The Shaw Prize Lecture

The College has the privilege of hosting a public lecture delivered by one of the Shaw Laureates in Astronomy, Life Science and Medicine or Mathematical Sciences. The Shaw Prize is an international award to honour individuals who are currently active in their respective fields and who have recently achieved distinguished and significant advances, who have made outstanding contributions in academic and scientific research or applications, or who in other domains have achieved excellence.

  • The Shaw Prize LectureThe Shaw Prize Lecture in Astronomy 2024
  • The Shaw Prize LectureProfessor Shrinivas R KULKARNI, Shaw Laureate in Astronomy 2024
  • The Shaw Prize LectureProfessor Vladimir DRINFELD, Shaw Laureate in Mathematical Sciences 2023
  • The Shaw Prize LectureProfessor Shing-Tung YAU, Shaw Laureate in Mathematical Sciences 2023
  • The Shaw Prize LectureThe Shaw Prize Lecture in Life Science and Medicine 2025
  • The Shaw Prize LectureProfessor Wolfgang BAUMEISTER, Shaw Laureate in Life Science and Medicine 2025

For more information about the Shaw Prize, please visit its official homepage.

Cryo-electron Tomography: The Power of Seeing the Whole Picture (22 October 2025)

By Professor Wolfgang BAUMEISTER (The Shaw Laureate in Life Science and Medicine 2025)

The Dynamic Night Sky (13 November 2024)

By Professor Shrinivas R KULKARNI  (The Shaw Laureate in Astronomy 2024)

Toward Shimurian Analogs of Barsotti-Tate Groups (13 November 2023)

By Professor Vladimir DRINFELD (The Shaw Laureate in Mathematical Sciences 2023)

The Gravity of Math. (13 November 2023)

By Professor Shing-Tung YAU (The Shaw Laureate in Mathematical Sciences 2023)