Student Life

City University of Hong Kong scholar wins Tencent’s Xplorer Prize

Professor Wang Zuankai of CityU won the 2020 Xplorer Prize organised by the Tencent Foundation for his fundamental research on water energy harvesting as well as nature-inspired engineering.

HKUST Scientists Make Breakthrough Discovery of New Therapeutic Targets for Alzheimer’s Disease

Researchers at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) have identified new therapeutic targets for Alzheimer’s disease (AD) by studying the patients’ brain with a newly-developed methodology.

End-of-life Study Into Offshore Wind Turbines Led By University Of Hull Team

A University of Hull study into the end-of-life cycle of offshore wind turbines has been boosted by £100,000 of funding.

World-changing ideas set to shine at London Tech Week

Scientists and engineers from the University of Southampton’s Future Worlds accelerator will pitch their emerging technology of tomorrow to some of the UK’s most influential industry leaders and investors.

NTU spin-off ARTICARES launches portable arm rehabilitation device for use from hospital to home

A new portable arm rehabilitation robot will help patients to carry out robot-aided therapy at home, allowing them to perform intensive exercises without visiting hospitals...

Stanford study finds climate warnings in ancient seas

A fossil study from Stanford University finds the diversity of life in the world’s oceans declined time and again over the past 145 million years during periods of extreme warming.

PolyU School of Nursing launches first Youth Quitline run by nursing students

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) announced the launch of a student-run “Youth Quitline” service from the School of Nursing (SN), and a kick-off ceremony was held recently.

New machine learning system developed to identify deteriorating patients in hospital

The HAVEN system (Hospital-wide Alerting Via Electronic Noticeboard) was developed as part of a collaboration between the University of Oxford’s Institute of Biomedical Engineering and...