Celebrating Research Excellence: Graduate School Award Winners Announced

Behind every great breakthrough is a researcher who persistently asks questions and strives for more. At HKU, the Graduate School is committed to supporting and recognising these outstanding efforts through a range of prestigious academic prizes, awards, and fellowships. These honours are designed to celebrate the exceptional achievements of our research postgraduate students, highlighting their contributions to advancing knowledge and making a meaningful impact in their respective fields. Below is a list of recent awardees.

Li Ka Shing Prizes 2024-2025

Each year, the Li Ka Shing Prizes award up to six PhD / MPhil theses, shining a spotlight on the extraordinary academic excellence of our elite students.

Ms Jingyi LUO	Department of Psychology
Miss Nga Sze LEE	School of Biomedical Sciences
Dr Yijie WU	Department of Real Estate and Construction
Dr Bingkun ZHANG	Faculty of Business and Economics
Dr Ling YANG	Department of Mechanical Engineering
Dr Jinzhao LIU	Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacy

HKU Foundation First Year Excellent PhD Award 2025-2026

Designed to acknowledge exemplary performance during the probationary period of doctoral study, the Graduate School launched the First-Year Excellent PhD Award in 2023/24. It is awarded to a maximum of fifteen recipients annually.

Mr Mingyao CUI	Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Miss Zhiqian FANG	Department of Psychiatry, School of Clinical Medicine
Mr Fei HE	School of Biological Sciences
Mr Yanyan HUANG	School of Computing and Data Science
Mr Jiayi LI	Department of Mechanical Engineering
Ms Chao LIANG	Faculty of Dentistry
Miss Yuyao LIU	Department of Sociology
Mr Chixiang LU	Department of Chemistry
Mr Xubin REN	HKU Musketeers Foundation Institute of Data Science
Mr Junbo TAO	School of Humanities
Mr Renfeng WANG	Department of Architecture
Mr Sihao YU	Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences
Mr Chaoning ZHAN	Faculty of Dentistry
Miss Yunan ZHANG	Faculty of Education

HKU Foundation Publication Award for Research Postgraduate Students 2026

Awarded to no more than ten students annually, this award recognises exceptional thesis quality and all-around academic excellence. Established in 2002, the HKU Foundation Publication Award for RPG Students is proudly supported by a generous donation from the University of Hong Kong Foundation for Educational Development and Research since 2022.

Mr Lei CHEN	School of Computing and Data Science
Miss Siyi CHEN	Department of Urban Planning and Design
Mr Xi CHEN	Department of Civil Engineering
Mr Qiyu DENG	Department of Mechanical Engineering
Miss Maimaiti GULIPARI	Faculty of Education
Mr Jiamao HAO	Department of Chemistry
Mr Peiyi HE	Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Mr Yuqi HU	Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacy
Mr Yuanshi JIAO	Department of Medicine, School of Clinical Medicine
Mr Zhuoling LI	School of Computing and Data Science
Mr Ziming LI	Department of Architecture
Miss Zirong LIN	Department of Geography
Ms Lijuan LIU	Department of Chemistry
Ms Jing Tong TAN	Department of Medicine, School of Clinical Medicine
Mr Dongjun WEI	Faculty of Business and Economics
Mr Bo WEN	Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Mr Yucheng YE	School of Biomedical Sciences
Mr Fanhong ZENG	Department of Pathology, School of Clinical Medicine
Miss Yunian ZHANG	Faculty of Education
Mr Biao ZHOU	Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Warm congratulations to all our awardees! These accomplishments attest to our students’ outstanding scholarly inquiry and intellectual dedication. The Graduate School looks forward to celebrating more future breakthroughs and continuing our collective pursuit of research excellence.

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Celebrating Research Excellence: Graduate School Award Winners Announced