Research · Media · Design
A curious practice moving between questions, screens and places.
About me
An interdisciplinary researcher working across media, space and education.
Media 
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Idea Media Practice based on Research
My practice bridges theory and practice, moving between research, media and design to make complex ideas feel public, human and shareable.
Dr Hao Wu · Digital Geographer · Researcher · Media Creator
The thread
From digital geography to public practice.
Dr Hao Wu is an interdisciplinary researcher working across media, space and education. His practice connects geographical inquiry with public-facing storytelling, asking how research can become more inclusive, accessible and alive.
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Foundation
A digital geographer with a media lens.
I completed my PhD in Digital Geography at University College London, combining media and geographical perspectives to explore queer lives and hybrid spaces in China.
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Public education
Research should make room for more voices.
In 2025, I served as the UCL Faculty of Social and Historical Sciences Representative and was nominated and shortlisted for Academic Rep of the Year. I brought my commitment to diversity and inclusion into everyday academic life.
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Recognition and publication
From participation to authorship.
In 2026, I joined the Early Career Editorial Board of Digital Geography and Society. I also contributed to a UCL ChangeMakers-funded project and published my first article as second and corresponding author.
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Research in public
Turning fieldwork into shared experience.
As a Research Assistant, I contributed to The Hong Kong Experience, helping translate research on migration, memory and belonging into a public-facing project for families and communities.
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Media practice
Four years learning how ideas travel.
During my PhD, I worked part-time for four years in social media operations at China Telecom Europe, managing content and community across Xiaohongshu and WeChat within a Fortune Global 500 telecommunications group.
Research gives me the questions. Media gives them form. Education makes space for others to take part.
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The Hong Kong
Experience.
The Hong Kong Experience: My Nottingham celebrates the experiences of Hong Kong families who have moved to Nottingham through workshops, a public exhibition and a short film. I shaped the research story and translated the fieldwork into a public-facing film.
