Research Projects

Workshop on Putting the Ocean in Chinese History: Exploring the Place of Marine Biology in Modern and Contemporary China

(Funded under Hang Seng Bank Golden Jubilee Education Fund for Research, Hong Kong Institute for the Humanities & Social Sciences)

Principal Investigator

Christine Luk, Post-doctoral Fellow, Hong Kong Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences
(Remarks: Dr. Christine Luk left the University’s service from March 1, 2019.)

Total Fund Awarded

HKD 39,523

Project Duration

January 1, 2016 – September 31, 2018

Project Description

This workshop intends to bring together leading scholars in the history of science in modern China who work on the histories of geology, geography, natural history, and biology in order to explore the significance of the ocean for understanding modern Chinese history.