Research

By sharing professional knowledge and expertise, CityU is helping to tackle the coronavirus pandemic. Our interdisciplinary researchers from fields as diverse as veterinary medicine, biomedical sciences, data science and building technology are working on a variety of methods and solutions such as public health strategies and measures for preventing the spread of the virus, thereby identifying ways to safeguard public health.

	2 Mar 2022	CityU’s advanced robotic VR system teleoperates robots for COVID-19 swab tests
	28 Feb 2022	Enhanced vaccine donation drive can end COVID-19 pandemic
	24 Feb 2022	Correlation found between weather conditions and lower COVID-19 fatality rates: CityU research study
	15 Feb 2022	COVID tests for small mammals through CityU, Prenetics partnership
	09 Feb 2022	Accurate estimate of 5th wave Covid-19 infections using CityU mathematical model; predicted peak yet to come
	25 Nov 2021	CityU study: testing at-risk people precisely as an exit strategy when border reopens
	17 Nov 2021	Understanding citizens’ attitudes on vaccine hesitancy across six regions
	9 Sep 2021	CityU’s new fast-track ventilation system can thoroughly filter Covid-19
	3 Jun 2021	CityU expert advocates Covid-19 vaccination for the community
	15 Mar 2021	CityU-led collaborative research worth of HK$19m rewarded for Covid-19 projects
	1 Mar 2021	Advanced bioaerosol project to eliminate Covid-19 and other pathogens secures HK$6.15m from Research Impact Fund
	24 Feb 2021	CityU survey indicates background and trust in government affect citizens’ willingness to receive coronavirus vaccines
	23 Feb 2021	Investigating Hong Kong nurses’ intention to take vaccines (English only) (Photo by Daniel Schludia on unsplash.com)
	22 Feb 2021	Data science model emphasises the need for social distancing to combat Covid-19
	12 Jan 2021	Health and medical research funding for three Covid-19 projects
	9 Nov 2020	ITF funding secured for anti-Covid-19 research
	8 Sep 2020	Graphene face masks that battle bacteria
	14 Aug 2020	Roles of wearable and mHealth technologies in pandemic
	31 Jul 2020	The Third Wave in Hong Kong. What will happen? What should we do?
	7 May 2020	Increasing self-efficacy and rising to the COVID-19 challenge
	4 May 2020	New ventilation system helps protect healthcare workers from Covid-19 infection
	19 Mar 2020	新冠病毒持續蔓延 澳洲疫情不容忽視（Chinese only）
	13 Mar 2020	數據科學看新型冠狀病毒（Chinese only）
	25 Feb 2020	CityU estimate: Patients quarantined after symptoms for 3.5 days
	14 Feb 2020	Toilet flushing can potentially spread bacteria via aerosol droplets
	4 Feb 2020	CityU expert assesses worst scenario for coronavirus outbreak in Hong Kong
	30 Jan 2020	Wild animal link to coronavirus outbreak should revolutionise public health strategies (English only)