University Research Committee
HKU’s research strategies and policies are formulated by the University Research Committee (URC), which is a committee of the Senate chaired by the Vice-President and Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Research). The URC designs and administers funding schemes to strengthen the University’s research performance.
HKU aims to
- Focus on research quality and impact, and the translational potential and value to industry, business and the community
- Raise competitiveness towards external funding and strategic partnership
- Foster outcome-based, cross-disciplinary and inter-institutional collaboration
- Promote social and technological innovation, entrepreneurial incubation and public-private partnership, and drive innovation and entrepreneurship through research and talent development
- Foster research collaboration within HKU and with other partners in Hong Kong, mainland China and the world
- Build core capabilities for sustainable growth
The University seeks to take an interdisciplinary approach to tackle complex problems in today’s world. Interdisciplinarity – along with internationalisation and innovation – will enable HKU to achieve its vision of creating impact (3+1 Is).
University Research Committee Members
Summaries of Major Deliberations/Decisions of Committee Meetings
Sub-committees/Working Groups
Sub-committees/working groups are set up under the URC for specific purposes. These include the following:
- Research Support and Grants Sub-Committee
- Research Awards Sub-Committee
- Research Visitorship and Exchange Sub-Committee
- Research Integrity Sub-Committee
- Human Research Ethics Committee