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The Science Unit keens to share the excitement of modern scientific advances with Lingnan, Tuen Mun, and Hong Kong communities through formal lectures, informal public seminars, film screening and workshops. Presentations by Lingnan academic staff will be augmented by local speakers and by visiting professors from abroad.

Term 1, 2022-23

Date	Event	Highlight
Oct 2022	Be A Food Saver - Food Waste Upgrade Workshop 惜食你有份 - 剩食升級工作坊 Professional Chef from Food Grace	Coming soon
Oct 2020	The Clothing Cycle - A Talk on Fast Fashion & Clothes Recycling 「衣」尚往來 - 談快速時尚與衣物回收 Ms. Corane Chu, Circular Fashion Programme Manager, Redress	Coming soon
Oct 2020	From Waste to Resources - Visit to the New Life Plastics 由廢物至資源 - 塑新生回收廠參觀 Ms. Jennifer Cheng, Marketing and Communications Manager, New Life Plastics Ltd	Coming soon

Term 2, 2021-22

Date	Event	Highlight
Mar 2022	No More Plastic Action - Seminar on Municipal Solid Waste Charging 全城「絕膠」大行動 - 了解都市固體廢物收費 Ms. Yip Chui Man Assistant Project Manager, Greeners Action	Coming soon
Mar 2022	Green Online Shopping 綠色網購 Ms. Polly Ma Senior Project Officer, Green Sense	Coming soon
Mar 2022	ECF The Big Cleanup - Community-based Action Programme on Coastal Cleaning - Knowledge Sharing on Coastal Cleaning 環保基金海洋大「塑」除 - 海灘清潔知識分享會 Ms. Yoyo Wan Senior Project Officer, Jane Goodall Institute HK	Coming soon
Apr 2022	Sustainable Fashion: Renewable and Recycled Materials 八大續綠日常 (新常態篇) Ronnie Tung (Strategy & New Project Lead of HKRITA (The Hong Kong Research Institute of Textiles and Apparel)	Coming soon
Apr 2022	Sustianable Fashion: Circular Fashion Corane Chu Circular Fashion Programme Manager of Redress	Coming soon
May 2022	Dialogue with Professors I & II Prof. PITTMAN Michael Assistant Professor, School of Life Sciences, CUHK Prof. WANG Yuhong Associat Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, PolyU	Coming soon

Term 1, 2021-22

Date	Event	Highlight
Oct 2021	Appreciation and Cultural Bearing Role of Gems and Jades 寶玉石鑒賞與文化承載 Prof. Mao Guangzhou (Professor, College of Earth Science and Engineering, Shandong University of Science and Technology)	Coming soon
Oct 2021	*Documentary Screening – Sea of Noise: Marine Pollution and Local Conservation of Marine Biodiversity* 《聲之海》紀錄片欣賞會 - 香港海洋污染與本地海洋生物多樣性保育 Dr. Anthony Lau Research Assistant Professor, Science Unit	Coming soon
Nov 2021	Sharks in Crisis 鯊魚有難—談談鯊魚保育與可持續發展 Ms. Andrea Richey Education Director of Hong Kong Shark Foundation	Coming soon
Nov 2021	Mass Extinction Events On Earth And Implications For Humanity 地球生物滅絕事件及其對人類的啟示 Dr. Deng Changzhou Postdoctoral Fellow, Institute Of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences	Coming soon

Term 2, 2020-21

Date	Event	Highlight
Apr 2021	Fear Not! Snake Education – Natural History of Snakes in Hong Kong 俾次機會呀蛇—香港蛇類自然史 Prof. Sung Yik Hei (Assistant Professor, Science Unit)
Apr 2021	Seasonal Food - Importance of Green Consumption 不時不吃 - 環保消費的重要性 Tutor from Natural Network (NGO)
Apr 2021	The Making of Breathing Room 《白海豚失樂園》紀錄片製作分享 Miss Daphne Wong (Documentary Director)
Mar 2021	Sustainable Living (#NewNormal Edition) (1 ILP Unit for each event) 八大續綠日常 (新常態篇) Representatives from the HKSCC Event 1 - Meditation and stretching experience Event 2 - Exercise Snacking - Your Future Exercise Trend Event 3 - Building a Sustainable Future: What Psychology & Social Sciences Can Offer Event 4 - Food and Sustainability from the Lens of Hong Kong Food Production Event 5 - Smart Recycling
Feb 2021	Nature-inspired Arts and Literature: Hong Kong Wildlife through the Eyes of an Artist 創作的棱鏡—大自然給我的靈感 Miss Ip Hiu Man Human (Artist and Writer)

