-Rachel Lui-
PhD, SFHEA, Awardee for Teaching Excellence, HKU Teaching & Learning Fellows
Science Outreach Activities for Students and Teachers
My aspiration to nurture young minds extended also to secondary school students. I organized outreaching and engagement activities for junior, high school, and undergraduate students.
2021 - 2022
Online Summer Programme for Undergraduates from East China Normal University on Artificial Intelligence (AI): Utopia or Dystopia?
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2015 - 2016
HKU University Knowledge Exchange Impact Project (Co-investigator)
HKU Science, Mathematics, and Art (SMART) Project
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Organized a two-day activity with lectures and workshops for junior secondary school students
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Co-organized with Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks
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Person-in-charge of making the largest balloon Sierpinski tetrahedron in Hong Kong with 100 students.
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Grant: HK$70,000 (~US$9,000)
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Official website: Link
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2013 - 2014
HKU University Knowledge Exchange Impact Project (Co-investigator)
Science for Everyone – HKU Sci-Tube Channel Project​
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Produced 30 science videos on YouTube for dissemination to the general public, especially secondary students.
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Grant: HK$100,000 (~US$13,000)
2012 - 2014
HKU University Knowledge Exchange Impact Project (Co-investigator)
Science x Art I & II – Learning Science via Interactive Visual Art
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Exchange Office, HKU
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Organized a one-day activity with lectures and workshops for junior secondary school students
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Students’ artworks made during the workshops were exhibited in various locations including the Hong Kong International Airport
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Received the Faculty Knowledge Exchange Award 2014, HKU
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Grant: HK$170,000 (~US$22,000)
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Official website: Link
2014 - Present
School Talk & Workshops
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Invited by different secondary schools on the talk “In the world where Pythagoras’ Theorem does not hold”
2014 - Present
Teaching Training
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Held workshops for primary school teachers in how to teach Mathematical Olympiad.
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Introduced STEM Education to the school teachers.
2013 - Present
Junior Science Institute
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Held workshops “Mathematics: A journey in Different Ancient Civilizations” and “Cryptography: How can I Write My Secret Codes and Crack the Others?” for senior secondary school students
2011 - Present
Mathematical Olympiad
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Design all questions for the 14th – 22nd SKH (Anglican Church in Hong Kong) Primary Schools Mathematical Olympiad
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About 400 students participated in the Olympiad each year