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CityUHK won the Research Project of the Year: STEM at Times Higher Education Awards Asia 2024, the only university in Hong Kong to win this prestigious award this year.
Researchers from CityUHK achieved outstanding results at the 49th IEIG, winning 36 awards. In particular, CityUHK secured a record high eight Gold Medals with Congratulations of the Jury this year. Their success keenly demonstrates CityUHK’s excellence in high-quality research and innovation on the global stage.
Research co-led by neuroscientists Professor Yung Wing-ho from CityUHK and Professor Ke Ya from CUHK Faculty of Medicine has made a groundbreaking discovery regarding number sense in animals by confirming the existence of discrete number sense in rats, offering a crucial animal model for investigating the neural basis of numerical ability and disability in humans.
Unique insights into the social lives of cattle revealed in a new study by scientists at CityUHK can enhance our understanding of animal behaviour and welfare. The study suggests that sex and social status influence social grooming among free-ranging feral cattle in Hong Kong.
Dr Wang Cheng has received a prestigious award for his innovative work on novel photonic chips for optical communication.
The energy consumption of a new artificial visual system developed through joint research led by CityU can be reduced by over 90% per synaptic event when compared to synapses in the human brain.
Three projects at CityU have been granted $8.3 million in funding by the Health and Medical Research Fund under the Food and Health Bureau, spotlighting our valuable contributions to fighting Covid-19.
A three-fold improvement in the efficiency of solar-to-hydrogen energy conversion can facilitate solar energy harvesting technology, according to the research team led by Dr Sam Hsu Hsien-yi, Assistant Professor in the School of Energy and Environment at CityU.
A joint research team led by CityU has successfully achieved elastic straining of diamond at an unprecedented level, a breakthrough that heralds a new diamond age in the utilisation of the gemstone in microelectronics, photonics, and quantum information technologies.
Scientists at CityU have developed a novel computer tool to extract, track and visualize cells, and analyze the formation, structure and functions of Caenorhabditis elegans during cell division.