Clicking with the Right People

The concept of ‘social capital’ is entrenched in the social sciences. Who we know can make a difference to the opportunities we get in life and the resources we have at our disposal. This insight is mostly based on research in offline settings, where people interact...

Advanced and Affordable Care

Opened in autumn last year, the state-of-the-art Institute for Advanced Dentistry – Multi-Specialty Clinic (IAD-MSC) is Hong Kong’s only training facility that provides advanced clinical training for qualified dentists pursuing taught postgraduate (TPG) training in...

Zooming across the World

For Spanish lecturer Dr Mercedes Vázquez of the School of Modern Languages and Cultures, the COVID-19 pandemic ruled out a crucial part of her programme – trips to Spanish-speaking countries where students could apply their language and intercultural learning. So she...

Natural Life Lessons

While space at the Hong Kong Biodiversity Museum (HKBM) is limited, the collections are not, with nearly 10,000 specimens – animals, insects, marine life plants and fungi – on display to the public and around 20,000 specimens being readied for future inclusion....

Digital Transformation

HKU has undergone enormous changes to its physical campus and teaching and research programmes over the past decade – changes that are still unfolding. Less visible but just as profound have been the changes to its Libraries. Far from being simply places of books and...