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6 Oct 2020

PSPRC constructs the OUHK HOS Price Index

The Public and Social Policy Research Centre has constructed an OUHK HOS Price Index to provide an indicative reference for the price trends of Home Ownership Scheme flats on the secondary market. The research team selected 50 HOS estates with the highest transaction volume in the past 15 years as the constituent estates, and calculated their market prices and the ratio of the total market value based on the hedonic pricing model....

15 Sep 2020

Considerable RGC grants keep research momentum going

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

13 Jul 2020

School of S&T tasked with testing face masks and disinfectants

The School of Science and Technology was commissioned to test six common face masks and six disinfectant products, aiming to establish whether bacterial filtration efficiency could be affected by heat or humidity....

2 Mar 2020

Embracing applied research for social good

As hubs of knowledge-building and dissemination, universities are nurturing grounds of not only the next generation of elites and leaders, but also of knowledge itself. Parallel to the vast expansion of the full-time education mission, the OUHK is enthusiastic to strengthen its research ability. In line with its ethos of serving society, the OUHK emphasizes the value of research in bringing insights and solutions to issues of public concern....