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Celebrating Research Excellence at the Annual Research Postgraduate Symposium

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HKU Graduate School organised the HKU Research Postgraduate Symposium cum Award Presentation Ceremony to celebrate research excellence.

 

On March 4, 2024, the HKU Research Postgraduate Symposium cum Award Presentation Ceremony brought together over 300 HKU faculty members, students, and graduates for an intellectually stimulating day of presentations, discussions and celebration.

The two poster presentation sessions showcased a diverse range of research ideas from 130 awardees of the HKU Presidential PhD Scholar Programme admitted in 2022/23 and recipients of the HKU Foundation Publication Award for Research Postgraduate Students 2023 and the Research Postgraduate Student Innovation Award 2023.  The Judging Panel and audience actively participated in intellectual discussions with the presenters – who were from across all ten faculties – and were impressed by their fresh perspectives and innovative ideas.  Thirteen presenters, one from each group, were selected for the Best Poster Presenter Award.  

The event was further enriched by the insightful sharing of our distinguished speakers, Professor Iselin Frydenlund, Professor of Religious Studies at MF Norwegian School of Theology, Religion and Society, and Professor Andras Nagy, Shawn Kimel Senior Scientist of the Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute of the Sinai Health System. Our students also took part in a unique networking opportunity to interact with the two speakers over lunch and gained valuable insights on research, career planning, and more.

President

Be bold, think big, solve big problems, and do big things.

Professor Xiang Zhang, President and Vice-Chancellor

A highlight of the day was the words of encouragement from Professor Xiang Zhang, President and Vice-Chancellor. “Be bold, think big, solve big problems, and do big things”, he said, motivating students to take risks and go beyond boundaries in research. The event concluded with the celebration of the award presentation ceremony, honouring the remarkable achievements of research students and graduates.

Congratulations to all presenters and awardees for your hard work and dedication!

Further information of the event is available below: 
Prizes obtained in 2023/24: List of Awardees
Best Poster Presenter Awards 2024: List of Awardees
Event Recap: Video; Photo Gallery

 

Student Presenting at the Symposium
Student Presenting at the Symposium 2
 Students presenting at the Symposium.
 

 

Keynote speaker Professor Iselin Frydenlund
Keynote speaker Professor Andras Nagy
Students engaging in a unique networking experience with keynote speaker
Professor Iselin Frydenlund.
An insightful keynote speech from Professor Andras Nagy.

 

Research Postgraduate Student Innovation5 Award
HKU Foundation Publication Award
Professor Xiang Zhang, President and Vice-Chancellor, presenting the Research Postgraduate Student Innovation Award for Research Postgraduate students 2023-2024.
Dr Patrick Poon, Deputy Chairman of the HKU Foundation, presenting the HKU Foundation Publication Award for Research Postgraduate Students 2023.
 
 

 

Student Organizing Committee
Student Organizing Committee
Special thanks to the Student Organising Committee for helping to making this event a success!
Top row (from left): Mr Jiajun Chen, Miss Lulu Chen, Ms Yihui Cao, Miss Siwei Zhang, and Miss Carmen Hoi Kwan Yam
Bottom row (from left): Mr Pemananda Thero Rev Unapane, Ms Victoria Elizabeth Amaral, Ms Zhixuan Li, Miss Ya Xiao, and Mr Ho Wan Chan
 
Howard Chan
Thank you all for your tremendous contributions to making this Symposium a successful one. It was not easy as we were the first cohort of the Student Organising Committee, and most of us had no previous experience organising similar events, but we managed to sail through the hurdles and pull the event off. I am truly grateful to have worked with you all and hope we will have the chance to collaborate sometime in the future!
 
Mr Ho Wan Chan
PhD Candidate, Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacy 
Chairperson, Student Organising Committee