Have you heard of scientists tagging birds to understand their migration routes? With the help from the public and volunteers, HKU’s scientists are doing the same with Hong Kong’s danaid butterflies whose migrations are still a mystery. For more: danaidhk.com

The #BakerMcIlroy lab is starting 2024 off strong with our very own Alison Corley defending her thesis on Tuesday 30th Jan @ 10am! Come hear about all of the important roles that #primaryproducers play on coral reefs, from #symbioticpartners to #indicatorspecies 🪸 Everyone welcome!

Styrofoam (expanded polystyrene, EPS) marine #pollution is far more serious Asia than the rest of the world, both on beaches and in surface waters, and for macro and #microplastics, #HKU study finds. More: sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Every restoration project needs reference and control sites - this means an epic few days surveying NEOM waters of the Red Sea…and it’s only Day 1!! #KRRI Red Sea Research Center, KAUST #GenerationRestoration

Huge trees, snakes, birds, bats. This is not Amazon jungle, but Hong Kong's fengshui forests, the remnants of the original forest cover and protector-forests of local villages. Here are snapshots of the making of our upcoming video about #HKU research on fengshui forests.

Assistant Professor/ Associate Professor/ Professor positions on ecology & biodiversity broadly at The University of Hong Kong . Great place to study tropical biodiversity (but not limited to it). Pls join us!! jobs.hku.hk/en/job/526098/…

New paper out led by amazing Shelby with Guibert Isis David Baker "Life goes on: Spatial heterogeneity promotes biodiversity in an urbanized coastal marine ecosystem" Global Change Biology Smithsonian Panama HKU Baker-McIlroy Lab Smithsonian MarineGEO onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/gc…

We are hiring! If you’re looking for a change of academic scenery consider one of the best unis in a biodiversity hotspot.

Team led by Prof Jin Wu and Shiwen Liu HKU School of Biological Sciences combined phenological and spectral features of satellite time-series data to advance foliar trait monitoring from space. This method can be the future of vegetation mapping. More: hku.hk/press/press-re…

HKU have partnered with explorer Dr Wong How Man, founder of China Exploration and Research Society (CERS), to establish the Wong How Man Centre for Exploration. Last week HKU professors visited CERS centre in Shangri-la, Yunnan, to asses possibilities for research and teaching.

Prof Moriaki Yasuhara #HKU School of Biological Sciences, Swire Institute of Marine Science, & collaborators, reconstruct evolutionary history of the #Coral Triangle to explain why it has the highest marine #biodiversity on Earth. hku.hk/press/press-re…

I am thrilled to take the helm of The Swire Institute of Marine Science (SWIMS) HKU and build upon the legacy of Prof. Gray Williams in elevating Hong Kong’s premier marine institution. With the support of The University of Hong Kong and the Swire Trust - we will achieve even greater heights in marine conservation and innovation.

We are hiring 2 positions in #ecology and #biodiversity across a broad scope of research expertise. Of course, I’d love to grow the The Swire Institute of Marine Science (SWIMS) HKU family! Join us! jobs.hku.hk/cw/en/job/5260…

As part of my whirlwind summer travel I had the honor of joining the new WHMCfE team to the CERS headquarters in Shangri-La. How Man’s Zhongdian Centre doubles as an incredible museum of Yunnan/Tibetan culture, and the biodiversity in the region is incredible.

We are hiring a Research Assistant to join our team SIRMS-HKU - the The University of Hong Kong #stableisotope laboratory. jobs.hku.hk/cw/en/job/5275…

Cecilia Wang Xi & biologists HKU School of Biological Sciences Area of Ecology & Biodiversity discover that levels of genetic diversity & effective population sizes in flat-headed loach populations in Hong Kong are extremely low. The species faces high local extinction risk. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38961235/

Dr Michael Boyle, Dr Adam Sharp, Louise Ashton Timothy Bonebrake HKU School of Biological Sciences show reduced abundance of undescribed beetle species in logged Borneo rainforests. Unknown tropical insect biodiversity appears less resilient to human-induced environmental change. authors.elsevier.com/a/1jdIk3QW8S6F…

Urban tropical marine #biodiversity has been understudied. Scientists The Swire Institute of Marine Science (SWIMS) HKU, using metabarcoding & sampling structures known as ARMS, showed that biodiversity of invertebrates in Hong Kong seas is remarkably high, even at highly impacted sites. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.111…

Swire Coastal Outreach Hub Opens to Promote Marine Conservation and Research. HKU’s Swire Institute of Marine Science (SWIMS) inaugurated the opening of the Swire Coastal Outreach Hub (SCOH), funded by the Swire Group Charitable Trust, with a grand opening ceremony today. SWIMS

It’s happening! Join us in Sept 2025 for a new Master of Science in Integrative Marine Ecology and Conservation where we will explore the oceans with top international scientists. Admissions open mid-December The University of Hong Kong The Swire Institute of Marine Science (SWIMS) HKU portal.hku.hk/tpg-admissions…