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Are the Socially Deprived Exposed to More Air Pollution in Hong Kong? HKU-Cambridge CEERP reveals air pollution-induced environmental injustice

May 1, 2018

Poor air quality can result in extremely detrimental health consequences, such as cancer, stroke, asthma or heart disease. Interdisciplinary research conducted by the HKU-Cambridge Clean Energy and Environment...

Engineering Complex Systems and Complex Systems Engineering: Challenges and Opportunities

William Mong Distinguished Lecture by Dean Julio M. Ottino

Apr 16, 2018

Professor Julio M. Ottino, Northwestern University's Dean of Engineering, gave a lecture on April 16, 2018 (Monday) titled “Engineering Complex Systems and Complex Systems Engineering: Challenges and...

Insights into the Function of Microbial Dark Matter in Environmental Biotechnology

William Mong Distinguished Lecture by Professor Per Halkjær Nielsen

Mar 27, 2018

Professor Per Halkjær Nielsen from Aalborg University, Denmark, gave a lecture on March 27, 2018 (Tuesday) titled “Insights into the Function of Microbial Dark Matter in Environmental Biotechnology”....

HKU Engineering researchers recognized for high numbers of citations

Feb 1, 2018

Twelve HKU researchers have been named among the most highly cited researchers in the world by Clarivate Analytics, the former Intellectual Property & Science business of Thomson Reuters, in their Highly...

HKU recognizes Engineering staff on their outstanding research performance

Feb 1, 2018

The Outstanding Researcher Award (ORA) and Outstanding Young Researcher Award (OYRA) are awards made by the University Research Committee to give recognition to experienced colleagues and young researchers,...

Theme-based Research Project, entitled “Big Data for Smart and Personalized Air Pollution Monitoring and Health Management” has been awarded

Jan 22, 2018

The RGC announced that the Theme-based Research Project, entitled, “Big Data for Smart and Personalized Air Pollution Monitoring and Health Management,” led by Prof. Victor OK Li and Dr. Jacqueline CK...

Professor Edmund Lam receives 2017 Society for Imaging Science and Technology (IS&T) Fellowship

Jan 22, 2018

Professor Edmund Lam has been awarded the 2017 Society for Imaging Science and Technology (IS&T) Fellowship “for outstanding contributions in image analysis, lithographic imaging, and biomedical imaging.”...

The first of its kind MOU on PhD Pathway reached between HKU and Cambridge

Jan 19, 2018

In December 2017, HKU and Cambridge, under HKU-Cambridge Clean Energy and Environment Research Platform, has finally reached a MOU to kickstart a PhD pathway, which allows HKU PhD students registered...

Dr. Anderson Shum was admitted into the Royal Society of Chemistry as a Fellow (FRSC)

Jan 8, 2018

Dr. Anderson Shum of Department of Mechanical Engineering was admitted into the Royal Society of Chemistry as a Fellow (FRSC). The Royal Society of Chemistry is the UK’s professional body for chemical...

Quantum physicist Dr Giulio Chiribella receives Croucher Senior Research Fellowship 2018

Dec 11, 2017

Dr Giulio Chiribella, an associate professor at the Department of Computer Science of the University of Hong Kong (HKU), received the Senior Research Fellowship 2018-19 by the Croucher Foundation.