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13 Jul 2021 | Press Release
HKU Team Paves the Way for Learning what Ancient Birds Ate 港大團隊為了解古鳥類的飲食習性建立框架 Image Download Video Summary of the research
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13 Jul 2021 | Press Release
HKU Team Paves the Way for Learning what Ancient Birds Ate
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13 Jul 2021 | Press Release
Sweeteners in common food: HKU-led research revealed hidden sources of non-nutritive and low-calorie sweeteners in pre-packaged foods in Hong Kong
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12 Jul 2021 | Press Release
HKU biologists identify and demonstrate a naturally abundant venom peptide from ants that activates a previously unknown pseudo allergic pathway, unravelling a novel immunomodulatory pathway of MRGPRX2
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11 Jul 2021 | Press Release
HKU Ecologists develop a novel forensic tool detecting laundering of critically endangered cockatoos
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09 Jul 2021 | Press Release
Songbirds like it sweet! A research co-developed by HKU Evolutionary Biologist found that Songbird ancestors evolved a new way to taste sugar
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30 Jun 2021 | Press Release
From flat screen to nature via birding: HKU Ecologist and the Hong Kong Bird Watching Society jointly developed a Mobile App "HKBirds: Birds of Hong Kong", facilitating a bird-watching learning platform
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20 Jun 2021 | Press Release
HKU scientists reveal silver-based antimicrobials can be utilised as antibiotic adjuvants to combat antibiotic resistant Staphylococcus aureus
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16 Jun 2021 | Press Release
HKU first-year physics PhD student obtained the Higgs mode via dimensional crossover in quantum magnets which reveals importance of dimensions in many-body systems
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29 May 2021 | Press Release
A fiery past sheds new light on the future of global climate change, ice core samples reveal significant smoke aerosols in the pre-industrial Southern Hemisphere
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26 May 2021 | Press Release
International joint research reveals how fish adapt to ocean acidification by modifying gene expression
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17 May 2021 | Press Release
HKU researchers identify promising new biologics for obesity-related diseases
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11 May 2021 | Press Release
Research co-led by HKU and Lingnan ecologists reveals that wealth inequality is key driver of global wildlife trade
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29 Apr 2021 | Press Release
HKU physicists developed a new algorithm solving a long standing problem in constrained quantum material models
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26 Apr 2021 | Press Release
Seeing the unseen: HKU scientists develop a new chemical tool that sheds light on how proteins recognise and interact with each other
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22 Apr 2021 | Press Release
HKU scientist contributed in newly launched Second World Ocean Assessment
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02 Mar 2021 | Press Release
HKU-led research promotes territory-wide extension of plastic bottle deposit scheme with support of over 60% of the interviewees, suggesting the introduction of HK$1 plastic bottle deposit
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21 Feb 2021 | Press Release
HKU’s Conservation Forensics Lab revealed thousands of species traded legally through Hong Kong with inadequate traceability leading to unnoticed over-exploitation of common species
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16 Feb 2021 | Press Release
HKU planetary scientists discover evidence for a reduced atmosphere on ancient Mars
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17 Jan 2021 | Press Release
HKU chemists resolve a long-standing challenging problem on Metal-Metal interaction, the first team to prove that strong M-M’ Pauli repulsion leads to repulsive metallophilicity
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12 Jan 2021 | Press Release
HKU-led Physics research team receives funding of over HK$80 Million from Areas of Excellence Scheme, set to uncover emerging technologies of 2D materials to revolutionize electronics, optoelectronics and photonics
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07 Jan 2021 | Press Release
Four decades of research on Japanese Izu Islands finds rising lizard temperatures may change predator-prey relationship with snakes
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28 Dec 2020 | Press Release
New research makes strong case for restoring Hong Kong’s lost oyster reefs — Seven square meters of a HK oyster reef can filter up to one Olympic swimming pool of water in a single day
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23 Dec 2020 | Press Release
HKU chemists and collaborators develop a new drug discovery strategy for “undruggable” drug targets
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20 Dec 2020 | Press Release
HKU geologist Professor Guochun Zhao elected as Fellow of The World Academy of Sciences(TWAS) for the Advancement of Science in Developing Countries
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09 Dec 2020 | Press Release
Research reveals earliest record of flight-related moulting found in 150-million-year-old bird Archaeopteryx providing insights into the evolution of moulting strategies
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07 Dec 2020 | Press Release
HKU dietetics research identifies low GI diet, a potential Type 2 diabetes prevention strategy
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30 Nov 2020 | Press Release
HKU partners with Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences to set up Joint Laboratory of Marine Ecology and Environmental Sciences
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19 Nov 2020 | Press Release
