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HKU weekly notice (from March 5 to March 12, 2016)

04 Mar 2016

 

HKU Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) Competition 2016

The Three Minute Thesis (3MT(R)) Competition of The University of Hong Kong (HKU) will be held on March 8, 2016.
The 3MT was developed by The University of Queensland (UQ), Australia in 2008. This is an academic competition that challenges research postgraduate students to explain their research within 3 minutes to a general audience. The 3MT Competition is a very meaningful event as it not only celebrates the discoveries made by research students, but also encourages skill development in communicating the importance of research to the broader community. The 3MT concept has also been adopted internationally with competitions now being held in the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada and New Zealand. HKU is the first university in Hong Kong that has organized the 3MT Competition.

34 research postgraduate (MPhil and PhD) students will participate in the Competition this year. 10 finalists to be shortlisted from the heats will enter the final competition to compete for 5 prizes. Each candidate will have only 3 minutes to explain his/her research project, using no more than one static PowerPoint slide and in language that is appropriate to a non-specialist audience. The adjudicating panel will comprise both internal and external members. Apart from the top three winners, there will be a People's Choice Award, to be determined by audience ballot at the final competition. In addition, the Online People's Choice Award will be opened for voting via YouTube after the event to promote the 3MT concept to young researchers and the public.

Members of the press are cordially invited to attend the Competition. Details are as follows:
Date: March 8, 2016 (Tuesday)
Time: 3:00 - 4:30pm (Final Competition)
Venue: Wang Gungwu Lecture Hall, Graduate House, HKU
Remarks: The Competition will be conducted in English.

For details of the Competition, please visit the 3MT website at http://www.ke.hku.hk/hku3mt/.
For media enquiries, please contact Ms Julie Chu of the Communications and Public Affairs Office (tel: 2859 2437 / 9354 3898; email: juliechu@hku.hk); or Miss Elyse Leung of the Knowledge Exchange Office (tel: 2299 0178; email: keoffice@hku.hk).

Major global events retold through multimedia exhibition “Chen Xi: So We Remember” Renowned Chinese artist to exhibit for first time in Hong Kong

The University Museum and Art Gallery (UMAG) of the University of Hong Kong (HKU) collaborates with Chen Xi on the exhibition Chen Xi: So We Remember from March 2 to May 15, 2016. The artist created this series of contemporary images to commemorate, to document and to provoke thought. The paintings illustrate important events that have shaped our modern world. In the current show, we present her preliminary pen and watercolour drawings along with the finished oil paintings.

Meticulous in her research and true to both the documented incident and the domestic details, Chen Xi creates historical paintings for our present and future generations. Her method directly relates to contemporary life and to a society that is informed and influenced by modern-day media. Interestingly, the artist does not simply depict a historic event, but frames within a TV screen each episode of her sequential and international narrative. By presenting the paintings within the TV's glass, they become screen shots linked to a specific moment in time and space, as well as to the living room setting where the news would have been seen. In addition, the exhibition includes four early paintings that relate to the TV series and Chen Xi's development as an artist.

Chen Xi's connection to her audience is as multifaceted as the international community viewing the paintings. Individuals are reminded of the broader implications and specific details of the political or social events being depicted. In concert with this, viewers are drawn in, sometimes uncomfortably close, to the domestic interior within the work. The artist's dialogue recalls and re-presents a moving tribute to the events, and we are thankful to Chen Xi for this opportunity to share such an intimate encounter.
All exhibition-related activities will be held at 1/F, T.T. Tsui Building, UMAG, HKU, 90 Bonham Road, Pokfulam

Details of the Exhibition
Period: March 2, 2016 (Wednesday) to May 15, 2016 (Sunday)|
Opening Hours:
09:30 - 18:00 (Monday to Saturday)
13:00 - 18:00 (Sunday)
Closed on University and Public Holidays
Venue: 1/F, T.T. Tsui Building, UMAG, HKU, 90 Bonham Road, Pokfulam
Tel/Email: (852) 2241 5500 (General Enquiry) / museum@hku.hk
Admission: Free
Website: www.hkumag.hku.hk

Media enquiries:
UMAG Communications Officer Miss Elena Cheung, Tel: (852) 2241 5512, Email: elenac@hku.hk