The University of Hong Kong
Department of Sociology
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 25th in the world in 2023 (QS World University Rankings).
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Assistant Professor
Associate Professor
Head, Department of Sociology
Chair Professor in SociologyAssociate Dean (T & L), Faculty of Social Sciences
Chair Professor in Population Sciences & SociologyDean, Faculty of Social Sciences
Prof Gordon Brett publishes an article about the relationship between theory figures and causal claims in sociology articles.
Congratulations to Dan Liu, our PhD candidate, for being awarded the HKU Foundation First Year Excellent PhD Award 2023/24.
Prof Satoshi Araki publishes an article on income, well-being, ill-being, and gender inequality in Social Indicators Research.
Promotion to Professor - Congratulations to Prof. Travis S.K. Kong
Prof Sida Liu published two articles in Major Sociology Journals