Professor Hengshuang Zhao of the HKU School of Computing and Data Science has been named one of the 2025 ‘35 Innovators Under 35 China’ by MIT Technology Review for his contributions to AI research.
The Research Grants Council has awarded significant funding to HKU in its latest 2026–27 exercise, recognising the University’s research endeavours and supporting collaborative research initiatives that tackle urgent global and societal challenges.
A pioneer in geotechnical and earthquake engineering, Professor Jun Yang of the HKU Faculty of Engineering has been honoured with the State Natural Science Award (Second Class Prize) for his outstanding contributions to scientific and technological progress.
Professor Xuhua He, Chair Professor in the Department of Mathematics in the HKU Faculty of Science, has been elected Vice-President of the International Mathematical Union, the premier global authority in mathematics.
The HKU Robocon group from the Faculty of Engineering secured multiple awards at the ‘Robocon Hong Kong Contest 2026’. The champion, Team Sapientia, will represent Hong Kong as the home team at the upcoming ‘ABU Robocon 2026’ in August.
HKU has secured the 11th spot internationally again in the QS World University Rankings 2027, reaffirming its standing as a premier institution both worldwide and locally, and as a beacon of academic excellence and impact in Hong Kong’s higher education sector.
Professor Wang Yao of the HKU Department of Physics has received a Certificate of Merit at the Fourth National Award for Excellence in Innovation in recognition of his outstanding contributions to valley optoelectronics in two-dimensional semiconductors.
HKU shone at the 12th Hong Kong University Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition by securing 19 awards, including the prestigious Outstanding Organisation Award, with a wide range of groundbreaking projects showcased.
In a first for the University and Hong Kong, HKU alumna Dr Lai Ka-ying was selected to join the Shenzhou-23 manned spaceflight mission as a payload specialist, marking a new chapter of participation by Hong Kong’s scientific community in the national space programmes.
HKU Chair of Laser Physics Professor Ferenc Krausz has been elected as an International Member of the US National Academy of Sciences in recognition of his outstanding contributions to ultrafast laser science and attosecond physics.
