HKUST School of Humanities and Social Science @hkustshss.bsky.social · 02/10/2026We are thrilled to announce this year's Cosmopolis Festival season, bringing together extraordinary artists from around the world in a celebration of musical diversity and cultural exchange. All events are FREE and open to the public. 🔗 For program details and registration, visit our website. 010
HKUST School of Humanities and Social Science @hkustshss.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Congratulations to Prof. Wenjuan Zheng from the Division of Social Science on receiving the prestigious Harvard-Yenching Institute Visiting Scholars Program fellowship for the 2026-27. #hkust #hkustshss #HYI #VisitingScholars #SocialScienceharvard-yenching.orgAnnouncing the 2026-27 HYI Scholars and Fellows - Harvard-Yenching InstituteVISITING SCHOLARS PROGRAM: Faculty members in the humanities and social sciences at HYI partner institutions undertake 10 months of independent research at Harvard University. Dang, Hoai Giang, Associ... 000
HKUST School of Humanities and Social Science @hkustshss.bsky.social · 24/09/2026HKUST’s digital humanities exhibition "Victory 1945: A Spatio-Documentary History of Japan’s Surrender in Guangzhou" received prominent coverage from Yangcheng Evening News and Yazhou Zhoukan, highlighting its innovative integration of technology, archival research, and public history engagement.library.hkust.edu.hk廣州受降 1945時空歷史資料庫 000
HKUST School of Humanities and Social Science @hkustshss.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Prof. Chi‑Keung Chan has published “Affective Knowing in Wang Yangming”. This article argues that affect—joy, sorrow, and stillness—is fundamental to Wang Yangming’s account of knowing, explaining the heartmind’s self-correction and clarifying liangzhi as its responsive, inherent reality.onlinelibrary.wiley.comAffective Knowing in Wang YangmingWang Yangming 王陽明 (1472–1529) has provoked controversy from his day to our own with his teachings about varieties of knowing (zhi 知). A notable dimension of Wang's theoretical philosophy is his repea.... 000
HKUST School of Humanities and Social Science @hkustshss.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Prof. Kevin Kim-Pong Tam’s cross-cultural study across the US, China, and Germany reveals people preferentially sample climate information confirming prior beliefs, driving political polarization over time. #ClimateChange #ClimateCommunication #CrossCulturalResearch #ClimatePolarizationbpspsychub.onlinelibrary.wiley.com<em>British Journal of Psychology</em> | Wiley Online LibraryIn the media, accurate climate information and climate disinformation often coexist and present competing narratives about climate change. Whereas previous research documented detrimental effects of ... 000
HKUST School of Humanities and Social Science @hkustshss.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Prof. Liz Pui Yee Chee’s new chapter examines how science, policy, technology, and regulation entrenched bear bile as a marketed supplement and drug in modern and Chinese medicines. #TraditionalMedicine #AnimalWelfare #TCMResearch #EthicalConsumptionsciencepress.mnhn.frAnimal trafficking and wildlife markets - Publications scientifiques du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, ParisTrouvez le tome Animal trafficking and wildlife markets sur le site des Publications scientifiques du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, Paris 001
HKUST School of Humanities and Social Science @hkustshss.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Miss Maisie Glofcheski’s meta-analysis reveals that positive emotions enhance L2 learners' resilience while negative emotions diminish it, with demographic and methodological factors significantly shaping these dynamics. #LanguageEducation #EmotionsInLearning #Resilience #PositivePsychologydoi.org 000
HKUST School of Humanities and Social Science @hkustshss.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Prof. Stuart Gietel-Basten’s new rejoinder defends the gender-egalitarian family model, arguing Paul (2026) raises valid critiques but wrongly rejects the framework entirely, thereby undermining core equity values. #GenderEgalitarianFamily #FertilityTrends #AcademicRejoinder #FamilyPolicycomparativepopulationstudies.de Gender Egalitarianism, Fertility, and an Attribution Error: a rejoinder on “The Gender Egalitarian Family Model: Empirical and Theoretical Problems” | Comparative Population Studies 000
