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Henry Hung in a checked scarf, leaning against a snow-dusted tree trunk

Principal Investigator

T. H. (Henry) Hung

he/they

BSc CUHK, DPhil Oxford, FLS, FZS

Institution
University of Liverpool & University of Oxford

Trees are the keepers of our humanity. I want to be a keeper of our trees. I study how trees adapt in a changing world, and what that means for their conservation and management.

  • forest genomics
  • ecological genomics
  • adaptation
  • conservation
  • restoration

My main research concerns how trees adapt in this changing world, in relevance to their conservation and management. I conduct research on temperate and tropical forest trees in Europe, North America, and Southeast Asia.

I also seek to investigate the relationship between humanity and nature through art. I am a classical singer by training and have curated four solo recitals so far. I am also a novice poet whose poem set Wooden Heart was set to music and presented in the Earth Day Art Model 2020 in the United States.

I completed my bachelor’s degree at United College, The Chinese University of Hong Kong as a Swire Scholar, majoring in Biology, and triple-minoring in Environmental Science, German, and Music. I then read my doctorate in Plant Sciences at University College, University of Oxford as a Radcliffe Scholar.

I was named a National Geographic Explorer in 2022 and awarded the Irene Manton Prize in 2024 for my research on critically endangered rosewoods. I was named a Croucher Fellow in 2024 for my research on ancient oaks. I was named a MoCC Scholar in 2024 for the Hong Kong Jockey Club Museum of Climate Change, the world’s first climate change museum. I was listed on the Forbes 30 Under 30 Europe in 2025.