News and Achievements

Professor Raymond Chan, Dean of the College of Science, delivered a talk titled “At the Bottom of Everything” at CityU’s BOLD Forum.

Scientists from the College of Science have been listed as the “Highly Cited Researchers” by Clarivate Analytics for 2020 in respective categories of Chemistry, Cross-Field, Engineering and Materials Science.

Professor Raymond Chan, Dean of the College of Science, Dr Condon Lau, Associate Professor of the Department of Physics, and Dr Yun Wah Lam, Associate Professor of the Department of Chemistry, delivered talks for the “Science in the Public Service” during its 2020 delivery.

The College of Science has been in partnership with different world renowned universities to offer Joint Bachelor's Degree Programmes for our Bachelor of Science students. These programmes strengthen the profiles of students and have been well received. Many graduates also expressed appreciation towards the opportunities offered and how the programmes helped pave their career path.

The new programmes include a Bachelor of Science degree programme with a stream option in Global Research Enrichment and Technopreneurship (GREAT), a law–math double degree programme, and joint bachelor’s degree programmes in partnership with the University of Edinburgh and the University of Manchester in the UK.

A research team of marine ecologists led by Professor Kenneth Leung Mei-yee, Director of the State Key Laboratory of Marine Pollution at City University of Hong Kong (CityU) and Chair Professor of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry in the Department of Chemistry, has generated promising results for enhancing marine biodiversity on seawalls in the western waters of Hong Kong via eco-engineered tiles.