HKUST School of Humanities and Social Science @hkustshss.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Prof. Ping Li and Postdoc Yingying Peng are featured in the cover story of Croucher's science news: Learning Conversations – A Short Chat Can Help Students Learn Online. #OnlineLearning #EdTech #HigherEducation #CroucherFoundation #LearningScienceapc01.safelinks.protection.outlook.comCroucher News | Stories about Hong Kong scienceWe tell stories stories about science and Hong Kong. Our words and pictures make connections, provoke new thinking and share lived experience. 000
HKUST School of Humanities and Social Science @hkustshss.bsky.social · 14/09/2026🎵 HKUST 35th Anniversary Music Festival 🎵 🎼 Faculty Recital Featuring HKUST Music Faculty 📅 19 September 2026 (Saturday) 🕢 7:30 PM 📍 Shaw Auditorium Main Hall HKUST faculty artists and guest musicians unite for an inspiring evening of live performance, composition, and innovative music technology.eventbrite.hkHKUST 35th Anniversary Music Festival - Faculty Recital19:30-21:30 | HKUST | Main Hall, Shaw Auditorium 010
HKUST School of Humanities and Social Science @hkustshss.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Prof. Kevin Kim-Pong Tam’s new study links Hong Kong housing inequality to cooling-related energy insecurity, showing how structural constraints shape coping practices that harm wellbeing, and urging policies that treat adequate cooling as a public health and energy-justice issue. #EnergyInsecuritysciencedirect.com 000
HKUST School of Humanities and Social Science @hkustshss.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Prof. Ping LI's new article examines VR’s role in language processing and learning, combining behavioral and neurocognitive methods to advance theory and support future multimodal, individualized research. #VirtualReality #LanguageLearning #Psycholinguistics #EdTech #NeurocognitiveSciencedoi.orgVirtual reality (VR) for language processing and learning: Methods and approaches | Bilingualism: Language and Cognition | Cambridge CoreVirtual reality (VR) for language processing and learning: Methods and approaches 000
HKUST School of Humanities and Social Science @hkustshss.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Prof. Kevin Kim-Pong Tam published a special issue on psychological insights into climate and environmental misinformation, featuring nine papers. #ClimateMisinformation #EnvironmentalPsychology #ClimateCommunication #DisinformationResearchbpspsychub.onlinelibrary.wiley.com<em>British Journal of Psychology</em> | Wiley Online LibraryExposure to and belief in misinformation and disinformation can foster misunderstandings and misperceptions about climate change and other environmental issues, ultimately delaying essential progress.... 010
HKUST School of Humanities and Social Science @hkustshss.bsky.social · 09/09/2026We are honored to welcome Mr. SU Shishu as an Adjunct Professor of the Division of Humanities, effective 1 August 2026. 000
HKUST School of Humanities and Social Science @hkustshss.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Prof. Giulio Ongaro published an article arguing David Graeber’s “constituent imagination” unifies his work but risks idealism by underplaying class struggle, urging grounding his anthropology of possibilities in historical materialism. #ConstituentImagination #DavidGraeber #HistoricalMaterialismjournals.sagepub.comSage Journals: Discover world-class researchSubscription and open access journals from Sage, the world's leading independent academic publisher. 000
HKUST School of Humanities and Social Science @hkustshss.bsky.social · 07/09/2026Congratulations to Professor Stuart Gietel-Basten, elected Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences for his outstanding contributions to social science and public benefit. #FAcSS #AcademyOfSocialSciences #HKUST #HumanitiesAndSocialSciences #ResearchExcellenceacss.org.ukThe Academy of Social Sciences welcomes outstanding social scientists to its Fellowship in autumn 2026 – Academy of Social Sciences 000
HKUST School of Humanities and Social Science @hkustshss.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Prof. Giulio Ongaro’s invited commentary in Behavioral and Brain Sciences contrasts Singh’s subjective functionalism with structuralist approaches, contending that cultural “attractors” are relational and that Singh’s account neglects the holistic nature of human culture, exemplified by shamanism.apc01.safelinks.protection.outlook.comFunctionalism versus the structuralist tradition | Behavioral and Brain Sciences | Cambridge CoreFunctionalism versus the structuralist tradition - Volume 49 000
