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Recognition |
Two researchers from the School of Science awarded in the 2022 National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) Excellent Young Scientists Scheme (Hong Kong and Macau)
Congratulations to two faculty members from the School of Science who have been recognized by the National Natural Science Foundation of…

Recognition |
Prof. Haipeng LU received the 2022 National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) Young Scientists Fund
Prof. Haipeng LU, Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemistry has been awarded the 2022 National Natural Science Foundation of China…

Recognition |
HKUST Holds Sixth Inauguration Ceremony of Named Professorships for Outstanding Faculty Members
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) held the Sixth Inauguration Ceremony of Named Professorships today to honor…

Research and Innovation |
HKUST Scientists Identify an Innovative Strategy Targeting a Blood Protein for Therapeutic Treatment of Alzheimer's Disease
An international research team, led by Prof. Nancy IP, The Morningside Professor of Life Science at the Hong Kong University of Science and…

Research and Innovation |
HKUST Researchers Develop Nanoporous Zinc Electrodes that Make Primary Alkaline Zinc Batteries Rechargeable
A research team at The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) has developed a new electrode design that is set to enable…

Research and Innovation |
HKUST & HKUMed joint study reports broadly neutralising antibody that protects Syrian hamsters against SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variants
Structural biologists at The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) together with researchers at the AIDS Institute, The…

Research and Innovation |
HKUST Researchers Discover 'Hotspots' of Three-layered Alternatively Rotating Circulation in South China Sea
(This article was originally published on EurekAlert! on June 17, 2022)
A research team led by Prof. GAN Jianping, director of the…
Research and Innovation |
HKUST Researchers Demonstrate Near-non-invasive In-vivo Imaging in Mouse Cortex at an Unprecedented Depth
(This article was originally published on EurekAlert! on June 13, 2022)
A research team from the Hong Kong University of Science and…

Community and Sustainability |
Giving Used Books a Second Life
Bookcrossing has grown into a global phenomenon in the past decade, but the idea still hasn’t taken off in Hong Kong. A team of HKUST…
Research and Innovation |
HKUST Pushes Forward Research on Early Diagnostics and Gene Therapy for Neurodegenerative Diseases
Researchers at the Hong Kong Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (HKCeND), founded by The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology…
Research and Innovation |
HKUST-led research reveals a novel molecular mechanism that regulates secretion of sonic hedgehog, shedding light on cancer treatments
(This article was originally published on EurekAlert! on May 7, 2022)
A research led by Hong Kong University of Science and Technology…

Research and Innovation |
HKUST researchers reveal RNA elements that enhance the cleavage of pre-miRNAs/shRNAs by DICER
(This article was originally published on EurekAlert! on April 19, 2022)
A research team led by scientists from the Hong Kong…