Thirteen HKU academics named amongst the world's most highly cited researchers in 2020
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18 Nov 2020 | Press Release
Alliance of top universities urge G20 leaders to prioritise net zero emissions
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17 Nov 2020 | Press Release
Confirming simulated calculations with experiment results, new paradigm on quantum material research reveals topological KT phase of TMGO for the first time
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11 Nov 2020 | Press Release
HKU Science launches double degree elite programme 6688 Science Master Class
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10 Nov 2020 | Press Release
HKU becomes an associate partner of East Asian Observatory strategically enhancing its research in astrophysics, space and planetary sciences to a higher level
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05 Nov 2020 | Press Release
HKU scientists reveal an antirheumatic metallodrug can resurrect “last-resort” antibiotics to kill multi-drug resistant superbugs
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01 Nov 2020 | Press Release
New study finds seabird response to abrupt climate change 5,000 years ago transformed sub-Antarctic island ecosystems
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23 Oct 2020 | Press Release
Study reveals bat-winged dinosaurs had short-lived gliding abilities
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22 Oct 2020 | Press Release
HKU launches “Rising Stars” Academic staff global recruitment campaign
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19 Oct 2020 | Press Release
HKU Chair Professor of Chemistry Professor Vivian Yam becomes the Chief Editor for Chemistry for new flagship journal Natural Sciences
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18 Oct 2020 | Press Release
HKU physicist joins international effort to unveil the behaviour of “strange metals”
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15 Oct 2020 | Press Release
Was Hong Kong once a coral reef paradise? HKU researchers reveal the historic range and diversity of corals in the Greater Bay area for the last 5,000 years
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12 Oct 2020 | Press Release
HKU scientists and microbiologists jointly discover a novel antiviral strategy for treatment of COVID-19 using existing metallodrugs
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29 Sep 2020 | Press Release
Professor Wang YAO elected as a Fellow of the American Physical Society 2020
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22 Sep 2020 | Press Release
HKU receives a large donation of 3D kinematics software for geoscience research
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21 Sep 2020 | Press Release
Bird beak revealed by HKU-codeveloped laser imaging Informs early beak form, function, and development
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20 Sep 2020 | Press Release
Seven HKU young scientists awarded China's Excellent Young Scientists Fund 2020
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18 Sep 2020 | Press Release
A joint team of astronomers including a member of HKU’s Laboratory for Space Research, captured stellar winds in unprecedented detail
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16 Sep 2020 | Press Release
Member of HKU’s Laboratory for Space Research Co-discovers the first planet found around white dwarf star
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15 Sep 2020 | Press Release
Professor Zheng Xiao GUO elected Member of Academia Europaea
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24 Aug 2020 | Press Release
Landmark HKU-led volume on past progress and new frontiers in the study of early birds and their close relatives
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10 Aug 2020 | Press Release
Most close relatives of birds neared the potential for powered flight but few crossed its thresholds
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04 Aug 2020 | Press Release
HKU architects and marine scientists co-develop novel 3D printed ‘reef tiles’ to repopulate coral communities and conserve biodiversity in Hong Kong
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26 Jul 2020 | Press Release
Successful launch of the world’s first soft X-ray satellite with “Lobster-Eye” imaging technology: The Dark Matter Hunter
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19 Jul 2020 | Press Release
“Breaking” news! A new idea on how Earth’s outer shell first broke into tectonic plates
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08 Jul 2020 | Press Release
HKU study reveals the hidden fight within corals
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29 Jun 2020 | Press Release
Revisiting energy flow in photosynthetic plant cells
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28 Jun 2020 | Press Release
Professor Vivian W W Yam receives the prestigious Porter Medal 2020
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23 Jun 2020 | Press Release
HKU-codeveloped automated laser-scanning ‘hunter drone’ seeks out fossils, minerals and biological targets
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22 Jun 2020 | Press Release
Dimethylsulfoniopropionate concentration in coral reef invertebrates varies according to species assemblages
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15 Jun 2020 | Press Release
Quantum Material research connecting physicists in Hong Kong, Beijing and Shanghai Facilitates discovery of better materials that benefit our society
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10 Jun 2020 | Press Release
An unexpected heat shock to neurons: HKU scientists and collaborators uncovered a new mechanism for balancing protein stability during neuronal development
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05 Jun 2020 | Press Release
Mangroves at risk of collapse if emissions not reduced by 2050, international scientists predict
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02 Jun 2020 | Press Release
Statisticians have developed an online diagnostic system with AI technologies based on COVID-19 chest CT dataset for screening suspected cases
