| 20 Nov 2025

🖼️✨ Today at our TransColLab Luncheon, we delved into an exciting topic: Visual Arts X Medical Design—Sustainnovation for Accessible Well-being! 🎨🤝🩺

Professor Anna Qin shared how design can collaborate across industries, focusing on enhancing environments, products, ergonomics, and mechanisms, especially in the medical industry with products like surgery tables and robotic surgery arms. 🛏️🤖

Students learned that medical product designers put an emphasis on portability, rituals, ease of use, and comfort. 🎒🧘‍♂️These innovations make life easier for both patients and healthcare professionals by improving user experience, supporting efficient movement, and reducing fatigue. 😊🙌

This seminar showcased the power of cross-disciplinary collaboration, combining creativity, technology, and human-centered thinking to drive accessible well-being for all. 💡💪🌏

| 18 Nov 2025

How Music Rewires Neurologic Recovery

🎶✨ Today at our TransColLab Luncheons, we explored an amazing topic: How Music Rewires Neurologic Recovery! Dr. Connie Wong shared insightful research and experience on how rhythmic auditory stimulation music therapy can guide movement and improve coordination for those recovering from neurological conditions. 🧠💡

👩‍🎓📝 Students also learned about neurodegenerative diseases and how music continues to show powerful promises in supporting the recovery of these diseases.

🎵💪 This seminar illustrates the success of transdisciplinary knowledge integration, bringing together neuroscience and music therapy which can foster innovative approaches to rehabilitation and well-being. By connecting diverse fields, we open new pathways for recovery and health. 🌐🌱

| 28 Oct 2025

「港漫」— 作為跨學科研究課題的相關思考

For the third TransColLab Luncheons Seminar of this semester, we featured Dr. Fan as the guest speaker, with a fascinating topic on “港漫” (Hong Kong Comics)📚. Dr. Fan’s presentation offered a comprehensive overview of Hong Kong’s comic industry🏙️, tracing its development from the golden era of the 1980s⏳ to the contemporary trends that shape the medium today. Throughout the seminar, participants explored an array of subjects within Hong Kong Comics, including martial arts🥋, romance💕, history🏯, and various adaptations from traditional Chinese literature📖, film🎬, and games🎮, highlighting the diversity and richness of Hong Kong comics🌈.

Moreover, Dr. Fan highlighted the value of comics as a medium for transdisciplinary studies🔗, noting their importance in connecting fields such as culture🌏, gender⚧, communication🗨️, and history📖. He emphasized how local comics have evolved from being merely a popular form of entertainment🎭 into a valuable resource for understanding social change🔄, community identity🧩, and cultural exchange🤝. Overall, the session fostered meaningful dialogue💬 about the lasting influence and future potential💡 of Hong Kong comics within academic🏫 and community contexts👥.

| 14 Oct 2025

From Code to Community: Transdisciplinary IT Solutions for Social Impact

Dr. Kristen Li from the Department of Computer Science presented the second TransColLab Luncheon, highlighting how artificial intelligence 🤖 and data technology 📊 are transforming efforts worldwide to tackle social and humanitarian challenges, extending far beyond business applications. A central question was raised: Is AI being developed predominantly for business and profit sectors, or is its true potential in serving humanity? The seminar featured examples of innovative solutions supporting smarter cities 🏙️, improved public health 🏥, and more inclusive communities 👫, all aligned with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals 🌱. Technologies making an impact for a brighter, more equitable future were showcased and discussed.✨

| 30 Sept 2025

Who Cares for Older Adults? A Transdisciplinary Inquiry into Family, State, Market, and Community Support

Who truly cares for older adults in our changing world? 🤔👴

This was the big question at our very first TransColLab Luncheon Series this semester. Thanks to Professor Dahye Kim from Discipline of Sociology her engaging talk, our puzzle was solved! Students learned how caregiving isn’t just about family, it’s a shared responsibility among governments, communities, and even the marketplace. From cultural traditions 🧧 to the power of social support 🤝, everyone left with new perspectives on how to care the elderlies in Hong Kong and beyond.
Aside from great food and conversation 🍽️, students’ main takeaway was clear: caring for elders takes all of us working together to create a truly supportive society. 💡🌏
Don’t miss out on our next TransColLab Luncheon coming up! We are delighted to invite Dr. Kristen Li from Department of Computer Science! Bring your curiosity—we’ll see you there! ✨

| 15 Apr 2025

From Music to Reminiscence: Leveraging Conversational AI and Personalized Recommendation to Promote Psychological Well-Being”