Term 1, 2020-21

Date	Event	Highlight
Oct 2020	Build Back Better - Re-imagining Plastic Economy in the Post COVID Era 後COVID的循環經濟省思 Guest Speaker from A Plastic Ocean (NGO)
Oct 2020	Practice on Household Waste Audit and Clean Recycling 推動「源頭減廢」：由認識自己家居廢物和審查開始 Ecobus生態巴士導師

Term 2, 2019-20

Date

Event

Highlight

April 2020

Ecological Impacts of Exotic Turtles in Hong Kong: What You Should Know and What You Can Do
淡水龜與環境保育—外來品種對香港生態的影響及對策

Prof. Sung Yik Hei

(Assistant Professor, Science Unit)

April 2020

Global Warming – Impact and Solutions
淺談全球氣候暖化的影響及其應對之道

Prof. Zhou Jing

(Associate Professor, College of Life Sciences, Qufu Normal University)

Term 1, 2019-20

Date	Event	Highlight
4/11/2019	Climate Policy Simulation (COP25) Hong Kong America Center (HKAC) Outdoor Wildlife Learning Hong Kong (OWLHK) The Jane Goodall Institute Hong Kong (JGIHK)
23/10/2019	Circular Economy: Toward More Profitable, More Sustainable Industry 循環經濟：向更富利潤、更可持續的企業進發 Prof. Scott Valentine (Associate Dean, Sustain and Urban Plan, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology University)
12/10/2019	Family Science Day Prof. Mark McGINLEY, Professor, Science Unit
10/10/2019	Toy Upcycling Workshop: Say NO to the culture of disposability 再生玩具工作坊：向即棄文化說不做個「惜玩」之人 Tutors of Anew Toys (再生玩具店)
19/9/2019	Documentary Screening – Breathing Room: Marine Pollution and Changes to Natural Ecology 《白海豚失樂園》紀錄片欣賞會 - 香港海洋污染與自然生態變遷 Miss Daphne Wong (Documentary Director) Miss Viena Mak (Spokesman, Hong Kong Dolphin Conservation Society) Prof. Sung Yik Hei (Assistant Professor, Science Unit)

Term 2, 2018-19

Date	Event	Highlight
10/5/2019	Using DNA Methods to Conserve Korea’s Amphibians 基因研究—保育韓國兩棲動物有法 Dr. Min Mi-Sook (Research Professor, Research Institute for Veterinary Science and Conservation Genome Resource Bank for Korean Wildlife (CGRB), College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University)
11/4/2019	Making Zero Impact Fashionable 零「捨」時尚 Ms. Karen Ho (Head of Corporate and Community Sustainability) Ms. Toby Crispy & Ms. Kay Wong (Founder of Fashion Clinic) Mr. Wilson Lam (Project Manager, Clothing Industry Training Authority)
28/3/2019	「腸」話短說—腸道微生物與人類健康 Intestinal Microbes and Human Health 丁利博士 (海南師範大學生命科學學院副教授)
14/3/2019	垃圾分類及乾淨回收工作坊—探討都市固體廢物問題及校園回收的重要性 Waste Sorting and Clean Recycling Workshop – Exploring municipal solid waste problem and the importance of recycling on campus Ecobus生態巴士導師
11/3/2019 - 17/3/2019	Joint University Campaign 2019 - UNIfy: BYO
28/2/2019	Air Pollution Exposure for Active Mode Commuters and the Influence of Urban Transport Infrastructure 健康有「道」—剖析不同通勤模式對人類健康和市區交通道路建設的影響 Dr. Kim Natasha Dirks (Associate Professor, School of Population Health, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Auckland)
19/2/2019	Insect Chemical Ecology: Bugs can be chemists, too 昆蟲化學生態學—螢火蟲都可以當化學家 Dr. Stephen Deyrup (Associate Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Siena College, United States)
22/1/2019	Make Invisible Visible – Engaging Students through Community-Based Research, Ecological Communications, and Systems Design Thinking 探索「看不見」的領域—以社區研究、生態溝通及系統設計思維提升學生課程參與度 Dr. John Petersen (Paul Sears Professor of Environmental Studies and Biology, Oberlin College) Dr. Cynthia Frantz (Professor of Psychology and Environmental Studies, Oberlin College)

Term 1, 2018-19

Date	Event	Highlight
1/11/2018	Location Intelligence in Smart City 智慧城市的奧秘—探討智能定位的應用與成效 Sr. Paul H.Y. Tsui (Managing Director, Esri China (Hong Kong) Limited)
4/10/2018	《森林的法則》- 生態桌遊工作坊馬昀祺博士 (香港戶外生態教育協會創辦人及教育總監)
27/9/2018	Film Screening – The True Cost: Fair Trade and Green Consumption 《時尚代價》電影欣賞會-公平質易與綠色消費 Mr. Willy Kwong (Executive Director of The Jane Goodall Institute) Ms. Kayla Wong (Founder of Basics for Basics)
13/9/2018	Studies of Fungi and Applications to Public Health 真菌如何影響人類公共健康 Prof. Lim Young Woon (Associate Professor, School of Biological Sciences, Seoul National University)

