Category: Education
Before a Star is Born: The Quest of Hua-bai Li for the Origin of the Stars
A group of astrophysicists at CUHK led by Prof. Hua-bai Li of the Department of Physics has found that…
A Triumvirate from Three Continents: CUHK partners with University of Toronto and Utrecht University
All over the world, more and more people are living in cities and urban issues have become increasingly pressing. Three…
Reviving Ancient Cures: Timothy Tam takes Chinese medicine to the world stage
Timothy Tam was in his early twenties when he joined the Ling Nam Medicine Factory. He came into frequent contact…
Cleaning and Greening: Dean of Engineering leads the way to cleaner energy
Under the leadership of Prof. Wong Ching-ping, Dean of the Faculty of Engineering at CUHK, the University has become…
Cross-strait Synergies in Social Sciences: Two collaborative institutes open up new horizons in social science research
Two collaborations herald a new direction for the region’s social science research. In partnership with the Chinese Academy of…
A Balancing Act: media credibility and share prices in China
Prof. Tianyu Zhang The news reports that were more likely to affect the share price of a company were those…
Onboard from Kuala Lumpur: Polly Chan’s academic and career paths in Hong Kong
Born in Malaysia, Polly Chan received her secondary education in Kuala Lumpur. Thanks to a CUHK staff member, she decided…
The Tragedy of Errors: Students get lost in the spiral of corrections (Icy Lee)
When secondary-school students learning English in Hong Kong get back their assignments from their teachers, they sometimes find themselves…
Taking on the Ageing Problem: A big step forward in CUHK and Jinan University’s collaboration
Complaints of joint pain, kidney problems, deteriorating eyesight and hearing, etc., are common sufferings as one grows older. Often…
Let There be Sight: CUHK robotics scientist Liu Yun-hui has enabled robots to see and operate autonomously
Robots are strong, durable and increasingly smart. They are precise. Science fiction tells us they’ll eventually take over the…
