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Leadership Beyond Role Boundaries: Building a Leadership Profile for Senior Fellowship

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Event Details

Date : 18 May 2026 (Mon)

Time : 2:30pm – 4:30pm

Venue : Learning Lab (RRS321, 3/F, Run Run Shaw Building, Main Campus, HKU)

Speakers :

Dr. Alice Yau, Lecturer, Centre for Applied English Studies, Faculty of Arts, HKU
Dr. Jian Yang, Principal Lecturer, School of Biomedical Sciences, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, HKU
Ms. Jody Chu, Senior Lecturer, Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacy, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, HKU
Dr. Ka Ho Law, Associate Head (Teaching & Learning) and Lecturer, Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Science, HKU

Facilitator : Prof. Lily Zeng, Assistant Professor, TALIC, HKU

Abstract

Some positions at universities may be seen as presenting inherent challenges for exercising leadership in teaching and learning. Early‑career roles are often perceived to offer limited formal authority for impact, while formal leadership positions such as programme leaders, may be concerned that much of their work is regarded simply as part of role expectations rather than recognised as educational leadership. This event seeks to reframe these assumptions through authentic examples from colleagues who have successfully built strong Senior Fellow profiles in such contexts. The session will explore how leadership can be enacted with or without formal authority, how leadership practices can be evidenced as intentional and impactful, and how these experiences can be shaped into a coherent narrative aligned with Advance HE Senior Fellowship. The event aims to inspire colleagues to take a purposeful and reflective approach to building a Senior Fellow profile.

About the Speakers

Dr. Alice Yau is a Senior Fellow of Advance HE and a lecturer at the Centre for Applied English Studies (CAES). She holds a BA in Linguistics and Translation and a PhD in language and health communication from HKU. Dr Yau plays a key role in enhancing English across the university, and coordinates two large first-year courses: CAES1000 Core University English and CAES1001 Academic Communication in English. She oversees curriculum design, materials development, and teacher training for these courses. Her teaching and research focus on English for Academic Purposes, learners’ perceptions and experiences, computer-assisted language learning, and lay/professional communication. She has published research on online teaching and learning, social presence, and the use of webcams in higher education during COVID-19.

Dr. Jian Yang graduated from Peking University Health Science Centre and obtained his PhD in neuroscience from the University of Bristol. He joined the Department of Anatomy at the University of Hong Kong in 2007 and is now Principal Lecturer in the School of Biomedical Sciences, LKS Faculty of Medicine, leading anatomy education and coordinating the HKU Body Donation Programme. He also serves as Deputy Director of Education Technology (HKUMed), member of the AAA Human Body Donation Committee, founding member of the CSAS Young Anatomist Collaboration Committee, and editorial board member of BMC Medical Education. His teaching spans gross anatomy, neuroanatomy, histology, and problem-based learning, with a focus on active learning. His research centres on using digital, AI, and VR technologies to enhance medical education, including leading the development of the VR anatomy lab and TechMezz facility. He received the 2022 HKU Med Teaching Medal and the 2023 HKU Teaching Innovation Award.

Ms. Jody Chu is Programme Director of the Bachelor of Pharmacy (BPharm) at the University of Hong Kong (HKU) and a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacy. A graduate of the University of South Australia, she previously practised as a senior clinical pharmacist in major teaching hospitals in South Australia. Since joining HKU in 2013, she has assumed major teaching and administrative responsibilities and is a core member of the clinical teaching team. As BPharm Programme Director, she led the design, implementation and ongoing evaluation of the major curriculum revamp launched in 2020/21. Ms Chu is a Board Certified Geriatric Pharmacist (BCGP), Board Certified Pharmacotherapy Specialist (BCPS) and Senior Fellow of Advance HE (SFHEA). She received a Teaching Development Grant in 2022 to establish a Professional Development Programme for BPharm students and in 2025 for implementation of IPE programme in primary healthcare setting. Her current work focuses on students’ professional identity formation and interprofessional education in primary care.

Dr. Ka Ho Law is Associate Head (Teaching & Learning) and Lecturer in the Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Science, The University of Hong Kong. He holds a BSc, MPhil and PhD in Mathematics from HKU and is a Senior Fellow of Advance HE (SFHEA). Dr Law teaches across a wide range of undergraduate courses, including linear algebra, combinatorics and graph theory, game theory, guided study/project courses, and service courses for non-majors. His scholarly interests span contract bridge combinatorics, graph theory and mathematics education. A recipient of the Faculty of Science Award for Teaching Excellence (2021–22), Dr Law has led multiple teaching innovation projects, including initiatives on professional writing in mathematics, automated exercise generation, flipped classroom design, and animation-enhanced lecture videos. His research has been published in outlets such as SIAM Journal on Discrete Mathematics, and he is co-author of the general education texts Beating the Odds and Numbers Save the Day.

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