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Andre Geim Leaves Britain for HKU Professorship
Filed: Feb 26, 2026 at 5:04 AM ET
Summary: Nobel Prize-winning physicist Andre Geim will join HKU as a chair professor in April, leaving Britain after over two decades.
WHO: Andre Geim
WHAT: Joining the University of Hong Kong as a chair professor
WHEN: Feb 26, 2026 at 4:31 AM ET
WHERE: Hong Kong
WHY: To take up a new position after a long career in Britain
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