CUHK appoints Professor Colin Graham as Master of Morningside College
The Chinese University of Hong Kong has appointed Professor Colin Alexander Graham as Master of Morningside College for a four-year term starting 1 January 2027. Graham, a professor of emergency medicine, has been a founding fellow of the college since 2006 and served as dean of students since 2016.
The Council of The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) has approved the appointment of Professor Colin Alexander Graham as Master of Morningside College on a concurrent basis for a four-year term, effective 1 January 2027.
Graham, a professor in the Accident and Emergency Medicine Academic Unit at CU Medicine, said he was honoured by the appointment and described Morningside College as a central part of his life at the university. "It has been a privilege to work closely with colleagues to support many generations of students as they learn, grow and flourish," he said in a statement.
He highlighted Morningside's distinctive residential community, noting that the college brings together high-achieving students from diverse backgrounds to live together, broaden their horizons, and forge lifelong friendships. Looking ahead, Graham said he aims to build on the college's traditions and foundation to help students discover their passions, fulfil their potential, and develop into responsible leaders.
His ties to Morningside College date back to 2006, when founding master and Nobel laureate Sir James Mirrlees invited him to join at its inception—two years after Graham arrived at CUHK in 2004. As a Founding Fellow of the college, Graham has served as dean of students and a member of its senior management group since 2016, overseeing student support and development programmes for approximately 300 students representing more than 30 countries and regions.
He mentored the college's first Mirrlees Scholar and has guided more than 100 Morningside medical students in their academic, professional and personal development. He has also sat on the Senate Committee on University Scholarships and the Committee on Student Affairs since 2016 to promote student welfare and holistic development.
With experience spanning more than three decades, Graham has worked in emergency medicine and medical education, gaining recognition internationally as an educator, clinician and scholar. His work in adult and paediatric cardiac and trauma resuscitation training has taken him worldwide, leading undergraduate and postgraduate medical education in Hong Kong for the past 22 years.
Currently serving as an honorary consultant in emergency medicine at the Prince of Wales Hospital, Graham was director of the Accident and Emergency Medicine Academic Unit at CU Medicine from 2015 until recently. According to Google Scholar metrics, he has published more than 450 peer-reviewed articles, recording an h-index of 54 and over 10,700 citations. His contributions have earned him several major professional accolades, including the International Emergency Medicine Development Award from the American College of Emergency Physicians in 2013, an honorary fellowship from the European Society for Emergency Medicine in 2019, and the Order of the International Federation for Emergency Medicine in 2020.
