Press Releases and Stories

2024

News
Research, Teaching and Learning, Interdisciplinary, Humanities and Social Science
Voices Unheard: The Mindreader who Listens to Thoughts through Cognitive Science
In your daily communications with colleagues, friends, family members, or even strangers, do you ever find it challenging to interpret their unspoken thoughts?
Press Releases
Major Events (On Campus), Humanities, Humanities and Social Science
HKUST Promotes Student Arts and Cultural Education Celebrating the Year of the Dragon with Calligraphy Masters (Chinese only)
辰龍新春將至,為弘揚中國傳統文化,香港科技大學(科大)今日邀請近20位知名中國書法家,齊聚校園的逸夫演藝中心潑墨揮毫,與百多名科大師生一同提前賀新歲。是次「金龍迎春快閃活動」由科大、中央廣播電視總台原創品牌「總台文創」與中國書法大廈聯合舉辦,屬香港篇的重要節目之一。

2020

News
Recognition, Award, Humanities, Humanities and Social Science
Prof. YAN Lianke Received 2021 Newman Prize for Chinese Literature
Prof. YAN Lianke received the 2021 Newman Prize for Chinese Literature for his “lifelong contributions to world letters”.
News
Arts and Creativity, Humanities, Humanities and Social Science
Guardian of Hong Kong’s Cultural Heritage
Do you know cheongsam was originally worn by men? Prof. LIU Tik-Sang takes you on a tour of the cheongsam evolution and the vanishing traditional festivals.
News
Humanities and Social Science, Pollution
COVID-19, City Lockdowns, and Air Pollution: Evidence from China
The rapid spread of COVID-19 is a global public health challenge. To prevent the escalation of its transmission, China locked down one-third of its cities and strictly restricted personal mobility and economic activities.

2019

News
Teaching and Learning, Humanities and Social Science, Social Science
Understanding Therapeutic Value of Sociology
Students attending the classes of Prof. Julian GROVES of the Division of Social Science understand that switching off and putting away their electronic devices is mandatory—even the use of laptops or tablets for note-taking are discouraged—because Prof.
News
Arts and Creativity, Humanities and Social Science, Teaching and Learning
Creativity as a 21st Century Metaskill
In today’s workplace where many employers favor technical know-how over emotional aptitude, soft skills seem to be less desirable but for Professor Kellee TSAI, Dean of HKUST’s School of Humanities and Social Sciences (SHSS), creativity is deemed to be an essential skill for the future of work.
News
Humanities, Humanities and Social Science, Film
Learning Human Values Through the Lens
It is common to hear non-arts undergraduate students complain about being forced to take humanities classes that have nothing to do with their area of study or career aspirations.