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Three HKU professors elected as 2023 AAAS Fellows
The University of Hong Kong (HKU) is pleased to announce that three of its distinguished professors have been elected by their academic peers as 2023 Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the world’s…
HKU holds Entrance Scholarships Award Ceremony for 2023-24
The University of Hong Kong (HKU) held the HKU Entrance Scholarships Award Ceremony on April 19 (Friday) to recognise outstanding academic and non-academic achievements of students admitted to the University in the 2023-24 academic year.…
HKU Mechanical Engineering researchers develop miniaturised electric generators based on hydrogels…
The development of engineered devices capable of harvesting the body’s mechanical motion and converting it into electricity is crucial for the functioning of bioelectronics.
Mechanoelectrical energy conversion offers a promising solution…
World Bank Returns to the Cat Bond Market Providing Financial Protection to Jamaica
Washington - The World Bank (International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, or IBRD, AAA/Aaa), priced a catastrophe (cat) bond that finances US$150 million of insurance coverage for the Government of Jamaica against named storm…
Sound Project Design Backed by Analysis and Due Diligence Critical for Improving Outcomes: ADB’s…
MANILA – The Asian Development Bank (ADB) today published its Annual Evaluation Review for 2023, which emphasized that sound project design, backed by adequate analysis and robust due diligence, is critical to the success of ADB’s…
Four UC Irvine Researchers Elected as AAAS Fellows
Four University of California, Irvine researchers – working in fields as diverse as computational chemistry, statistical methods, particle physics and inorganic chemistry – have been named fellows of the American Association for the…
Researchers Develop Method for Early Warning of Asthma Attacks
A University of Texas at Dallas researcher and his international colleagues have developed an algorithm that might one day provide early medical alerts about the onset of asthma attacks or other respiratory problems.
Dr. Dohyeong Kim…
La Trobe to purchase all renewable energy
The University has entered into a Power Purchasing Agreement (PPA) with global energy leader Iberdrola, enabling it to purchase electricity from a renewable source, and by 2028 all electricity purchased will be 100 per cent…
NHMRC funding to improve antenatal care
Six projects across Australia will share in $5 million from the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Targeted Call for Research funding round, aimed at identifying how telehealth can be used most effectively and…
Modern Slavery and Human Rights Policy and Evidence Centre moves to Oxford University after…
The Modern Slavery and Human Rights Policy and Evidence Centre (PEC, or the Centre) has moved to Oxford University after being awarded extension funding from the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC).
The Modern Slavery…