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Sociology offers you a way of seeing yourself, your community and society more broadly, creatively and critically.

We are one of the leading sociology departments in the world, and we are consistently ranked among the top Sociology departments in Asia. The Department was ranked 17th in the world in 2025 (QS World University Rankings).

About us

Programmes

Prof Guy Abel

Professor, HKU-100 Scholar

Prof Satoshi Araki

Assistant Professor

Prof Gordon Brett

Assistant Professor

Prof Cheris S C Chan

Associate Professor

Prof Tarani Chandola

Head, Department of Sociology

Prof Eric W C Fong

Chair Professor in Sociology
Associate Dean (T & L), Faculty of Social Sciences

Prof Paul Joosse

Associate Professor

Prof Travis S K Kong

Professor

Prof Isak Ladegaard

Assistant Professor

Prof Karen A Joe Laidler

Professor

Prof Maggy S Y Lee

Professor

Prof Tom McDonald

Associate Professor

Prof David A Palmer

Professor

Prof Ioana Sendroiu

Assistant Professor

Prof Xiaoli Tian

Associate Professor

Prof Peng Wang

Associate Professor

Prof Lai Wei

Assistant Professor, HKU-100 Scholar

Prof Ming Wen

Chair Professor in Population Sciences & Sociology
Dean, Faculty of Social Sciences

Prof Duoduo Xu

Assistant Professor

Prof Satoshi Araki publishes an article on education and happiness over 50 years in Higher Education!

Conferment of Emeritus Professor Title to Professor Karen Laidler

Prof Satoshi Araki publishes an article on higher education, health, and wages in Social Science & Medicine!

Prof Satoshi Araki publishes 2 articles on education, work, gender, and well-being in Japan

Congratulations to Prof. Guy Abel and Prof. Lai Wei for being awarded the title of HKU-100 Scholar!

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