Stellar results in the 2025 National Natural Science Foundation of China funding exercise highlight the exceptional calibre of HKU’s young researchers and Hong Kong’s contributions to advancing innovation.
HKU President and Vice-Chancellor Professor Xiang Zhang welcomes the Chief Executive’s 2025 Policy Address initiatives that enhance Hong Kong’s innovation potential and promote synergy among education, technology, and talent development to advance its status as a global education hub.
HKU research reveals how ocean acidification can trigger an inherited sexual bias in oyster reproduction that could have long-term implications for their survival and coastal ecosystems.
Researchers at HKUMed have discovered that atorvastatin, traditionally a medication for cholesterol, can effectively target liver cancer cells, enhancing existing treatments and providing new hope for patients with limited treatment options.
An interdisciplinary research project led by HKU archaeologists is saving the past by using cutting-edge technologies to digitally record the form and location of artefacts they unearth at an on-going project in Armenia.
Five HKU State Key Laboratories were honoured with plaques by the Ministry of Science and Technology, marking a significant milestone and the promise of further national and international technological advancement.
With 2025 being the United Nation’s Year of the Quantum, global experts and researchers from around the world converged at HKU for the 25th Asian Quantum Information Science Conference (AQIS’25).
Twelve HKU scholars have been named among the top 100 global researchers in their respective fields by Research.com in its 2025 rankings. Among them, five professors are ranked first in Asia in their disciplines.
