Organised by the Graduate School, the Research Image Competition has invited all research students and professoriate staff to submit images to showcase the essence of their research to the general audience in a visually captivating way. Among the 83 entries we received, the Senior Associate Dean and Associate Deans of the Graduate School have shortlisted the best 30 for voting by the HKU community.
The final winners will be determined by the voting results (30%) and the judging panel (70%).
To cast your vote, you can scan the below QR codes or click the link.
Online voting is open until September 5, 2025. Each individual can vote once only, and only votes submitted using a valid HKU email address will be counted. Multiple votes from the same person will not be counted.
Shortlisted Entries
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A Small Microbial Oasis in Nuomuhong, Qaidam Basin by Ms Anouk Ehreiser, Mr Zikang Li and Prof Yiliang Li
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Acoustically Seeded Conductive DNA Wire for Bioelectronics by Prof Julian Alexander Tanner, Prof Nicholas Xuanlai Fang, Mr Ryan Ho Ping Siu and Ms Pingping Zhang
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Deciphering the Mechanisms of Taste Loss in COVID-19 by Mr Walton Man To Chan, Prof Jade Lee Lee Teng and Prof Man Lung Yeung
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Echoes from Biak Island, Papua, Indonesia by Ms Olivia Evelin Sundari
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From Cell to Blossom: The Journey of Adipogenesis by Mr Junbo Liao
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"Hello Future!" — A Robotic Greeting from Lab to World by Ms Jinghan Yang
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Identity Intersections in Adolescent Suicide Risk by Ms Zixu Li
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Intercellular Mitochondria Transfer via Tunneling Nanotubes by Mr Shengyan Yang, Prof Cynthia Kar Yung Yiu and Prof Waruna Lakmal Dissanayaka
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Light in the Cracks: Ming-Qing Women's Subversive Agency by Ms Xiao He
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Novel Molecular Mechanism of CRP in Diabetic Kidney Disease by Mr Jianbo Guo
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Origins of Blood: A Glimpse into Early Human Development by Mr Zheng Yi Tay
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Rang: The Complexity of Confucian Political Philosophy by Mr Junbo Tao
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SMART: Snapshot Medical Analysis and Real-time Therapies by Ms Yaping Zhao
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Stardust and Enamel: Across the Little Prince’s B612 by Mr Zelin Ye
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The Inner Architecture of a Vascular Immune Organoid by Mr Xiaolin Xu
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The Last Wizard in Laomudeng Nu Village of Yunnan by Mr Zijing Shen
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Tulou at the Clashing of Architectural Temporalities by Mr Zhikang Wang
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Tumor Associated Microglia in Glioblastoma Mouse Model by Mr Guangcheng Peng
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Whole-mount Stain of Hair-bearing Skin Organoid by Ms Yanghonghong Fei
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