25T05:17:55","slug":"professor-liang-shunlin-awarded-rgc-senior-research-fellowship-2026-27","status":"publish","type":"school_news","link":"https:\/\/web.socsc.hku.hk\/tc\/school_news\/professor-liang-shunlin-awarded-rgc-senior-research-fellowship-2026-27\/","title":{"rendered":"Professor Liang Shunlin Awarded RGC Senior Research Fellowship 2026\/27"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Faculty of Social Sciences warmly congratulates <strong>Professor Liang Shunlin<\/strong>, Head &amp; Chair Professor of the Department of Geography, on being awarded a <strong>Research Grants Council (RGC) Senior Research Fellowship<\/strong> for the 2026\/27 academic year.<\/p>\n<p>Professor Liang&#8217;s awarded project, <strong>&#8220;Advancing Multimodal AI for Socioeconomic Mapping Using Satellite and Geospatial Data,&#8221;<\/strong> will develop a new generation of multimodal AI tools by integrating satellite observations, maps and diverse geospatial data to generate real-time socioeconomic indicators and support evidence-based decision-making for sustainable regional development.<\/p>\n<p>We extend our sincere congratulations to Professor Liang on this prestigious recognition.<\/p>\n<p>Read the full HKU press release: <a id=\"menurajh\" class=\"fui-Link ___1q1shib f2hkw1w f3rmtva f1ewtqcl fyind8e f1k6fduh f1w7gpdv fk6fouc fjoy568 figsok6 f1s184ao f1mk8lai fnbmjn9 f1o700av f13mvf36 f1cmlufx f9n3di6 f1ids18y f1tx3yz7 f1deo86v f1eh06m1 f1iescvh fhgqx19 f1olyrje f1p93eir f1nev41a f1h8hb77 f1lqvz6u f10aw75t fsle3fq f17ae5zn\" title=\"https:\/\/www.hku.hk\/press\/press-releases\/detail\/29251.html\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hku.hk\/press\/press-releases\/detail\/29251.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Link https:\/\/www.hku.hk\/press\/press-releases\/detail\/29251.html\">https:\/\/www.hku.hk\/press\/press-releases\/detail\/29251.html<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Learn more about the RGC Senior Research Fellow Scheme and Research Fellow Scheme: <a id=\"menurajj\" class=\"fui-Link ___1q1shib f2hkw1w f3rmtva f1ewtqcl fyind8e f1k6fduh f1w7gpdv fk6fouc fjoy568 figsok6 f1s184ao f1mk8lai fnbmjn9 f1o700av f13mvf36 f1cmlufx f9n3di6 f1ids18y f1tx3yz7 f1deo86v f1eh06m1 f1iescvh fhgqx19 f1olyrje f1p93eir f1nev41a f1h8hb77 f1lqvz6u f10aw75t fsle3fq f17ae5zn\" title=\"https:\/\/www.ugc.edu.hk\/eng\/rgc\/\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ugc.edu.hk\/eng\/rgc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Link https:\/\/www.ugc.edu.hk\/eng\/rgc\/\">https:\/\/www.ugc.edu.hk\/eng\/rgc\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","school_new_categories":[780],"school_news_tag":[],"thought_leadership_category":[],"department_category":[],"class_list":["post-44766","school_news","type-school_news","status-publish","hentry","school_new_categories-awards-achievements"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t<!-- All in One SEO 5.0.2 - aioseo.com -->\n\t<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The Faculty of Social Sciences warmly congratulates Professor Liang Shunlin, Head &amp; Chair Professor of the Department of Geography, on being awarded a Research Grants Council (RGC) Senior Research Fellowship for the 2026\/27 academic year. 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