Prof. Javier Cha has been selected as one of the inaugural recipients of a Schmidt Sciences Humanities and AI Virtual Institute (HAVI) grant of up to USD $680,000 (HKD $5.3…
Dear Alumni,Greetings from the Department of History. We are thrilled to announce our new initiative to connect with our alumni as we aim to build a community of history graduates…
The Department of History is pleased to announce that the 15th Spring History Symposium will take place at the University of Hong Kong on 7 and 8 May 2026 and will provide…
The Department of History is delighted to announce that Waron Maneenetr (Teak), a recent HKU graduate majoring in History and Economics, has been named a global winner of the Global…
Full Press Release:https://www.hku.hk/press/news_detail_28123.html More about their project: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OaceZaLgvqc
Congratulations to @GhassanMoazzin for being awarded the 2024 Faculty Research Award for Junior Tenure-track Professoriate Staff (under the category of cumulative research activity over a 3-year period)!
We are thrilled to announce that Professor Charles Schencking has been elected as a Corresponding Fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities (AAH). Corresponding Fellows are elected in recognition…
Prof. Wang Gungwu Visits HKU for a Memorable Reunion with Colleagues and "Wang Gungwu Prize in History" Winners On December 6 2023, the University of Hong Kong (HKU) had the…
We're proud to announce that Dr. Ghassan Moazzin, Assistant Professor at the Department of History, HKU and HKIHSS, has been elected as a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society! Please…
Prof. Charles Schencking explores the impact of the Great Kanto Earthquake on modern Japan on SCMP Explains. ?Watch here: https://www.scmp.com/video/asia/3233167/tokyo-flames-earthquake-changed-japan-forever