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CityUHK team invents novel eDNA membrane to advance understanding of inshore fish diversity
14 Sep 2026
A research team from CityUHK, in collaboration with researchers from several other universities, has successfully developed a novel functionalised membrane that significantly improves the efficiency of collecting and detecting marine organisms’ eDNA, providing a more sensitive and reliable technical tool for monitoring marine biodiversity.
Why Antarctica matters in Hong Kong — even from 12,000 kilometres away
08 Sep 2026
Antarctica may seem far away from Hong Kong, but in this article, Professor Benjamin Horton, Dean and Chair Professor of the School of Energy and Environment at CityUHK, explains three reasons why it matters to the city’s future.
How does the brain overcome the limits of multitasking? Neuroscientists at CityUHK and CUHK reveals a dynamic neural strategy and hints for artificial intelligence training
03 Sep 2026
A study co-led by Professor Yung Wing-ho, Chair Professor in the Department of Neuroscience at the College of Biomedicine of CityUHK, and Professor Ke Ya, from the School of Biomedical Sciences at CU Medicine, has uncovered how the brain dynamically manages and reorganises its neural resources when learning to multitask.
CityUHK researchers develop optical corner detection technology, paving the way for efficient motion tracking
24 Aug 2026
A research team at CityUHK has developed a new optical corner detection imaging method, which uses azimuthal Hilbert transform metasurfaces and is designed to work as a universal framework. The study marks an important advance in high-speed, low-power optical information processing and has demonstrated potential for motion tracking applications.
CityUHK integrates AI and frontier technologies to lead smart conservation of horseshoe crabs and protect marine “living fossils”
20 Aug 2026
CityUHK has long been at the forefront of horseshoe crab conservation through artificial breeding, habitat monitoring, research and public education. In recent years, CityUHK has advanced smart conservation by integrating AI and frontier technologies to protect these iconic marine “living fossils”.
[CityUHK Research for the Future] HomAge to the Elderly: Community-based healthcare for the future
18 Aug 2026
The HomAge project, led by Professor Frank Chen Youhua, Chair Professor of the Department of Decision Analytics and Operations in College of Business at CityUHK, is tackling the challenges of long waiting times, overcrowding and financial constraints that older patients often face, built upon a prevention-oriented, family-centred, community-based healthcare model.
[CityUHK Research for the Future] CityUHK advances green finance in Hong Kong to achieve net‑zero goals
11 Aug 2026
Led by Professor Linda Chelan Li and Professor Dong Liang, from the Department of Public and International Affairs, and supported by CityUHK’s Research Centre for Sustainable Hong Kong, the interdisciplinary green finance research programme launched in 2016 aims to accelerate Hong Kong’s transition to sustainable finance practices.
[CityUHK Research for the Future] CityUHK fosters inclusive education in Hong Kong: addressing SEN assessment bottlenecks
03 Aug 2026
In recent years, support for preschool children with special educational needs (SEN) has improved as societal awareness has grown. Early identification and intervention of children with SEN is essential to improve the effectiveness of treatment. For ten years, Professor Anna Hui Nana, Associate Professor in the Department of Social and Behavioural Sciences at CityUHK, has led an interdisciplinary team to drive policy change using scientific evidence.
CityUHK tops Hong Kong universities in funding under the RGC's two flagship research schemes, securing three projects including a five-year Areas of Excellence project
30 Jul 2026
Scholars at CityUHK achieved outstanding results in the latest RGC AoE Scheme and TRS. A total of three flagship research projects received funding, representing a record high for the University, while the total funding secured was the highest among all universities in Hong Kong.
[CityUHK Research for the Future] From wired to wireless: CityUHK’s world-class research transforms wireless charging
27 Jul 2026
CityUHK has long been committed to fostering innovation through world-class research and transforming cutting-edge discoveries into solutions that benefit society. Among its most impactful breakthroughs is the wireless power transfer technology developed by Professor Ron Hui Shu-yuen, Chair Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering, and his team. Their pioneering work was adopted as the world’s first international wireless charging standard, Qi.