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Presentations on research across disciplines
Exchange ideas among postgraduates
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The 16th Research Café organized by the Library will be held on 13 Nov . The theme is Gender and Work . The Café is consist of a short talk on “Gender and Sexual Diversity in the Workplace: Why Does It Matter to Support LGBT+ People at Work?” by Prof. Yiu-tung SUEN , Founding Director of the Sexualities Research Programme and Graduate Division Head of the Gender Studies Programme, and two presentations on research by Ph.D. student Lulu LI and Ph.D. candidate Lin TANG of the Gender Studies Programme. Dr. Karl Holm of The Independent Learning Centre...

Co-organized by the Department of Fine Arts, Garden Streams and the Chinese University of Hong Kong Library, the exhibition Nàng Tự Do features the life of Vietnamese boat people in the detention camps in Hong Kong in the 1980s and 1990s and will be held at the University Library from 21 October 2020 - 16 April 2021. The exhibition aims to discuss the relationship between “refugees” and contemporary society by reviewing this unique piece of almost forgotten history.

“Nàng Tự Do” means “Miss Freedom” in English. The title of the exhibition is drawn from Tự Do (Freedom Magazine), a magazine that was published by the boat people in the camps for their community at that time. As the magazine is written in Vietnamese, it has never been heard of by people outside the camps. From the...

Capturing readers’ interest and communicating the significance of your research effectively can be challenging tasks. Do you want to enhance your writing skills in doing so?

Co-organized with The Independent Learning Centre (ILC), the Library is pleased to offer three discussion workshops for research postgraduate students on thesis writing (in Chinese) , thesis introduction (in English) and thesis abstract (in English) in October 2020.

Intensive and Profound: Chinese Thesis Writing Skills

13 Oct (Tue) 2:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.

If the thesis is not written and formulated in the right way, its key ideas will not be able to be communicated effectively. In this workshop, you will study the good language features of a thesis written in...

The Library is pleased to offer the following scientific writing workshops co-organized with The Independent Learning Centre (ILC) for postgraduate students. All postgraduates are welcome to join .

Successful Writing in the Life Sciences: Designing Effective Figures and Tables

Students will learn how to present scientific information in their thesis, research publications and conference presentations. Topics to be covered include the preparation of figures (line illustrations, photomicrographs and graphs) and tables.

Date : 08 Oct 2020 (Thu)
Time : 2:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Registration : Click here to register

Date : 15 Oct 2020 (Thu)
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Date: 28 September – 23 October 2020
Venue: New Asia College Ch'ien Mu Library
Statement:

Over the years, the Chinese University of Hong Kong Library has acquired very finely reproduced artworks made by specialists including the Nigensha Publishing Co. Ltd. in Japan and kept in the New Asia College Ch’ien Mu Library. The Collection consists of calligraphy and paintings reproduced from the Tang to the Qing Dynasty. The originals of these artworks are housed in different museums such as National Palace Museum, Taipei, Shanghai Museum, and British Museum. The artwork reproduction requires a high standard of professional and specialized skills.

This art works display showcases the landscape paintings of the Qing Dynasty...

Date: 28 August, 2020 - 8 November, 2020
Venue: G/F, University Library
Virtual Exhibition: https://www.360easyvr.com/gallery/vrview/1012?random=1601359349723

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7:30 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. from Monday to Saturday

*Closed on public holidays

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The Library will have the following workshops on introducing digital scholarship and related tools to arouse the interest in applying new digital tools on research. Welcome CUHK academics, researchers and postgraduate students to join.

Mastering Data Management Plan in One Hour

A data management plan (DMP) is a written document that outlines how research data are acquired, managed, described, analyzed, stored, preserved, and shared. Some funding agencies require researchers to prepare a DMP at the proposal preparation stage. This workshop introduces the rationale of having a DMP, the tools for preparing a...

Teaching materials for all primary and secondary schools’ subjects of Hong Kong is now available for lending to eligible users (users with borrowing quota 30 or above).

The latest 2 years of the collection are now housed in Chung Chi Library’s course reserve room for 2 hours short term loan. Users may borrow up to three items at any one time. A fine for HK$1.00 per hour per item will be levied on late returned material.

For teaching materials which are located on LG/F of Chung Chi Library, the loan period is for 7 days with no renewal. Users may borrow up to ten items at any one time. A fine for HK$1.00 per day per item will be levied on late returned material....