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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.
A team of four students from the College of Business at CityUHK has won the McDonough Business Strategy Challenge 2024.
Goats can tell the difference between a happy-sounding human voice and an angry-sounding one, according to research co-led by Professor Alan McElligott, Associate Professor in the Department of Infectious Diseases and Public Health at the Jockey Club College of Veterinary Medicine and Life Sciences at CityUHK.
Modern life is characterised by a fast-paced, stressful environment, which has led to a rise in mental health problems. CityU and Peking University will join hands to conduct an expansive, nationwide study on mental health and behaviour in 2024.
A research project led by a scholar at CityU received HK$38 million in research funding in the 12th round of the Theme-based Research Scheme under the Research Grants Council of the University Grants Committee for a five-year project.
A research team led by CityU has developed a deep learning model that can identify and quantify chicken distress calls from natural barn sounds with 97% accuracy. This breakthrough will help improve conditions and the welfare of chickens raised on crowded commercial farms.
A home-based intervention programme for managing chronic diseases that has been designed by a team from CityU can reduce older people’s sense of loneliness which has worsened significantly during the fifth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a CityU telesurvey.
The second instalment of the HK Tech Masterclass by CityU focused on recent perspectives on innovation and research aimed at benefiting the world.
A survey conducted by the Department of Management Sciences at CityU discovered that during the Covid-19 pandemic, older people in Hong Kong have a higher risk of social isolation, which makes them more likely to become sick, as their physical and mental health are affected.
One Health @ CityU x France has brought together professionals from various areas of expertise to discuss biotechnology and the contribution of veterinary medicine and engineering to the “One Health” approach in two panel discussions.