Featuring world-class experts in their fields, the week-long courses are for postgraduate students and early career researchers in a wide range of scientific areas.
Professor Dennis Lo assumed office as the ninth Vice-Chancellor and President of the Chinese University of Hong Kong on 8 January 2025.
32 students and academics were recognised with Croucher awards for their scientific achievements. The event marked the 45th anniversary of the establishment of the Croucher Foundation.
It’s forty years since the first agreement between the two organisations was signed in Beijing.
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.
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.”
This marks the first time the annual flagship event, organised by the Molecular Frontiers Foundation, will be held in China.
This article is part of an ongoing series of interviews with scientists about both their research and their approach to the communication of science.
Many Croucher scholars spend a lot of time in the laboratory. We spoke to Raphaella So about the rewards of conducting experiments.
Dr Yi Yang from the University of Hong Kong is this year’s the sole winner from Hong Kong.
The Medal was first awarded in 1731 and past winners include Dorothy Hodgkin, Albert Einstein, and Charles Darwin.
The awards enable early-career researchers to engage in bold new work and contribute to the development of education and research in Hong Kong.
The twenty-six successful applications for scholarships and fellowships this year are in life sciences, physical sciences, engineering, mathematics, and computer science.
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.
A simple crystal structure material exhibits ultra-low thermal conductivity at room temperature with opening prospects for advances in thermal insulation and thermoelectrics.
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.
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.
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
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, which has been running since 2018, this year featured over 50 interactive events online, in schools and at the Hong Kong Science Museum
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