🌟 Can you treat AI as a friend, someone you can confide in about things you'd rather not share with others? Last Week, Prof. CHEN Li gave an inspiring talk on "From Music to Reminiscence: Leveraging Conversational AI and Personalized Recommendation to Promote Psychological Well-Being" .✨🎶

Prof. Chen introduced an innovative project developed by her students—an AI Music chatbot. This tool is designed to offer personalized recommendations and support to individuals facing psychological well-being challenges, aiming to enhance mental health in a meaningful way. Attendees not only discovered fascinating research findings but also witnessed a demonstration of the chatbot.

As AI evolves, harnessing its capabilities for humanity's benefit becomes crucial. Let's explore these possibilities together for a brighter, more supportive future. 🌟

| 1 Apr 2025

Little Corner · Little Link -Environmental health study of subdivided units

What do you know about the subdivided units 「劏房」 in Hong Kong?

Subdivided units in Hong Kong are apartments split into multiple units, often located in old buildings within crowded, working-class areas. Despite poor conditions, high housing costs and limited public housing drive demand for these cramped living spaces for low-income residents.

This week, Dr. Patrick Yue from the Department of Biology, presented his study on the environmental health of subdivided units. He and his students visited these units to evaluate living conditions, conducting air quality measurements and microbial testing. The findings were concerning. He also brought bacterial culture samples for the students, leaving a significant impact, and demonstrated air quality testing to highlight the importance of addressing air pollution.

Today's session provided our students with deeper insights into the challenging living conditions faced by low-income residents in Hong Kong's subdivided units, as well as the pressing environmental health issues they encounter. This discussion not only heightened awareness of these social challenges but also inspired students to explore meaningful solutions for improving living environments and health conditions in these communities. We hope they will reflect on their potential roles in driving impactful change and fostering a more equitable society.

| 18 Mar 2025

Time-based currency? Economic and Social transformation through Time banking

🌟 Last week, we had the pleasure of welcoming Mr. Ryan Man from the School of Business at HKBU to share his Transdisciplinary insights with our students! 📚✨

He introduced the intriguing concept of time-based currency and the applications of time banking in different countries, especially the countries in Asia Area. ⏳🤝 Time banking allows individuals to trade services using labour-time credits instead of cash, sparking a lively discussion among students on its practical applications and why it hasn't gained widespread acceptance. 🤔💬

It's such an inspiring talk for our students to think outside the box! 🙌

| 4 Mar 2025

How can I apply mathematical concepts to music composition?

🎵 Have you ever considered math can be used to compose music? Many might think that math and music are worlds apart, but during this week's Trans ColLab Luncheon, Dr. Edmond TSANG unveiled the intriguing "hidden secrets" that connect them. In this talk, Dr. TSANG invited participants to provide random number combinations from 1 to 7 and composed a short rhythm 🎶 based on those combinations. He also shared valuable techniques on music composition and offered career advice for students interested in music. 📖 It was truly an enriching music creation experience! 🎹✨Let's discover how various disciplines can work together and create exciting possibilities! 🌟

| 18 Feb 2025

Oral care of low income elderly in Greater Bay Area

We're thrilled to announce the successful launch of our first Trans ColLab Luncheon today! 🥳This time, we were honoured to invite Dr Ava LAU and Mr Coman LAM, who shared their invaluable insights on the topic "Social Work X Oral Health: Oral Care for Low-Income Elderly in the Greater Bay Area."

Our students gained a deeper understanding of how collaborative social work services can address oral care challenges and promote social equity. The event was filled with engaging discussions on current initiatives and exploring new solutions to address this issue. 🌟