College Member Elected As Fellow of the Royal Historical Society and the Royal Society of Arts

Prof. Ian Morley speaks on the topic “City Development and Urban History” in the sixth talk of the “Class Acts” CUHK Online Talk Series in April 2020. (Photo credit: Communications and Public Relations Office, CUHK)

Prof. Ian Morley, College member and Associate Professor in the Department of History at CUHK, was elected as Fellow of the Royal Historical Society and Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts in March and May 2021 respectively. Prof. Morley’s research interests focus on world history, planning history, urban history, urbanism and urban culture.

The Royal Historical Society, founded in 1868, is the UK’s foremost society working for historians and history. Fellowships are awarded to those who have made an original contribution to historical scholarship, and other works of diffusion and dissemination grounded in historical research.

The Royal Society of Arts, founded in 1754, is one of the influential academic bodies in the UK. Fellowships are awarded to those who have made significant contribution in the areas of arts, manufactures and commerce.