A new study suggests the sounds around us have a significant impact on how we feel about physical spaces, with natural sounds – such as birdsong – associated with a greater sense of attachment to a given place. The study draws on data from a large-scale participatory science project that enlisted the participation of more than 1,000 citizen scientists.

The 11th HKU Quarterly Forum on Chinese Economy, hosted by HKU Business School’s Institute of China Economy (ICE), in partnership with the Shanghai Jiao Tong University Hong Kong Alumni Association, was held on 31 July, at HKU iCube in Central, Hong Kong.

On 19 July 2026, the Urban Systems Institute (USI) of the University of Hong Kong (HKU), in collaboration with the Institute for Climate and Carbon Neutrality (ICCN) at HKU, the State Key Laboratory of Subtropical Building and Urban Science Hong Kong Base (SKL-SBUS-HK), the Otto Poon Charitable Foundation Smart Cities Research Institute, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, and the IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society Hong Kong Chapter (GRSS-HK), successfully hosted the inaugural Urban Systems Forum under the theme "Advanced Modeling of Urban Systems for Sustainable Cities." The Forum served as a high-level international academic platform, fulfilling USI's core mission to advance the sciences of urban systems and deepen their practical applications.

Bull sharks have a slight preference for spending time with their relatives, new research shows.