Nobel Prize-winning physicist Professor Sir Andre Geim, the pioneering scientist behind the revolutionary creation of graphene, will join HKU this April as Chair Professor in the Faculty of Science.
HKU continues to attract the brightest minds from around the world, as Professor Ngô Bảo Châu, recipient of the 2010 Fields Medal, will be joining HKU as Chair Professor in the Department of Mathematics.
The lights of the aurora are created when high-energy particles from space collide with Earth’s atmosphere. HKU and UCLA co-led planetary sciences research uncovers the source of energy that produces these dazzling spectacles.
After 20 months of monitoring, the ‘China Sky Eye’ telescope helped HKU and international astronomers uncover the first decisive evidence of the binary origins of Fast Radio Bursts located about 2.5 billion light-years away.
‘The Nobel Heroes Forum: Shaping Science and Future’ brought together six of the most brilliant minds in the world to explore how fundamental research is forging future directions in science, technology, health, and the global economy.
Professor Ferenc Krausz, 2023 Nobel Laureate in Physics, has set his sights on improving medical diagnostics worldwide in his new role as Professor, Chair of Laser Physics in HKU’s Faculty of Science.
Professor Michael Häusser from the Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine and Professor Xuhua He from the Faculty of Science were elected to the Hong Kong Academy of Sciences for their significant contributions to scientific research.
HKU proudly inaugurated the Hong Kong Institute for Astronomy and Astrophysics with a plaque-unveiling ceremony on November 3, attended by world-leading scientists and government dignitaries to advance astronomical research in the region.
Distinguished scientist Professor Ferenc Krausz, 2023 Nobel Laureate in Physics, will join HKU as Chair Professor in the Department of Physics under the Faculty of Science, bringing new dimensions to HKU’s research excellence.
With 2025 being the United Nation’s Year of the Quantum, global experts and researchers from around the world converged at HKU for the 25th Asian Quantum Information Science Conference (AQIS’25).
