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MRI-guided surgical robot project wins best award in leading international robotics conference

May 30, 2018

A HKU engineering team led by Dr Kwok Ka-wai of Mechanical Engineering, the Faculty of Engineering, has developed a robot capable of performing stereotactic neurosurgeries inside the magnetic resonance...
Centre for Water Technology and Policy hosts its inaugural symposium

May 29, 2018

Group photo. The University of Hong Kong has been emphasising the importance of embracing inter-disciplinary, international, innovation and impact as its four pillars going forward. To further these ends,...
Technical Achievement Award by the IEEE EMC Society at 2018 Joint IEEE EMC & APEMC Symposium

May 23, 2018

Dr Jiang Lijun of Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering received the Technical Achievement Award by the IEEE EMC Society at 2018 Joint IEEE EMC & APEMC Symposium in Singapore, while Dr Li...
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...
HKU wins TechConnect Global Innovation Awards at TechConnect World Innovation Conference & Expo 2018

Apr 29, 2018

The University of Hong Kong has won two TechConnect Global Innovation Awards at the TechConnect World Innovation Conference & Expo (TCWI) 2018 to be held in the United States in May. The two award winning...
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...
HKU Engineering wins two awards at The 46^th International Exhibition of Inventions of Geneva

Apr 15, 2018

HKU Faculty of Engineering has won two awards and one prize at the 46th International Exhibition of Inventions of Geneva (IEIG) held from April 11 to 15, 2018. Professor Ron Hui Shu-yuen of the Department...
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 praises Engineering researchers at the Excellence Awards Presentation Ceremony

Mar 26, 2018

(From left) Professor Ben Young, Professor Norman Tien, Dr Anderson Shum and Professor Zhang Tong. The HKU Excellence Awards Presentation Ceremony 2017 was held on Monday, March 26, 2018, at Rayson Huang...
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...

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