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16 Jul 2025
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30 Sep 2025
James Shea (Autumn 2025)

Venue: HKU Black Box, Room 54, LG/F, Centennial Campus, HKU
09 Oct 2025
Kan Chi Poon
Innovative Feedback for Creative Disciplines: Developing a Multi-Modal Peer Critique Tool for Higher Education

Time: 16:00 - 18:00

Venue: Room CRT-7.45, 7/F, Run Run Shaw Tower, Centennial Campus, The University of Hong Kong
17-20 Oct 2025
HKU School of English Postgraduate Information Talks

Venue: Via ZOOM
21 Oct 2025
Sanjena Sathian (Autumn 2025)

Venue: HKU Black Box, Room 54, LG/F, Centennial Campus, HKU
23 Oct 2025
Vincent Pak
Corrective Language and Neo-Homophobia

Time: 15:30 - 17:30

Venue: Room CRT-7.45, 7/F, Run Run Shaw Tower, Centennial Campus, The University of Hong Kong
25 Oct 2025
HKU Information Day for Undergraduate Admissions 2025

Venue: CPD-LG.07 & CPD-3.04, Centennial Campus, HKU
06 Nov 2025
Anya Adair
The Curious Incident of the Monster in the Nighttime: Circumstantial Evidence in Early English Legal Culture

Time: 16:00 - 17:30

Venue: Room CRT-7.45, 7/F, Run Run Shaw Tower, Centennial Campus, The University of Hong Kong
11 Nov 2025
Reto Winckler
From "vp=start Crow" to Upstart Crow: Shakespeare as Comical Character from 16th to 21st Century Biofiction

Time: 16:00 - 17:30

Venue: Room CRT-7.45, 7/F, Run Run Shaw Tower, Centennial Campus, The University of Hong Kong
18 Nov 2025
Peter Kennedy (Autumn 2025)

Venue: HKU Black Box, Room 54, LG/F, Centennial Campus, HKU
20 Nov 2025
Peter Kennedy
Burgess’ Joyce: the influence of James Joyce on Burgess' novels

Time: 16:00 - 17:30

Venue: Room CRT-7.45, 7/F, Run Run Shaw Tower, Centennial Campus, The University of Hong Kong
24 Nov 2025
Professor Robbie B. H. Goh - Public Lecture: Foundations of Meaningfulness: Narrative, Semiotics, Culture

THIS IS AN IN-PERSON ONLY EVENT.



Venue: Faculty Conference Room 436, 4/F, Run Run Shaw Tower, Centennial Campus, The University of Hong Kong
25 Nov 2025
Professor Robbie B. H. Goh - Professionalisation Workshop: Building your Dossier: Research and Teaching Development Strategies for Early Career Scholars in the Humanities and Social Sciences

THIS IS AN IN-PERSON ONLY EVENT.



Venue: Faculty Conference Room 436, 4/F, Run Run Shaw Tower, Centennial Campus, The University of Hong Kong
16 Jul 2025
Follow Us on Social Media

Find us on Facebook, Instagram, X, LinkedIn, YouTube, Bluesky, WeChat and Xiaohongshu!
30 Sep 2025
James Shea (Autumn 2025)

Venue: HKU Black Box, Room 54, LG/F, Centennial Campus, HKU
09 Oct 2025
Kan Chi Poon
Innovative Feedback for Creative Disciplines: Developing a Multi-Modal Peer Critique Tool for Higher Education

Time: 16:00 - 18:00

Venue: Room CRT-7.45, 7/F, Run Run Shaw Tower, Centennial Campus, The University of Hong Kong
17-20 Oct 2025
HKU School of English Postgraduate Information Talks

Venue: Via ZOOM
21 Oct 2025
Sanjena Sathian (Autumn 2025)

Venue: HKU Black Box, Room 54, LG/F, Centennial Campus, HKU
23 Oct 2025
Vincent Pak
Corrective Language and Neo-Homophobia