Term 2, 2017-18

Date	Event	Highlight
10 May 18	The Quality of Urban Life: What It's About and How We Measure It 城市生活質量:「宜居」多面睇 Prof. Bob STIMSON, Honorary Professor in Geography, The University of Melbourne
12 Apr 18	The Climate Crisis: Flood Risk Management Strategies and Coastal City Development 氣候危機：防洪策略與沿海城市發展 Dr. Faith CHAN, Assistant Professor, School of Geography, University of Nottingham, Ningbo campus
22 Mar 18	Film Screening – A Plastic Ocean: Plastic Pollution and Impact on Sea Habitant 《塑膠海洋》電影欣賞會 –塑膠污染和解決之道 Prof. Mark McGINLEY, Professor, Science Unit Mr. Willy Kwong, Executive Director, The Jane Goodall Institute HK
15 Mar 18	Film Screening - Plastic China: Waste Management and Environmental Protection 《塑料王國》電影欣賞會 –廢物管理與環境保護 Prof. Paulina WONG, Assistant Professor, Science Unit Mr. Allan WONG, Founder of Chun Shing Limited
10 Mar 18	Family Science Day Prof. Mark McGINLEY, Professor, Science Unit
8 Mar 18	Inspiration of AlphaGo – Machine Learning: From Efficiency to Intelligence AlphaGo的啟示—機器學習：提升效率到鬥智鬥力 Dr. ZHANG Kun, Assistant Professor, Carnegie Mellon University
1 Mar 18	Species Diversity in the Yangtze River Basin 透視長江流域生物多樣性 Prof. SHU Feng Yue, Professor, College of Life Sciences, Qufu Normal University

Term 1, 2017-18

Date	Event	Highlight
2 Nov 17	The Days after the Fukushima Nuclear Disaster – Its Impact on Society and the Current Status 福島核災之後 – 談談核災對社會的影響及其現況 Prof. LAU Kin Chi, Associate Professor, Cultural Studies
21 Oct 17	Information Day for Undergraduate Admissions - Science Tour 本科入學資訊日 - 科學導賞團 Prof. Paulina WONG & Dr. Anthony LAU
12 Oct 17	Film Screening - Carbon Nation: Climate Change and Solutions 《低碳國度》電影欣賞會 – 氣候變化和解決之道 Prof. Paulina WONG, Assistant Professor, Science Unit Mr. Terence TANG, Education Manager, The Conservancy Association
28 Sep 17	Sustainability Thinking: How to build the skills to solve problems in the 21st century 可持續思維: 建構21世紀解難技巧 Prof. Davis BOOKHART, Senior Manager and Head of the Sustainability Unit, Assistant Adjunct Professor of the Division of Environment and Sustainability, HKUST

Term 2, 2016-17

Date	Event
10 Apr 17	Thinking Small: the Role of Self-Assembly Strategies in Designing Nanoarchitectures Dr. Lee PARK, William R. Kenan, Jr Professor of Chemistry, Williams College, USA
5 Apr 17	How Reptiles can Inform Genome Science Dr. Matthew FUJITA, Assistant Professor, University of Texas, Arlington
1 Mar 17	Dance with Sea Turtles – Research and Conservation Dr. LIN Liu, Lecturer of HaiNan Normal University, China

Term 1, 2016-17

Date	Event
7 Dec 16	Species Diversity and Conservation of Amphibians and Reptiles in Thailand Prof. Anchalee Aowphol, Kasetsart University, Dept. of Zoology, Thailand
30 Nov 16	Impacts of Exotic Herpetofauna on the Ecosystem in Hong Kong Dr. Yik Hei SUNG, Lecturer of Biology, HKBU
16 Nov 16	Conservation Work outside Hong Kong: How Does a Hong Kong Guy Work without Wifi & Computer in a Forest Dr. Jay WAN, Director of Coalition for Research on Ecology & Wildlife Ltd.
9 Nov 16	Ecology of Pastures: Cows, Carbon, Climate Prof. Jose Wellington Alves dos Santos, Federal Institute of Brasilia, Biological Sciences, Brazil
2 Nov 16	Conserving Hong Kong’s Biodiversity Dr. Jackie YIP, Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Dept.)

Term 2, 2015-16

Date	Event
6 Apr 16	Conserving SE Asian Biodiversity Prof. Mark McGINLEY
2 Mar 16	Climate Change and its Impacts on Hong Kong Prof. Jonathan FONG
17 Feb 16	Coral Reefs: Biodiversity and Beauty at Risk Prof. Mark McGINLEY