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A prestigious new programme titled “Fostering Innovation for Resilience and Sustainable Transformation” spearheaded by CityUHK has been officially endorsed by the UNESCO. This global initiative is designed to drive innovation in sustainability, advance measurable progress toward the UN’s SDGs.
CityUHK has achieved new milestones in research, with 10 outstanding scholars receiving funding from the RGC's Collaborative Research Fund, totaling over HK$60 million—marking a record high for the University.
Dedicated to achieving the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), researchers at CityUHK discovered that transitioning to clean cooking fuels can significantly promote multiple SDGs, including affordable and clean energy (SDG 7), poverty elimination (SDG 1) and reduced inequality (SDG 10).
Three research projects by CityUHK outstanding scholars have been awarded funding under the 2024/25 NSFC and RGC Collaborative Research Scheme, amounting to over HK$8.8 million. The number of funded projects for this exercise at CityUHK was tied for the highest in Hong Kong. Additionally, five CityUHK scholars have been awarded funding from the 2024/25 NSFC/RGC Joint Research Scheme, with total funding exceeding HK$6 million.
Thirty-two outstanding scientists from CityUHK have been awarded funding from the National Nature Science Foundation of China for 2024.
Six outstanding scholars from CityUHK have been awarded funding from the RGC under the 2024/25 Senior Research Fellow Scheme and Research Fellow Scheme, receiving a total of over HK$42 million.
Five research projects from CityUHK were granted funds from the HKSAR Government’s RAISe+ Scheme. This demonstrates CityUHK’s commitment to promoting excellence in high-quality research and innovation, driving the transformation of the University’s world-class scientific research into applications, thereby creating commercial and social value.
A research team comprising three PhD students from CityU won a Silver Award and the Best Sustainable Solution Award at the 3rd Chun Wo Innovation Student Awards with their novel Camel-Fur-Inspired Passive Sorbent Cooler System.
CityU recently made a significant breakthrough in developing a passive radiative cooling material. By reducing the thermal load of buildings and providing stable cooling performance, even in diverse weather conditions in all climates, the cooling ceramic developed by the team enhances energy efficiency and combats global warming.
Researchers from CityU received 36 awards at the 48th International Exhibition of Inventions Geneva. This is the third year running that CityU has received the highest number of awards among local institutions.