NewsCentre

Showing 1 to 10 of 24 results
CityU team wins Gold Award at the Hong Kong Green Innovations Award for transforming manmade seawalls
The State Key Laboratory of Marine Pollution at CityU was awarded the prestigious Gold Award at the Hong Kong Green Innovations Award.
CityU’s record-breaking showing at International Exhibition of Inventions Geneva
Researchers from CityU received 36 awards at the 48th International Exhibition of Inventions Geneva. This is the third year running that CityU has received the highest number of awards among local institutions.
Microplastic pollution
The inappropriate disposal of surgical masks could cause serious microplastic pollution, equivalent to seriously polluting more than 54,800 Olympic swimming pools of seawater annually, researchers from CityU have discovered.
UN-endorsed CityU project on monitoring global estuaries
The State Key Laboratory of Marine Pollution (SKLMP) at CityU has been endorsed by the United Nations (UN) to initiate a ten-year "Global Estuaries Monitoring (GEM)" Programme to collect and study environmental pollutants in the estuaries of major cities around the globe so as to formulate a long-term policy of promoting clean estuaries.
CityU expert advocates Covid-19 vaccination for the community
Hong Kong should not squander a unique opportunity to protect itself and others from Covid-19, according to Professor Nikolaus Osterrieder, Dean of the Jockey Club College of Veterinary Medicine and Life Sciences, in an online talk titled “Covid-19 Vaccination - A One Health No-Brainer” on 3 June.
Trawl ban boosts marine biodiversity
The prohibition of trawling activities in the Hong Kong marine environment for two and a half years has significantly improved biodiversity, an inter-university study led by CityU has found.
New approach for making high-strength and ductile alloys
A research team led CityU has discovered a new strategy for fabricating multicomponent superlattice alloys with disordered interfacial nanolayers that have both high strength and good ductility at various temperatures.

Seawalls’ marine biodiversity enhanced by eco-engineered tiles: CityU study
A research team of marine ecologists led by CityU has generated promising results for enhancing marine biodiversity on seawalls in the western waters of Hong Kong via eco-engineered tiles.
Nurturing neuroscience in Hong Kong
CityU’s HKIAS organised a two-day symposium on advances in neuroscience from 25 to 26 March.
Thumbnail
In honour of the 80th birthday of renowned mathematician Professor Philippe G. Ciarlet, CityU organised a conference on 12 November to showcase the University’s major role in fostering scientific cooperation between France and Hong Kong.

Contact Information

Communications and Institutional Research Office

Back to top