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21 Feb 2024

Long-term HKMU study reveals rising health risks of oral corticosteroid use in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are often prescribed oral corticosteroids (OCSs) if there is a sudden deterioration in their condition. A scholar of the School of Nursing and Health Studies at Hong Kong Metropolitan University (HKMU) and related research team conducted a long-term study that unveils an increased risk of 17 diseases, including cardiovascular disease, associated with OCS use for COPD. The research team recommended exploring alternative treatments to minimise the possible side effects of using OCSs to alleviate the condition....

21 Feb 2024

HKMU swimmers claim three silver medals in USFHK Aquatic Meet

HKMU swimmers put their best stroke forward at the most recent Annual Aquatic Meet by the University Sports Federation of Hong Kong (USFHK) and were rewarded with encouraging results. The spotlight fell especially on Tsang Pak-ho, who came second in two individual 50 metre races — Freestyle and Butterfly. He bagged a third silver medal with fellow teammates, Chow King-him, Ma Wing-sum and Phoebe Cheuk Yuet-ying, in the Mixed 4 x 50 metre Freestyle Relay. Overall, the HKMU Swimming Team ranked sixth out of 12 university teams, with the boys' and girls' teams placed sixth and seventh respectively....

19 Feb 2024

Creative writing and film arts graduate's film criticism gets published

Graduate of the creative writing and film arts programme Mak Wan-ching's article on the movie Joker was selected and published in the online column “The Movie Newbie (電影新人類)” of the Hong Kong Film Critics Society...

19 Feb 2024

Literary works of Creative Writing Master's students published and recognised

With the commencement of the spring term, master's students in creative writing have been enthusiastically putting their skills into practice, and their writing experiments have been met with appreciation...

17 Feb 2024

Hong Kong Metropolitan University 'expected to become city's first university of applied sciences by next month at earliest'

https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3252282/hong-kong-metropolitan-university-expected-become-citys-first-university-applied-sciences-next-month?utm_source=rss_feed...

17 Feb 2024

都會大學擴校獲城規開綠燈何文田建19層新大樓 (in Chinese)

https://www.quamnet.com/post/i5aitMbYW5Lzh1M-Y_2S8...

17 Feb 2024

都大新教學大樓項目獲批　有望配合下月轉型首間應科大 (in Chinese)

https://hk.on.cc/hk/bkn/cnt/news/20240217/bkn-20240217115631091-0217_00822_001.html...

17 Feb 2024

都會大學於何文田建19層新大樓 城規會開綠燈 料最快下月獲批成港首間應用科學大學 (in Chinese)

https://www.stheadline.com/tertiary-edu/3317591/%E9%83%BD%E6%9C%83%E5%A4%A7%E5%AD%B8%E6%96%BC%E4%BD%95%E6%96%87%E7%94%B0%E5%BB%BA19%E5%B1%A4%E6%96%B0%E5%A4%A7%E6%A8%93-%E5%9F%8E%E8%A6%8F%E6%9C%83%E9%96%8B%E7%B6%A0%E7%87%88-%E6%96%99%E6%9C%80%E5%BF%AB%E4%B8%8B%E6%9C%88%E7%8D%B2%E6%89%B9%E6%88%90%E6%B8%AF%E9%A6%96%E9%96%93%E6%87%89%E7%94%A8%E7%A7%91%E5%AD%B8%E5%A4%A7%E5%AD%B8...

17 Feb 2024

2月17日 報章要聞(一) (in Chinese)

https://news.tvb.com/tc/local/65cff43736b98b72b0ca17ba/%E6%B8%AF%E6%BE%B3-2%E6%9C%8817%E6%97%A5-%E5%A0%B1%E7%AB%A0%E8%A6%81%E8%81%9E%E4%B8%80...

16 Feb 2024

HKMU welcomes the TPB's approval of land planning for the Ho Man Tin site and proposes building a new campus positioned as “A Hub for Community Health and Wellness”

Hong Kong Metropolitan University (HKMU) welcomes the approval by the Town Planning Board (TPB) of an application submitted by the University for the use and development of a slope of land at the junction of Sheung Shing Street and Fat Kwong Street to build an academic complex. The University will next apply to the Government for a grant for the site to commence the construction of the new campus, and will maintain dialogue with relevant government departments to ensure that the new campus will benefit the University's development, students and the community....