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HKU Geologists Team becomes First in Hong Kong to retrieve Lunar Samples

Dr Yuqi Qian, Dr Joseph Michalski and the team from Department of Earth Sciences obtained approval from the China National Space Administration's Lunar Exploration and Space Engineering Centre to study the 822.6 milligrams lunar soil samples collected by the Chinese lunar probe Chang'e-5 (中國嫦娥五號) in 2020.

The lunar samples offer valuable insights into the Moon’s geological and thermal history and its connection to the formation and evolution of planetary bodies in the Solar System. The achievement by the HKU team underscores the university's growing contributions to China's lunar and planetary exploration efforts.

Details | Watch | HKU Planetary Spectroscopy and Mineralogy Lab

HKU Sports Scholars shine at World University Games

Ryan Choi 蔡俊彥: Gold Medal | Fencing (Men's Foil Team) & Bronze Medal | Fencing (Men's Foil Individual)

Lawrence Ng 吳諾弘: Gold Medal | Fencing (Men's Foil Team)

Cheung Ioi Chit 章睿哲 : Silver Medal | Wushu (Men's Nangun)

Ko Shing Hei 高城熙: Bronze Medal | Badminton (Men's Singles)

Coleman Wong 黃澤林: Bronze Medal  | Tennis (Mixed Doubles with Cody Wong)

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What's On

A Day of HKU Marine Biologists

MarineGEO – a global project to monitor marine biodiversity

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Landscapes in Memory: Chinese Landscapes Painting Workshop 
山水憶遊——水墨畫工作坊

Aug 26 – Sep 9 | University Museum and Art Gallery

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‘Neuro-Long COVID in Hong Kong’ Online Survey

「神經系統長新冠在香港」網上問卷調查

Hong Kong residents aged 18 or above & have been infected by COVID

Survey | 問卷調查

Research | Articles

Ease Tensions in the South China Sea by Adopting Cooperative Mechanisms

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Stylized Facts of H.K. Primary Housing Market: 2016-2023 data analytics and reflection

一手樓市典型事實：近8年數據分析與反思

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Why are museum collections important?

In a world where increasing information and data are now accessible online, natural history collections may appear as an archaism of a different century. It is just the contrary, however, as specimen-based collections are now more useful than ever. 

A specimen represents a treasure of information from which one can extract a lot of data, and potentially even more so in the future Specimen collections, while sometimes perceived as dusty relics of the past, are in fact our biobanks of the future.  More  

With over 50,000 specimens, the Hong Kong Biodiversity Museum 香港生物多樣性博物館 (HKBM) at HKU Faculty of Science is the first museum dedicated to the study and education of biodiversity in Hong Kong.

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