HKU offers PhD and MPhil programmes in all faculties and schools/departments. Applicants will be requested to indicate the proposed department or interdisciplinary research area in the application based on your areas of interest. The list of faculties, schools/departments and interdisciplinary research areas admitting research postgraduate students are listed below. You may also search for potential supervisor from the HKU Scholars Hub.
Note: Academic units admitting research postgraduate students are marked with # in the list.
- Faculty of Architecture
- Faculty of Architecture
School/Departments:
Department of Architecture #
School of Innovation #*
Department of Real Estate and Construction #
Department of Urban Planning and Design #*Available for selection under “Interdisciplinary Schools/Institutes” in the Online Application System
Note: The School of Innovation was established in November 2024 and is allocated to the Faculties of Architecture, Business and Economics, Engineering and Science.
- Faculty of Arts
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Disciplines:
Archaeology
Humanities and Digital TechnologiesSchools/Centres:
School of Chinese #
School of English #
School of Future Media #*
School of Humanities #Disciplines:
Art History
Comparative Literature
Gender Studies
History
Linguistics
Music
PhilosophySchool of Modern Languages and Cultures #
Disciplines:
African Studies
American Studies
China Studies
European Studies
Global and Area Studies
Global Creative Industries
Japanese Studies
Korean StudiesCentre for Applied English Studies^
Centre of Buddhist Studies #
Centre for Humanities and Medicine^*Available for selection under “Interdisciplinary Schools/Institutes” in the Online Application System
^Applications are not accepted for admission in 2026/27
Note: The School of Future Media was established in October 2025 and is allocated to the Faculties of Arts and Social Sciences. - Faculty of Business and Economics
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Faculty of Business and Economics #
Disciplines:
Accounting
Economics
Finance
Innovation and Information Management
Management and Strategy
MarketingSchool:
School of Innovation #**Available for selection under “Interdisciplinary Schools/Institutes” in the Online Application System
Notes:
1. Faculty of Business and Economics will only consider applications for admission to the Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) programme.
2. The School of Innovation was established in November 2024 and is allocated to the Faculties of Architecture, Business and Economics, Engineering and Science. - Faculty of Dentistry
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Faculty of Dentistry #
Disciplines:
Applied Oral Sciences and Community Dental Care
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Paediatric Dentistry and Orthodontics
Periodontology and Implant Dentistry
Restorative Dental SciencesSchool:
School of Biomedical Engineering #**Available for selection under “Interdisciplinary Schools/Institutes” in the Online Application System
Note: The School of Biomedical Engineering was established in March 2025 and is allocated to the Faculties of Dentistry, Engineering, Medicine and Science.
- Faculty of Education
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Disciplines:
Language and Literacy Education
Human Communication, Learning, and Development
Mathematics, Science, and Technology
Social Contexts and Policies of EducationTeaching and Learning Innovation Centre #
Note: Applicants who would like to pursue their studies in Teaching and Learning Innovation Centre can refer to the research areas available in the profile of the respective academic staff.
- Faculty of Engineering
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Schools/Departments:
Department of Civil Engineering #
School of Biomedical Engineering #*
School of Computing and Data Science #*
Department of Data and Systems Engineering #
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering #
School of Innovation #*
Department of Mechanical Engineering #
*Available for selection under “Interdisciplinary Schools/Institutes” in the Online Application SystemNotes:
1. The School of Biomedical Engineering was established in March 2025 and is allocated to the Faculties of Dentistry, Engineering, Medicine and Science.
2. The School of Computing and Data Science was established in July 2024. The new School shall encompass the two existing Teaching Departments (viz. Department of Computer Science and Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science).
3. Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering has been renamed as Department of Data and Systems Engineering in September 2024.
4. Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering has been renamed as Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering in February 2026.
5. The School of Innovation was established in November 2024 and is allocated to the Faculties of Architecture, Business and Economics, Engineering and Science.
- Faculty of Law
- LKS Faculty of Medicine
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Schools/Departments/Institute:
School of Biomedical Sciences #
School of Biomedical Engineering #*
School of Chinese Medicine #
School of Clinical Medicine
Centre of Cancer Medicine #
Department of Anaesthesiology #
Department of Clinical Oncology #
Department of Diagnostic Radiology #
Department of Emergency Medicine #
Department of Family Medicine and Primary Care #
Medical Ethics and Humanities Unit #
Department of Medicine #
Department of Microbiology #
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology #
Department of Ophthalmology #
Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology #
Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine #
Department of Pathology #
Department of Psychiatry #
Department of Surgery #
School of Nursing #
Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacy #
School of Public Health #
Bau Institute of Medical and Health Sciences Education #
*Available for selection under “Interdisciplinary Schools/Institutes” in the Online Application SystemNotes:
1. School of Biomedical Engineering was established in March 2025 and is allocated to the Faculties of Dentistry, Engineering, Medicine and Science.
2. Applicants who would like to pursue their studies in HKU-Pasteur Research Centre can approach the Departmental Research Postgraduate Advisor/Contact Person of the Department of Microbiology, School of Clinical Medicine for application instructions. - Faculty of Science
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Schools/Departments:
School of Biological Sciences #
School of Biomedical Engineering #*
Department of Chemistry #
School of Computing and Data Science #*
Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences #
School of Innovation #*
Department of Mathematics #
Department of Physics #*Available for selection under “Interdisciplinary Schools/Institutes” in the Online Application System
Notes:1. The School of Biomedical Engineering was established in March 2025 and is allocated to the Faculties of Dentistry, Engineering, Medicine and Science.
2. The School of Computing and Data Science was established in July 2024. The new School shall encompass the two existing Teaching Departments (viz. Department of Computer Science and Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science).
3. The School of Innovation was established in November 2024 and is allocated to the Faculties of Architecture, Business and Economics, Engineering and Science. - Faculty of Social Sciences
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School/Departments/Centre/Institute:
School of Future Media #*
Department of Geography #
Department of Politics and Public Administration #
Department of Psychology #
Department of Social Work and Social Administration #
Department of Sociology #
Hong Kong Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences #
*Available for selection under “Interdisciplinary Schools/Institutes” in the Online Application SystemNote: The School of Future Media was established in October 2025 and is allocated to the Faculties of Arts and Social Sciences.
- Interdisciplinary Schools/Institutes
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School of Biomedical Engineering #
School of Computing and Data Science #
School of Future Media #
School of Innovation #
Institute of Data Science #