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Foreword

 

The University of Hong Kong has dedicated itself to the pursuit of excellence in research and scholarship for nearly 100 years. Research and Scholarship is published online annually by the University to document the wide range of activities pursued by its academic staff and research postgraduate students.

Research and Scholarship 2010 contains three sections:

(1) An overview of the University's research, highlighting major institutional achievements during the report period (1 July 2009 to 30 June 2010);
(2) Details of ongoing research projects and publications published during the report period; and
(3) A list of titles of theses by HKU research postgraduate students for which higher degrees were conferred during the report period.

Section (1): Overview

The introduction below is organised under three headings:
(a) Major Institutional Policy Developments;
(b) Collaborative Research; and
(c) Research Highlights.

The major topics covered under each of the headings outlined are summarised below:

(a) Major Institutional Policy Developments: development of strategic research areas and themes; promoting the importance of responsible conduct in research and student's awareness of research integrity; and the continuation of the HKU–SPACE Research Fund.

(b) Collaborative Research: enhancement of collaboration with international and Mainland partners; project to establish a research and development base in the Pearl River Delta region; a number of schemes (Visiting Research Professors Scheme, King's/HKU Fellowships, HKU Overseas Fellowships, and Doris Zimmern HKU–Cambridge Hughes Hall Fellowships) to enhance research competitiveness and international collaboration; and successful university-industry partnerships.

(c) Research Highlights: awarded projects in the 5th round of the Areas of Excellence (AoE) scheme; results of General Research Fund applications; the 2009–10 Collaborative Research Fund exercise; Innovation and Technology Support Programme; National Natural Science Foundation of China/Research Grants Council Joint Research Scheme grant applications; Croucher Foundation Advanced Study Institutes and International Conferences and Seminars and CAS–Croucher Joint Laboratories; newly established State Key Laboratories; academic honours; Outstanding Researcher Awards Scheme; major international research events; published research; and details of patents and agreements/legal documents.

Section (2): Details of Ongoing Research Projects and Publications

The contents of this section are arranged under individual Faculties and Departments. Each research project entry includes the project abstract, name of investigator, funding source and project start date.

Section (3): Titles of Theses

Copies of the theses whose titles are given in this section are kept in the University Libraries, and their abstracts and tables of contents can be viewed online. The full text of a thesis can also be made available on request.



 

 

 


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