The OUHK continues to lead the field in the latest round of Research Grants Council (RGC) Competitive Research Funding Schemes for the Local Self-financing Degree Sector, securing more than HK$15 million for 17 projects.

The bulk of the awarded funding comes from the Faculty Development Scheme (FDS), under which 16 OUHK projects were granted a total of HK$14.8 million, once again the highest sum among all competing institutions. The OUHK also holds the greatest number of individual projects that were awarded over HK$1 million under the scheme. The four proposals receiving over HK$1 million in funding cover applied science research into indoor air quality management, daylighting assessment, green composite development and concentrated Chinese medicine granules authentication. In terms of individual subject areas, the University stands as a clear winner in Biology and Medicine, and Business Studies, with the highest amount of total funding approved for four and three projects respectively.