On 16 October 2025, City University of Hong Kong (CityUHK) organized a sharing session at Maryknoll Convent School featuring Professor Dame Madeleine Atkins, Senior Fellow of the Hong Kong Institute for Advanced Study (HKIAS) and the 9th President of Lucy Cavendish College, University of Cambridge. Over 50 secondary school students from Maryknoll Convent School and neighbouring schools engaged in an inspiring dialogue with Professor Atkins who shared her experiences on learning, success and personal growth.

Professor Tobin Marks, our Senior Fellow, recently visited the Hong Kong Institute for Advanced Study (HKIAS) from 15 to August 23 2025 and engaged in academic exchange at City University of Hong Kong (CityUHK). On August 19, 2025, Professor Marks delivered a prestigious lecture as part of the HKIAS Distinguished Lecture Series. The lecture, titled “Application of Ductile Electronic Strategies to Soft Matter Solar Cells” focused on the design, creation and realization of new materials combinations for polymeric organic solar cells (OSCs).

The Hong Kong Institute for Advanced Study (HKIAS) and the Department of Mechanical Engineering at City University of Hong Kong (CityUHK) jointly presented a Distinguished Lecture titled "Liquid-Liquid Encapsulation: A game-changing Technology" on 26 August 2025. The session featured Professor Sushanta Mitra, Executive Director of the Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology at the University of Waterloo, Canada.

The Hong Kong Institute for Advanced Study (HKIAS) at City University of Hong Kong is thrilled to announce the appointment of two distinguished mathematicians, Professor Alessio Figalli and Professor Sylvie Méléard, as Senior Fellows.

We are delighted to announce the publication of the second edition of "Linear and Nonlinear Functional Analysis with Applications" by Professor Philippe G. Ciarlet, Senior Fellow of HKIAS. This updated textbook has been released by the renowned Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics, which includes about 450 more pages than the first edition published in 2013, enhances the original with new insights and developments in functional analysis.

Our Senior Fellow Professor Ammari Habib recently visited HKIAS from 5 to 12 April 2025 and participated in academic exchanges at City University of Hong Kong (CityUHK). During his visit, he delivered an Intensive Lecture Series on the Mathematics of Subwavelength Physics from 7 to 11 April 2025.

The Hong Kong Institute for Advanced Study (HKIAS) at City University of Hong Kong (CityUHK) is delighted to host our HKIAS Senior Fellow Professor Sir John Ball for an academic exchange in April 2025.

Professor David D. Yao, an HKIAS Senior Fellow and a distinguished academic known for his extensive research and contributions in the field of industrial engineering and operations research, visited City University of Hong Kong (CityUHK) from 14-24 March 2025. His visit featured a series of engaging sessions.

We are delighted to announce that three distinguished scholars have been appointed as Senior Fellows of the Hong Kong Institute for Advanced Study (HKIAS).

In February 2025, the Hong Kong Institute for Advanced Study (HKIAS) at City University of Hong Kong (CityUHK) welcomed Professor Jean Salençon, a distinguished scholar in continuum mechanics and an HKIAS Senior Fellow. During his visit, he delivered an engaging HKIAS Distinguished Lecture, guiding the audience through the historical developments of a theory that continues to shape modern engineering.