The University has once again achieved outstanding results in the Research Grants Council (RGC)'s Competitive Research Funding Scheme for the Local Self-financing Degree Sector in 2024, with its overall performance being the best in the past few years.
38 projects (a significant increase of 52% over the previous year; highest among all institutions)
Total funding support of about HK$29.9 million (a significant increase of 35% over the previous year; highest among all institutions)
Highest total amount of funding among all institutions for the sixth consecutive year
Dr Cai Yancheng
Behaviour of wire arc additively manufactured steel and stainless steel tubular stub columns at ambient and post-fire conditions
Exploiting Reactive Oxygen Species as Molecular Triggers for Tetrazine Bioorthogonal Chemistry: Enabling Click-to-Release Strategies for Intracellular Applications
Two projects, both on smart construction, securing a total of HK$1.16 million (nearly doubling the amount granted in the previous year)
Receiving IDS-CRG funding for the first time
Project on “Detection and degradation of antibiotics in wastewater effluent – ScreenBiotics” receiving a grant of about HK$3.43 million
