Faculty of Science
New Insights into Glucose Metabolism: Targeting ATP Synthase with Chromium (III) Nutritional Supplement for Improved Blood Sugar Control

The study led by Professor Hongzhe SUN, Norman & Cecilia Yip Professor in Bioinorganic Chemistry, provides a novel concept for hypoglycaemic research, revealing the nutritional supplement can enhance cells’ ability to metabolise glucose by regulating ATP synthase activity.

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Determining the Evolutionary Age of Individual Cell Types Providing Critical Insights for Animal Development

The research of Dr Chaogu ZHENG from School of Biological Sciences sheds light on the cellular basis of the ‘hourglass’ pattern of animal development, revealing significant variation in the transcriptome age of different cell types.

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Six Science Academics and Affiliated Scholars named Highly Cited Researcher 2022 by Clarivate Analytics

Dr Yi YANG selected in MIT Technology Review's 2022 Innovators Under 35 (China)

A recognition to the ‘Inventor’ Dr Yi YANG from the Department of Physics for his exceptional research in the field of nanophotonics and optical physics.

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Hear from Our Alumni: Tracing the Roots of Food with Stable Isotope Analysis

Two visionary PhD graduates Dr Colin C L LUK and Dr Inga E CONTI-JERPE co-founded a company utilising stable isotope analysis, a food traceability technology, to provide a reliable and efficient platform for tracking food products’ origin and journey.

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Six Science Academics and Affiliated Scholars named Highly Cited Researchers 2022 by Clarivate Analytics
Six Science Academics and Affiliated Scholars named Highly Cited Researcher 2022 by Clarivate Analytics

HKU Excellence Awards 2022

A big hand to our teachers for their exceptional performance in teaching and research!

Outstanding Teaching Award
Dr Rachel LUI, Faculty of Science

Outstanding Young Researcher Award
Dr Yufeng WANG, Department of Chemistry
Dr Binzheng ZHANG, Department of Earth Sciences

Science Microfilm: Dream Frequency

Can dreams have a frequency? Is 440 Hz an A note? In this microfilm created by the Hong Kong Science Museum's online platform QK POST, Dr Jason PUN from our Physics Department explains the basic scientific knowledge about music and sound. 

Credit: QK POST, Hong Kong Science Museum

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