On March 24, the Office of International Affairs (OIA) at Wuhan University’s (WHU) organized the university’s first Sino-French Strategic Cooperation Symposium. Experts and scholars from the university with experience of advanced education in France or active engagement in international cooperation with France, as well as relevant officials from the Undergraduate College, the Graduate Colleg...

Polarizers and waveplates are typical optics used to manipulate the state of light polarization while the opposite action (using polarized light to manipulate matter) seems elusive. This is largely because under the illumination of polarized light, matter experiences very weak preferential excitation or forces along the polarization which mostly results in no obvious effect unless some enhanci...

On the afternoon of March 10, the first meeting of the Wuhan University Student English Correspondent Group (SECG) in 2023 was held at the conference hall of the International Exchange and Service Center. Gui Ling, Deputy Director of the Office of International Affairs, Xi Bingqing, the group’s institutional advisor, and Sylvia Schroeder, an intercultural consultant, attended the meeting.Group...

Dumplings, a traditional Chinese food, are reminiscent of the warmth of home. On March 3, the first Dumpling Making Competition was held at Wuhan University (WHU), giving students a sense of happiness and accomplishment. ​Participants make dumplings togetherAs a special ‘competition’, different from academic contests, preparations for this competition were complex. Lv, a member of the Cultur...

​The 2021 and 2022 HO LEUNG HO LEE Foundation (HLHL) Award Ceremony was held at Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on February 17. Vice Premier of the State Council Liu He, Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress Ji Bingxuan, Vice Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) and Chairman of the China...

On the morning of February 22, Wuhan University President Zhang Pingwen met with a delegation led by Jean-Yves Roux, the newly-appointed consul general of the Republic of France in Wuhan. Both sides exchanged in-depth views on the prospects of deepening the cooperation between Wuhan University and France. Vice President Tang Qizhu and relevant officers from the School of Medicine and the Office...

​On February 15, the United Nations Satellite Center (UNOSAT) released on its official website a report by Li Xi’s team at Wuhan University (WHU) on the assessment of the Turkey-Syria earthquakes using luminous remote sensing. The report was completed by WHU in cooperation with UNOSAT and was also published through the Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System jointly operated by the Euro...

In order to attract outstanding young talents to conduct research at Wuhan University, and to support and nurture young talents with development and innovation potential to pursue academic excellence and reach the peak of science and technology, the university has established the "Postdoctoral Excellence Programme". The application and selection process for the Postdoctoral Excellence Program...