Time: 15:30 - 17:30

Venue: Room CRT-7.45, 7/F, Run Run Shaw Tower, Centennial Campus, The University of Hong Kong
25 Oct 2025
HKU Information Day for Undergraduate Admissions 2025

Venue: CPD-LG.07 & CPD-3.04, Centennial Campus, HKU
06 Nov 2025
Anya Adair
The Curious Incident of the Monster in the Nighttime: Circumstantial Evidence in Early English Legal Culture

Time: 16:00 - 17:30

Venue: Room CRT-7.45, 7/F, Run Run Shaw Tower, Centennial Campus, The University of Hong Kong
11 Nov 2025
Reto Winckler
From "vp=start Crow" to Upstart Crow: Shakespeare as Comical Character from 16th to 21st Century Biofiction

Time: 16:00 - 17:30

Venue: Room CRT-7.45, 7/F, Run Run Shaw Tower, Centennial Campus, The University of Hong Kong
18 Nov 2025
Peter Kennedy (Autumn 2025)

Venue: HKU Black Box, Room 54, LG/F, Centennial Campus, HKU
20 Nov 2025
Peter Kennedy
Burgess’ Joyce: the influence of James Joyce on Burgess' novels

Time: 16:00 - 17:30

Venue: Room CRT-7.45, 7/F, Run Run Shaw Tower, Centennial Campus, The University of Hong Kong
24 Nov 2025
Professor Robbie B. H. Goh - Public Lecture: Foundations of Meaningfulness: Narrative, Semiotics, Culture

THIS IS AN IN-PERSON ONLY EVENT.



Venue: Faculty Conference Room 436, 4/F, Run Run Shaw Tower, Centennial Campus, The University of Hong Kong
25 Nov 2025
Professor Robbie B. H. Goh - Professionalisation Workshop: Building your Dossier: Research and Teaching Development Strategies for Early Career Scholars in the Humanities and Social Sciences

THIS IS AN IN-PERSON ONLY EVENT.



Venue: Faculty Conference Room 436, 4/F, Run Run Shaw Tower, Centennial Campus, The University of Hong Kong
NEWS
25Oct2025
HKU Info Day 2025

School of English Information Booth (09:00 - 18:00) ;
Information Session and Mock Lectures (14:00 - 15:30)

20Oct2025
Research Postgraduate (MPhil & PhD) Information Talk

8:00pm – 9:00pm (HKT) via Zoom

17Oct2025
Taught Postgraduate Information Talk

3:00pm – 4:30pm (HKT) via Zoom

18Jun2025
Congratulations to Dr Antony Huen

Congratulations to Dr. Antony Huen on receiving the Award for Young Artist (Arts Criticism) from the Hong Kong Arts Development Council (HKADC).

05May2025
In Loving Memory of Professor Harshana Rambukwella
09Apr2025
Press release: HKU RIICH hosts Wellness Workshop – “Thriving at University: Mental Health and Wellbeing Support”
28Mar2025
Congratulations to Professor Tong King Lee

- Recipient of HKU Outstanding Researcher Award (2023-2024)
- Elected as Fellow of the Hong Kong Academy of the Humanities (2025)

05Mar2025
Job openings: Programme Officer/ Assistant Programme Officer (at the rank of Research Assistant I/ Research Assistant II) in the School of English (several posts)

to commence as soon as possible.

27Jan2025
Press Release: Professor Zayts Shares Cutting-Edge Research Findings on Graduates’ Transitions to the Post-COVID Workforce at Beijing Forum
16Jan2025
Commencement Dates for Undergraduate Courses in Semester 2, 2024-25

Please note that the information is only applicable to the FIRST LESSON. Please refer to the course Moodle page before each class.

01Sep2024
2024-2025 Undergraduate Course Offerings and Timetables

Undergraduate course offering list and timetables for the 2024-2025 academic year are available now.

UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS
Curriculum
Programme Handbook
Course Offerings and Timetables
FEATURED RESEARCH
Journal Article

Professor Daniel Weston

The topicalization of culture in Cambridge undergraduate admissions interviews

Weston, D. (2025). The topicalization of culture in Cambridge undergraduate admissions interviews. Multilingua. https://doi.org/10.1515/multi-2024-0183
Monograph

Professor Moonyoung Hong

Tom Murphy’s Theatre of Everyday Space

Hong, M. (2025). Tom Murphy’s Theatre of Everyday Space. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003489023
Journal Article

Professor Olga Zayts & Dr David Edmonds

A scoping review to map the research on the mental health of students and graduates during their university-to-work transitions

Edmonds, D. M., Zayts-Spence, O., Fortune, Z., Chan, A., & Chou, J. S. G. (2024). A scoping review to map the research on the mental health of students and graduates during their university-to-work transitions. BMJ open, 14(3), e076729. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2023-076729
Journal Article

Dr Jasper Wu

Languaging territorial assemblage: regional integration through language policy practices in southern China

Wu, J. Z. Z. (2024). Languaging territorial assemblage: regional integration through language policy practices in southern China. Language Sciences, 104, 101633. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.langsci.2024.101633
Journal Article

Professor Hanwool Choe

The presentation of self via everyday vlogging: Analyzing everyday vlogs of Korean expatriates.

Discourse, Context & Media 59. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dcm.2024.100784.
Journal Article

Professor Tong King Lee

Illusions of textuality: The semiotics of literary memes in contemporary media.

Literature Compass 21 (4–6)(2024): 1–17. doi: 10.1111/lic3.12759
Journal Article

Professor Olga Zayts & Dr David Edmonds

“I’m not an anxious person”: end-of-life care workers constructing positive psychological states

Edmonds, D. M., & Zayts-Spence, O. (2024). “I’m not an anxious person”: end-of-life care workers constructing positive psychological states. BMC psychology, 12(1), 432. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-024-01885-5
Journal Article

Professor Daniel Weston

The topicalization of culture in Cambridge undergraduate admissions interviews

Weston, D. (2025). The topicalization of culture in Cambridge undergraduate admissions interviews. Multilingua. https://doi.org/10.1515/multi-2024-0183
Monograph

Professor Moonyoung Hong

Tom Murphy’s Theatre of Everyday Space

Hong, M. (2025). Tom Murphy’s Theatre of Everyday Space. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003489023
Journal Article

Professor Olga Zayts & Dr David Edmonds

A scoping review to map the research on the mental health of students and graduates during their university-to-work transitions

Edmonds, D. M., Zayts-Spence, O., Fortune, Z., Chan, A., & Chou, J. S. G. (2024). A scoping review to map the research on the mental health of students and graduates during their university-to-work transitions. BMJ open, 14(3), e076729. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2023-076729
Journal Article

Dr Jasper Wu

Languaging territorial assemblage: regional integration through language policy practices in southern China

Wu, J. Z. Z. (2024). Languaging territorial assemblage: regional integration through language policy practices in southern China. Language Sciences, 104, 101633. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.langsci.2024.101633
Journal Article

Professor Hanwool Choe

The presentation of self via everyday vlogging: Analyzing everyday vlogs of Korean expatriates.

Discourse, Context & Media 59. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dcm.2024.100784.
Journal Article

Professor Tong King Lee

Illusions of textuality: The semiotics of literary memes in contemporary media.

Literature Compass 21 (4–6)(2024): 1–17. doi: 10.1111/lic3.12759
Journal Article

Professor Olga Zayts & Dr David Edmonds

“I’m not an anxious person”: end-of-life care workers constructing positive psychological states

Edmonds, D. M., & Zayts-Spence, O. (2024). “I’m not an anxious person”: end-of-life care workers constructing positive psychological states. BMC psychology, 12(1), 432. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-024-01885-5