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CityU survey indicates background and trust in government affect citizens’ willingness to receive coronavirus vaccines
A survey conducted by CityU has revealed that only 38% of citizens are willing to get inoculated. Young people (aged between 20 and 24) are the least enthusiastic, with less than 30% indicating a willingness to get the jab.
Social distancing to combat Covid-19
Researchers at CityU found that school closures are not as effective as social distancing in public facilities for controlling Covid-19 in New York City.
CityU researcher: desexing cats before 4 months can reduce the number of unwanted kittens
Big-data research led by a CityU researcher has found that although more than 80% of cats in Australia were desexed, only a fraction have had surgery before reaching puberty, thus creating a “pregnancy gap”. It is recommended that the age of desexing is before four months.
Study suggests safety is why crowds synch footsteps
Research co-led by academics at CityU has discovered that the phenomenon of human self-organisation known as synchronisation forms spontaneously when the safety distance between pedestrians seems insufficient.
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Legal expert Professor Hugh Collins delivered the latest installment in the CityU Distinguished Lecture Series on 28 March with a talk titled “Private Law and Fundamental Rights”.
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Professor Jean Salençon, Senior Fellow at the Institute for Advanced Study at CityU, delivered a lecture titled “Equilibrium and Forces: from Aristotle to Lagrange” on 22 March.
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Professor David Weitz, Director of the Materials Research Science and Engineering Center at Harvard University, delivered the latest installment in the CityU Distinguished Lecture Series on 21 March.
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Dr Stan Shih, the co-founder of Acer Group, discussed the concept of reverse thinking and shared his way of success with teachers, students and alumni at CityU on 17 and 18 February.
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A renowned science scholar Professor Evelyn L. Hu delivered the latest installment of the CityU Distinguished Lecture Series on 16 March.
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Scientists working on a project led by CityU have found a way to develop novel materials by manipulating the nanoscale structure of metallic glass.

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