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Visiting Professors Scheme

The Visiting Professors Scheme (VPS), formerly Visiting Research Professors Scheme, is aimed at enhancing the University's research competitiveness and visibility in the international academic community; providing the impetus to promote the development of targeted academic areas; and establishing links with world-class scholars and leading institutions for significant international collaboration. Top scholars may be appointed as Visiting Research Professors (VRP) in either long-term or short-term, depending on the needs of the host Faculty/Department and the time commitment of the scholars.

VPS complements other visitorship schemes (such as schemes for distinguished visiting professors), which have different eligibilities and operational principles.

The VRP appointments are listed below by year:

Visiting Research Professor	Host Faculty / Department
2024-25
Professor Ioannis Brilakis Laing O’Rourke Professor, Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge, UK	Faculty of Architecture (Real Estate and Construction)
Professor Jorge Díaz-Cintas Professor of Translation Studies, Centre for Translation Studies, University College London, UK	Faculty of Arts (School of Chinese)
Dr. Raymond Hutubessy Team Lead, Value of Vaccines, Economics and Modelling team, The Immunization, Vaccines and Biologicals Department, World Health Organization, Switzerland	LKS Faculty of Medicine (School of Public Health)
Professor Homayoon Kazerooni Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, USA	Faculty of Engineering (Mechanical Engineering)
Professor Ju Li Battelle Energy Alliance Professor of Nuclear Science and Engineering, Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering, and Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA	Faculty of Engineering (Mechanical Engineering)
Professor Kunxin Luo Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology, Department of Molecular & Cell Biology, The University of California, Berkeley, USA	LKS Faculty of Medicine (School of Biomedical Sciences)
Professor Qing-Jun Meng Professor of Chronobiology, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, The University of Manchester, UK	LKS Faculty of Medicine (School of Biomedical Sciences, and Orthopaedics and Traumatology)
Professor Martin Roland Emeritus Professor of Health Services Research, Department of Public Health and Primary Care, University of Cambridge, UK	LKS Faculty of Medicine (Family Medicine and Primary Care)
Professor Bernd Schmitt Robert D. Calkins Professor of International Business, Columbia Business School, Columbia University, USA	Faculty of Business & Economics (Institute of Behavioural and Decision Science)
Professor Sandy Steel Professor of Law and Philosophy of Law, Faculty of Law, University of Oxford, UK	Faculty of Law
Professor Dénes Szücs Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience and Psychology, Department of Psychology, University of Cambridge, UK	Faculty of Education
Professor David D. Yao Piyasombatkul Family Professor, Department of Industrial Engineering and Operations Research, Columbia University, USA	Faculty of Business and Economics
Professor Eldar Yonina Professor, Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science, Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel	Faculty of Engineering (Electrical and Electronic Engineering)

2023-24
Professor Vanessa M. FERREIRA British Heart Foundation Associate Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Oxford, UK	LKS Faculty of Medicine (Diagnostic Radiology)
Professor Eric HONORE Director of Research, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Université de la Côte d’Azur, France	LKS Faculty of Medicine (Pharmacology and Pharmacy)
Professor Kang LIU Professor of Chinese Media and Cultural Studies, Duke University, USA	Faculty of Arts (School of Chinese)
Professor Jeyaveerasingam George SHANTHIKUMAR Richard E. Dauch Distinguished Chair in Manufacturing and Operations Management, Department of Management, Purdue University, USA	Faculty of Engineering (Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering)
Professor Edmund SONUGA-BARKE Professor of Developmental Psychology, Psychiatry & Neuroscience, King's College London, UK	Faculty of Social Sciences (Psychology)

2022-23
Professor David DYZENHAUS University Professor of Law and Philosophy, Faculty of Law, University of Toronto, Canada	Faculty of Law (Law)
Professor Bernhard KELLER Professor, City University of Paris, France	Faculty of Science (Mathematics)
Professor Patrick LE GALÈS Dean and Professor, The Urban School, Sciences Po, France	Faculty of Architecture (Urban Planning and Design)
Professor Alexander B. MURPHY Professor Emeritus, Department of Geography, University of Oregon, USA	Faculty of Social Sciences (Geography)
Professor Zhong YOU Professor of Engineering Science, Department of Engineering Science, University of Oxford, UK	Faculty of Engineering (Civil Engineering)
Professor Hua ZHU Professor of Language Learning and Intercultural Communication, Director of International Centre for Intercultural Studies, Institute of Education (IOE), University College London (UCL), UK	Faculty of Arts (School of English)

Note: For more information on individual appointees, please contact the respective host unit.

Visiting Professors Scheme

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