香港大学是香港第一所大学，由1887年成立的香港西医书院及香港官立技术专科学校合并而成，于1911年在香港岛正式创立，孙中山先生为香港西医书院首届毕业生。
       香港大学是由十个学院组成的研究型综合大学。港大优秀的教研人员和学生来自本地和世界各地，在大学各院系、研究中心及研究所从事在地区、区域以至全球具影响力的创新性研究。
       港大一直跻立国际优等学府的首列。根据美国科学信息研究所基本科学指标（Essential Science Indicators），港大的中国科学院/中国工程院院士数目超越任何本地院校，许多学者亦在所属的学术领域中排名前1%。另外，涵盖本地和全球关注领域的艺术和人文科学研究，对提升港大的国际地位也有着重要的贡献。
       香港大学一直积极与全球各大学和研究机构建立战略性国际联盟。大学亦致力推动校园国际化，并支持教职员、学生交流项目和国际性活动。

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Architecture
Architecture and Urban Design for China and Hong Kong;

Centre for Construct I.T.;
Centre for Renewable Energy in Architecture;
Centre on Ronald Coase Centre for Property Rights Research;
Urban Studies and Urban Planning;
Arts
Applied English Studies;
Centre for Humanities and Medicine;
Centre for the (jointly organized by the Faculty of Arts and the Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine);
Business and Economics
Asia Case Research Centre;
Asian Entrepreneurship and Business Values;
Centre for China Financial Research;
Centre for Contemporary Marketing Centre
Financial Innovation and Development;
Centre for Hong Kong Centre for Economic Research;
Hong Kong Institute of Economics and Business Strategy
Dentistry;
Cleft Lip and Palate Centre;
Education
Advancement in Inclusive and Special Education;
Centre for Advancement of Chinese Language Education and Research;
Centre for Communication Disorders;
Centre for Comparative Education Research Centre;
Educational Leadership;
Centre for Hong Kong Putonghua Education and Assessment Centre;
Information Technology in Education;
 Centre for Wah Ching Centre of Research on Education in China;
Engineering
Asian Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat;
Centre for E-Commerce Infrastructure Development;
Centre for Electrical Energy Systems;
Centre for Emerging Technologies Institute;
Environmental Engineering Research;
Centre for Information Security and Cryptography;
Centre for Innovation in Construction and Infrastructure Development;
Centre for Jockey Club Research and Information Centre for Landslip Prevention and Land Development;
Law and Technology Centre (jointly organized with the Faculty of Law)
Nonlinear Mechanics;
Law
Asian Institute of International Financial Law;
Chinese Law;
Centre forComparative and Public Law; Centre for;
Law and Technology Centre (jointly organized with the Faculty of Engineering);
Medical Ethics and Law;
Centre for Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine;
Alimentary Research and Education;
Centre of Cancer Research;
Centre for Cardiovascular Science and Medicine;
Institute of Carol Yu Centre for Infection;
Chinese Medicine School of Clinical Trials Centre
Endocrinology and Diabetes;
Centre of Genomic Sciences;
Centre for Human Development and Birth Defects;
Centre of Human Reproduction;
Centre of Humanities and Medicine;
Centre for the (jointly organized by the Faculty of Arts and the Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine)
Medical and Health Sciences Education;
Institute of Medical Ethics and Humanities Unit;
Medical Ethics and Law;
Centre for Public Health;
School of Research Centre of Heart; Brain; Hormone and Healthy Aging
Science;
Mathematical Research;
Institute of Swire Institute of Marine Science
Theoretical and Computational Physics;
Centre of Social Sciences
Behavioural Health;
Centre on Civil Society and Governance;
Centre for Criminology;
Centre for International Centre for China Development Studies
The Hong Kong Jockey Club Centre for Suicide Research and Prevention
Sau Po Centre on Ageing;
Social Sciences Research Centre;
Independent of Faculty;
Advanced IT Training;
Institute of American Studies;
Centre of Asia Global Institute;
Biomedical Engineering Centre;
Buddhist Studies;
Centre of Cellular Biology;
Centre for China and Global Development;
Institute for Cyberport Institute of Hong Kong;
Dr Li Dak-Sum Research Centre; The University of Hong Kong-Karolinska Institutet Collaboration in Regenerative Medicine;
Enhancement of Teaching and Learning;
Centre for the European Studies;
Centre for Fong's Research Centre for Advanced Mechanical Systems
Geographical / Land Information System Research Centre
HKU-Pasteur Research Pole;
Hong Kong Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences (Incorporating the Centre of Asian Studies) ;
Human Performance;
Institute of International Research Centre for Electric Vehicles;
Journalism and Media Studies Centre;
Kadoorie Institute;
The Neuroscience Research Centre;
Study of Globalization and Cultures;
Centre for the Study of Liver Disease;
Centre for the Transport Studies;
Institute of Women's Studies Research Centre

香港位于北纬22.5°以南的热带地区;但因其地处我国亚热带季风的过渡地带;香港全境受亚热带季风的控制和影响;因此;香港的气候属于南亚热带季风气候类型。

气候特征为湿热多雨;四季分明;夏秋多台风;四季各有特色;春季温暖多雾;夏季炎热多雨;秋季日晴和爽;冬季微干凉冷。年平均气温为22.8℃;最高气温可达33℃;最低气温3℃;高山顶部为-4℃。年平均降水量2224.7毫米;降雨最多的年份约3100毫米;最少的年份约900毫米。

四季的划分;就一般年份而言;春季（3月中～5月）约3个月;平均气温20℃;早晨多雾;白天温暖;夜晚清凉;并经常下夜雨;湿度84％。夏季（6月～9月）约4个月;平均气温28℃;最高气温可达33℃;6、7、8三个月降雨量最多;约占全年降雨量的75％;湿度83～90％;特别是6月份;气温一般在30℃以上;常常出现阴雨连绵的天气;类似江淮地区的梅雨季节;降雨特别多;而且6月份还常常出现持续数日的高温潮湿的闷热天气。秋季（10月～11月）约两个月;平均气温23℃;湿度73％;白日晴和;夜晚凉爽宜人。冬季（12月～次年3月初）约3个月;平均气温15℃;湿度75％;较为干爽凉冷。

香港气候具有海洋性特征;最热月为8月;一般气温为25.6～30.6℃;雨日约有15天。最冷月为2月;一般气温为12.8～17.2℃;雨日约有5天。