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Chinese Academy of Sciences and Croucher sign new agreement 4 December 2024

It’s forty years since the first agreement between the two organisations was signed in Beijing.

Building scientific bridges: Croucher Summer Courses 2024 29 November 2024

The seven courses this year attracted over 200 young researchers from Hong Kong, other parts of China, and 21 countries in all from across Asia, Europe, and the Americas.

Professor Siew Ng wins BOCHK Prize 15 November 2024

Launched in 2022, the BOCHK Science and Technology Innovation Prize rewards “outstanding scientists and research teams for their significant achievements in scientific and technological innovation and transformation in Hong Kong.”

Sir Gregory Winter to speak at the Molecular Frontiers Symposium in Hong Kong 8 November 2024

This marks the first time the annual flagship event, organised by the Molecular Frontiers Foundation, will be held in China.

Croucher scholar receives Xplorer Prize 2024 17 September 2024

Dr Yi Yang from the University of Hong Kong is this year’s the sole winner from Hong Kong.

Sir Gregory Winter wins the Royal Society’s Copley Medal 6 September 2024

The Medal was first awarded in 1731 and past winners include Dorothy Hodgkin, Albert Einstein, and Charles Darwin.

Three rising stars receive Croucher Innovation Awards 8 August 2024

The awards enable early-career researchers to engage in bold new work and contribute to the development of education and research in Hong Kong.

Welcome, Croucher Class of 2024! 5 July 2024

The twenty-six successful applications for scholarships and fellowships this year are in life sciences, physical sciences, engineering, mathematics, and computer science.

A new approach to reducing insomnia in long COVID patients 4 July 2024

Research by scientists at the Chinese University of Hong Kong shows that faecal microbiota transplantation can alleviate symptoms of insomnia in long COVID patients, providing further understanding of the gut-brain axis and its impact on sleep health.

Thermal conductivity at its lower limit 30 June 2024

A simple crystal structure material exhibits ultra-low thermal conductivity at room temperature with opening prospects for advances in thermal insulation and thermoelectrics.

Hong Kong to host global stem cell conference 17 June 2024

The ISSCR is the largest stem cell organisation in the world and next year’s meeting will give Hong Kong and Mainland scientists a great opportunity to meet scientists from other regions.

Capturing the natural intelligence of plants 11 June 2024

A Hong Kong-led research project successfully mimics the mechanism used by Venus fly traps to capture their prey and offers a fresh perspective on the natural intelligence of plants.

Croucher launches 2024 advanced study institutes 6 June 2024

These short, high-level courses go into depth on cutting-edge topics and are aimed at early-career researchers who are already established in their field

Teaching AI to "think" more like humans 30 May 2024

A Hong Kong Polytechnic University study suggests that AI models can be improved by going beyond simply predicting the next word in a sequence

Croucher Science Week 2024 inspires thousands of youngsters in Hong Kong 23 May 2024

Croucher Science Week, which has been running since 2018, this year featured over 50 interactive events online, in schools and at the Hong Kong Science Museum

HK researchers reveal vesicle transport mechanism 18 May 2024

A research team at HKUST has uncovered a mechanism for short-distance vesicle transport within cells, driven by protein phase separation 

Brain-computer interfaces for enhanced mobility 16 May 2024

Croucher News caught up with Ewina Pun who is currently pursuing her doctoral degree in biomedical engineering at Brown University

Professor Xun-li Wang elected to the American Physical Society 11 May 2024

APS was founded in 1899 to advance and diffuse the knowledge of physics. Members of the Society are based in more than 100 countries

Croucher marks its Foundation Day with a celebration 15 December 2023

Award ceremony and dinner took place on 8 December following a symposium held at M+ involving over one hundred of its scholars and other leading scientists from Hong Kong

Athena Ng was a young scientist of huge potential 2 December 2023

She died, at the age of 22, in October of this year.

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