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We identify solutions to critical global challenges by extending the frontiers of knowledge both within and beyond existing research paradigms. Our highly qualified academics are drawn from all over the world, bringing a wealth of research and professional experience to our programmes. Our world-class labs and state-of-the-art teaching facilities, as well as our state key laboratories, a national engineering centre and a suite of institutional-level research centres, enable our researchers to maintain a positive trajectory. We also pioneer new forms of expression by bringing science and the arts together.

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CityUHK researchers reveal how fructose can suppress liver cancer, opening a new therapeutic avenue

CityUHK research reveals modulating chromatin dynamics of H2B mutations, shedding light on novel targeted therapy of breast cancer

CityUHK researchers advance spatial omics to routine clinical use

CityUHK team invents novel eDNA membrane to advance understanding of inshore fish diversity

Why Antarctica matters in Hong Kong — even from 12,000 kilometres away

Hong Kong Institute for Advanced Study

The Hong Kong Institute for Advanced Study (HKIAS), which was launched on 22 November 2015, aspires to be an international centre of excellence for the advancement of technology and innovation by bringing together an interdisciplinary team of world-renowned scholars and researchers, including Nobel laureates and academicians, to contribute to the solutions of pressing real-world problems.

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Research Institutes, Centres and Laboratories

CityUHK has established a range of research institutes and research centres, including two state key laboratories and one national engineering research centre, covering different areas of strategic importance to foster interdisciplinary research.

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Mainland Research Institutes

To intensify CityUHK’s research impact in the region, two institutes in Shenzhen and Chengdu in mainland China have been set up.

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Overarching Research Themes

CityUHK adopts an open and collaborative approach to research, sharing results for a positive impact on the world. In line with this ethos, we have identified three overarching research themes to pursue that specifically respond to the academic and societal challenges we all face in our highly interconnected world.

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Research Support and Grants

CityUHK sees research as one of the key pillars for becoming a leading university in the region. The University provides different resources and support, from world-class research facilities to administrative support on funding applications, to create an environment for researchers to achieve innovative and high-quality research.

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Knowledge Transfer and Innopreneurship

CityUHK research efforts have created a broad range of knowledge, discoveries and inventions. We believe by encouraging knowledge transfer, we can turn these new findings into applications, benefiting our community in Hong Kong and beyond.

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CityUHK is proud to count among our faculty some of the world’s most respected scholars and academicians. They contribute fundamentally to our success as a leading global research institution.

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CityUHK researchers reveal how fructose can suppress liver cancer, opening a new therapeutic avenue
26 Oct 2026
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CityUHK researchers reveal how fructose can suppress liver cancer, opening a new therapeutic avenue
A new study by Professor Yin Huiyong at CityUHK and his team has found that, in the specific metabolic context of HCC, dietary fructose does not fuel tumour growth, but can suppress it instead.
CityUHK researchers shatter physical limitations and reveal a quantum pathway to entropy-free energy transfer
20 Oct 2026
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CityUHK researchers shatter physical limitations and reveal a quantum pathway to entropy-free energy transfer
A research team led by Professor Oscar Dahlsten from the Department of Physics at CityUHK, set out to prove a theoretical limitation, only to discover a novel quantum solution. This surprise breakthrough breaks traditional physical constraints and introduces an innovative strategy for harvesting energy from fluctuating sources.
CityUHK research reveals modulating chromatin dynamics of H2B mutations, shedding light on novel targeted therapy of breast cancer
12 Oct 2026
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CityUHK research reveals modulating chromatin dynamics of H2B mutations, shedding light on novel targeted therapy of breast cancer
A research team led by Professor Chan Kui-ming from the Department of Biomedical Sciences at CityUHK, discovered that H2BE113K, a missense H2B mutation, promotes colony formation and lung metastasis of breast cancer. The research revealed that H2BE113K plays a critical role in chromatin regulation, cellular function and breast cancer progression, shedding light on novel targeted therapy of breast cancer.

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