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Congratulations to Mr. Eric Wang
Mr. Eric Wang, our undergraduate student, has been awarded the Sayan Gul Award for the CogSci 2025 Conference in San Francisco. This award recognizes the best undergraduate student paper at the conference.
For more details, please visit Cognitive Science Society Conference Awards.
Life-o-logy – Psychology Mini-conference
Lifestyle Psychiatry: Through the Lens of East and West
July 8, 2025
Congratulations to Prof. Helene H.L. Fung
Prof. Helene Fung has been elected as Treasurer for Division 20 of the American Psychological Association. She will serve a three-year term beginning in August 2025 and continuing through August 2028.
Congratulations to Prof. Fanny M. Cheung
Prof. Fanny Cheung received an honorary doctorate from Hang Seng University of Hong Kong for her achievements in psychology, her work in gender equality, and her contributions to society.
For more details, please visit: https://www.hsu.edu.hk/en/hsuhk-confers-honorary-doctorates-on-four-individuals-at-honorary-doctorate-conferment-ceremony/

#1 Psychology Department in China
Our department has been ranked the #1 Psychology Department in China by research.com, an international academic website.
World's top 2% scientists
Compiled by Stanford University, the “Updated science-wide author databases of standardised citation indicators” was released in early October 2023. Congratulations to the following faculty members who have been listed among world’s top 2% scientists 2023:
World’s top 2% (career-long) scientists [Chinese scholars in Psychology]
Faculty Member | Emeritus Professor | Professor (by Courtesy) |
Prof. Chi-Yue Chiu | Prof. Michael Bond | Prof. Ying-yi Hong |
Prof. Helene Fung | Prof. Fanny M. Cheung |
World’s top 2% (single recent year) scientists [Chinese scholars in Psychology]
Faculty Member | Emeritus Professor | Professor (by Courtesy) |
Prof. Chi-Yue Chiu | Prof. Michael Bond | Prof. Ying-yi Hong |
Prof. Helene Fung | Prof. Patrick C.M. Wong | |
Prof. Winnie Mak |
Best Scientists in the field of Psychology and Neuroscience in China at Research.com
11 of our professoriate staff were listed among Best Scientists in the field of Psychology in China at Research.com (https://research.com/scientists-rankings/psychology/cn).
Besides, 2 of our professoriate staff were listed among Best Scientists in the field of Neuroscience in China at Research.com (https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/K1qXM5Hl9qG2hp5Edh6Qeg)