HKUST School of Humanities and Social Science @hkustshss.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Prof. Chung, Yan Hon Michael, published a study on fine-tuning vision–language models for Manchu OCR, achieving high accuracy on historical documents and enabling cost-effective digital humanities workflows. #DigitalHumanities #Manchu #OCR #EndangeredLanguages #AIforHeritageapc01.safelinks.protection.outlook.comFine-tuning vision–language models as OCR systems for low-resource languages: A case study of Manchu | Computational Humanities Research | Cambridge CoreFine-tuning vision–language models as OCR systems for low-resource languages: A case study of Manchu - Volume 2 000
HKUST School of Humanities and Social Science @hkustshss.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Proud to share Prof. Duy Trinh’s new study: ODA generates local knowledge that guides DFI investments, increasing development finance entry in Global South regions where aid operates. #DevelopmentFinance #DFI #ODA #AidEffectiveness #SpatialDevelopmentlink.springer.comThe institutional politics of development finance: ODA’s role in shaping subnational DFI investments - The Review of International OrganizationsDevelopment finance institutions (DFIs), operated by donor governments to support private sector development in the Global South, often face informational barriers when deciding where to invest abroad... 000
HKUST School of Humanities and Social Science @hkustshss.bsky.social · 31/08/2026Prof. Yifan Shen’s new study links declining U.S. men’s labor conditions (1960–2019) to rising spousal earnings correlation, highlighting class-stratified family responses that intensify household inequality. #HKUST #LaborMarket #HouseholdIncome #EconomicTrends #FamilyEconomics #InequalityResearchdoi.orgMen’s Labor-Market Decline and the Rising Correlation between Spouses’ Earnings in the United StatesArticle: Men’s Labor-Market Decline and the Rising Correlation between Spouses’ Earnings in the United States | Sociological Science | Posted August 20, 2026 000
HKUST School of Humanities and Social Science @hkustshss.bsky.social · 28/08/2026Congratulations to Prof. Chi-Keung Chan, who has been awarded the Young Scholars' Creativity Award 2026. The award, founded by Nobel Laureate Yuan-Tseh Lee and chaired by James C. Liao, supports innovative research by promising young Taiwanese scholars. #AcademicExcellence #Humanitiesfaos.org.twFoundation For The Advancement Of Outstanding Scholarship 011
HKUST School of Humanities and Social Science @hkustshss.bsky.social · 27/08/2026Prof. Jenny Hung has written a chapter titled “Introspection in Early Buddhism“ in “The Routledge Handbook of Introspection“. This chapter argues sati in satipaṭṭhāna is introspection, beneficial for well-being and enlightenment. #Mindfulness #EarlyBuddhism #PhilosophyOfMind #BuddhistPsychologyapc01.safelinks.protection.outlook.comThe Routledge Handbook of IntrospectionIntrospection is fundamental and seemingly indispensable to understanding the conscious human mind. It is essential both to acquire and refine our knowledge of ourselves and to develop a philosophical... 061
HKUST School of Humanities and Social Science @hkustshss.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Our professor Ping LI's letter has just appeared in Science E-Letter. He agrees that household humanoid robots are a less urgent need ,but goes further: beyond economic and cost concerns, he warns of deeper cognitive risks if fully functional robots replace not only physical but also mental tasks.apc01.safelinks.protection.outlook.comShould humanoid robots in every household really be a top priority?It is likely that you have seen videos of humanoid robots diligently performing a variety of household chores: loading the dishwasher, vacuuming the floor, or putting groceries away. These are all tas... 010
HKUST School of Humanities and Social Science @hkustshss.bsky.social · 24/08/2026The HKUST Division of Social Science hosted the workshop, welcoming some 30 scholars from the region and beyond. Participants presented 12 papers across six themes—spanning state-building, modernization, trade and labor, land reform, and the legacies of colonialism and conflict. #AcademicWorkshop 051