Dr Pei Qing, Assistant Professor at the Department of Social Sciences, The Education University of Hong Kong, won the Second-class Award in the Natural Science category in the Higher Education Outstanding Scientific Research Output Awards (Science and Technology) 2019. The prestigious award, presented by the Ministry of Education, recognises outstanding breakthroughs in scientific research and technological innovations nationwide.

The award-winning project, titled “Quantitative Analysis of Climate Change and Human Crises in History”, was conducted by Dr Pei, along with team members Professor David D. Zhang from Guangzhou University, Dr Harry F. Lee from The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Professor Cong Wang from Jinan University, and Dr Li Jinbao from The University of Hong Kong. The research findings were published in top international journals and have had a significant impact in the field of climate change research.