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News and Events

Research, awards and student stories from the four Academies — and the lectures, workshops and information days you can attend.

Updated weekly by the Faculty Office

28 AUG 2026 · AWARD Dream of the Red Chamber Award announces its 2026 shortlist Six novels from four regions advance in the Faculty’s biennial prize for the best Chinese-language novel worldwide.

19 AUG 2026 · RESEARCH GSIS study maps heat exposure across Kowloon’s older estates Three years of street-level readings become an open dataset for district planners and residents’ groups.

06 AUG 2026 · STUDENTS Experiential Learning Grant opens for the first round of 2026/27 Applications close 30 September; academic advisers hold drop-in sessions throughout the month.

30 JUL 2026 · PEOPLE Two Faculty scholars elected to the Academy of the Humanities 22 JUL 2026 · RESEARCH Translation research centre receives four-year grant for a Cantonese literary corpus 11 JUL 2026 · STUDENTS Social work students complete 800 placement hours with eleven Kowloon agencies 02 JUL 2026 · FACULTY Annual Review 2025/26 published

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Upcoming Events

Public lectures and seminars are free to attend; information days and workshops ask for registration a week in advance.

12 SEP Public lecture: What archives remember about a city LECTURE 18:30–20:00 · WYS Auditorium, Baptist University Road Campus 26 SEP Postgraduate research day: work in progress RESEARCH 14:00–17:30 · Academic and Administration Building, AAB 1001 10 OCT Undergraduate Information Day ADMISSIONS 10:00–16:00 · Faculty foyer and departmental booths 24 OCT Translation workshop: subtitling for festivals WORKSHOP 15:00–17:00 · Language Centre, WYS 7/F 08 NOV International Writers’ Workshop: evening reading READING 19:00–21:00 · Lam Woo International Conference Centre 21 NOV Careers panel: humanities graduates in museums and media CAREERS 12:30–14:00 · WYS 1325 seminar room

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Annual Programmes

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