Awards and Achievements


[Awards] HKSI Faculty Associate Dr. Timothy Cheek elected to the Royal Society of Canada

September 11, 2023

Hearty congratulations to Dr. Timothy Cheek on his election as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada.


[Awards] Congratulations to HKSI Faculty Associate Dr. Jamie Peck (Geography) on winning the Vautrin Lud Prize that is considered as the “Nobel of Geography”

July 27, 2023


[Awards] HKSI Associate Dr. Shannon Walsh receives the Governor General’s Award for Artistic Achievement in Visual and Media

March 28, 2023


[Awards] HKSI Emeritus Associate Dr. David Ley appointed to the Order of Canada

January 5, 2023

On December 29, 2022, Professor Emeritus David Ley was appointed to the Order of Canada for his ongoing and substantial contributions to the field of human geography.


[Awards] HKSI Emeritus Associate Dr. Pitman Potter appointed to the Order of Canada

December 30, 2022

On December 29, 2022, Dr. Pitman B. Potter was appointed to the Order of Canada, a national honour that recognizes Canada’s most influential leaders and contributors to society.


[Awards] HKSI Convenor Dr. Helena Wu has been named Canada Research Chair in Hong Kong Studies

November 17, 2022

View Dr. Helena Wu's Canada Research Chair profile here.


[Awards] HKSI Associate Dr. Fuyubi Nakamura is the recipient of the 2022 Council for Museum Anthropology Michael M. Ames Prize for Innovative Museum Anthropology for her project and exhibition “A Future for Memory: Art and Life after the Great East Japan Earthquake”.

October 18, 2022


[Awards] HKSI Associate Dr. Fuyubi Nakamura receives an Honourable Mention in the research category in the 2022 Canadian Museum Association Awards

June 30, 2022

The award goes to “A Future for Memory: Art and Life after the Great East Japan Earthquake,” an exhibition curated by Dr. Nakamura at the Museum of Anthropology at UBC.


[Awards] HKSI Associate Dr. Henry Yu receives the 2022 Canadian Museum Association Award for Outstanding Achievement in the exhibition category.

June 30, 2022

The award goes to the exhibition titled “A Seat at the Table: Chinese Immigration and British Columbia” co-curated by Dr. Yu, Ms Denise Fong, and Ms Viviane Gosselin.


[Awards] HKSI Associate Dr. Diana Lary receives the 2022 UBC Emeritus College Award for Excellence in Innovative and Creative Endeavours

June 22, 2022

Congratulations, Dr. Diana Lary!