The Centre for Macau Studies (CMS) conducted the Sixth “Educational Talk Series” at Escola Tong Nam

澳門大學澳門研究中心於東南學校舉辦第六場「澳門學堂」講座

澳門大學澳門研究中心開展的「澳門學堂」，於2024年3月19日在東南學校(中學部)舉行第六場講座，是次講座的演講嘉賓為本中心的客席助理教授梁志文博士，演講題目為「澳門科研故事分享:生態環境與生物多樣性探索」。在是次講座中，梁志文博士向高中學生介紹了他如何培養對昆蟲的研究、澳門細蟻的發現及命名、2021年被美國國家地理學會（National Geographic Society）推選為全球十五位新銳探索者之一、以及在大灣區開展的生態項目等。此外，梁博士亦分享了他在澳門土生土長並成為昆蟲學家的經歷，以及在世界各地進行昆蟲研究的探險故事。東南學校的校長、老師、學生均認為是次講座很有啟發性，尤其是梁博士透過自身的堅持不懈突破困難、最終成為昆蟲學家，是對即將面對升讀大學的高中生的極大鼓勵。是次活動有逾三百八十名中學部師生出席。講座後學生積極向梁博士發問有關其科研項目以及探索大自然生態系統的不同問題，雙方交流互動。

The “Educational Talk Series” initiated by the Centre for Macau Studies (CMS) of the University of Macau has successfully held the sixth lecture at Escola Tong Nam (secondary section) on March 19, 2024. The guest speaker of this lecture is Dr. Danny Leong Chi Man, who is an Adjunct Assistant Professor of the Center. The topic of the current Educational Talk is “Sharing about Stories of Macau Scientific Research : Exploration on Ecological Environment and Biodiversity”. During the lecture, Dr. Leong introduced the value of insects to the ecosystem, the discovery and naming of the tiny ants in Macao, selection as one of the world’s fifteen emerging explorers by the National Geographic Society in 2021, and the ecological projects carried out in the Greater Bay Area to the secondary students of the school. In addition, Dr. Leong also shared his experience of becoming an entomologist in Macao, as well as his adventure stories of conducting insect research around the world. The school principal, teachers and students agreed that the lecture was very inspiring, especially Dr. Leong, who broke through difficulties through his own perseverance and finally became an entomologist. More than 380 teachers and students from the secondary section of Escola Tong Nam attended the lecture. After the lecture, students kept on their exchange with Dr. Leong regarding different questions about his scientific research projects and exploration of natural ecosystems, and both parties interacted with each other actively.