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28 May 2020 | Press Release
Study shows that sea level could rise more than 1m by 2100 if emission targets are not met
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26 May 2020 | Press Release
HKU ecologists and international team discovered ongoing and future tropical diversity decline
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25 May 2020 | Press Release
Brilliant “BISME” Bonaza Benefits Bright HKU students via many new prestigious MSc Scholarships in the field of Space Science
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24 May 2020 | Press Release
HKU marine ecologists reveal larvicidal oil for mosquito control threatens coastal marine life and pollutes sea environment
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14 May 2020 | Press Release
Metagenomics reveals distinct microbiotypes in the giant clams Tridacna maxima
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15 Apr 2020 | Press Release
HKU study unlocks the secret of corals’ tolerance to climate change: their diet
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07 Apr 2020 | Press Release
HKU joins International Universities Climate Alliance Climate research universities unite to accelerate action
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29 Mar 2020 | Press Release
HKU researchers develop novel wastewater treatment process to effectively remove health hazardous chemical contaminants
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22 Mar 2020 | Press Release
HKU study shows that control of anthropogenic atmospheric emissions can improve water quality in China’s coastal Seas
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22 Mar 2020 | Press Release
HKU chemical scientist Professor Che Chi Ming receives First Class Award of 2019 Shenzhen Science and Technology Prize
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19 Mar 2020 | Press Release
HKU marine biologist and international team unveil impacts of heatwave on reef fishes
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16 Mar 2020 | Press Release
HKU Launches New Programme MSc in the field of Space Science, establishing opportunities for space lovers to pursue space exploration and employment goals
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12 Mar 2020 | Press Release
HKU scientists find high concentrations of toxic phenyltin compounds in local Chinese white dolphins and finless porpoises, confirming their biomagnification through marine food chains
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10 Mar 2020 | Press Release
HKU paleontologists discovered a solid evidence of formerly elusive abrupt sea-level jump
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08 Mar 2020 | Press Release
New Cover Story of Nature: Tropical forests’ carbon sink is already rapidly weakening
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05 Mar 2020 | Press Release
Endangered species on supermarket shelves: HKU’s Conservation Forensics Lab reveals the surprising prevalence of European Eel in Hong Kong’s food supply
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25 Feb 2020 | Press Release
A team of international mangrove forest experts suggesting optimistic cause for global mangrove conservation
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09 Feb 2020 | Press Release
HKU marine ecologists and international team unveils the historical impacts of development on coral reef loss in the South China Sea, suggesting possible coral restoration in Hong Kong
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04 Feb 2020 | Press Release
HKU marine ecologist and international team identifies areas of top priority for deep-sea monitoring and conservation through a survey of world’s leading deep-sea scientists
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29 Dec 2019 | Press Release
HKU research team found poor dietary habits may increase the risk factors for AMD development
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22 Dec 2019 | Press Release
HKU Marine Ecologists Elucidated Ecological Impacts of the Accidental Palm Stearin Spill to the Coastal Ecosystem of Hong Kong
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16 Dec 2019 | Press Release
Three distinguished HKU academics receive Croucher Innovation and Senior Research Fellowship Awards
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15 Dec 2019 | Press Release
HKU scientists develop a deep learning approach to predict disease-associated mutations of the metal-binding sites
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08 Dec 2019 | Press Release
Thirteen HKU academics named amongst the world's most highly cited researchers
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01 Dec 2019 | Press Release
HKU Plant Scientists Identify New Strategy to Enhance Rice Grain Yield
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28 Nov 2019 | Press Release
HKU-Cambridge Undergraduate Recruitment Scheme (Natural Sciences)
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22 Nov 2019 | Press Release
HKU geologist Professor Guochun Zhao elected as Member of Chinese Academy of Sciences
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04 Nov 2019 | Press Release
HKU astronomy research team unveils one origin of globular clusters around giant galaxies
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28 Oct 2019 | Press Release
Seven HKU young scientists awarded China's Excellent Young Scientists Fund 2019
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24 Oct 2019 | Press Release
Viable alternatives to trophy hunting exist, say scientists
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07 Oct 2019 | Press Release
HKU Faculty of Science receives a large donation of remote sensing data for environmental research
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24 Sep 2019 | Press Release
Decoding a new sign in chromatin maze: HKU chemical biologists identify a new histone mark that regulates chromatin structure during gene expression and DNA repair
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23 Sep 2019 | Press Release
HKU organises East Africa Wildlife Eco-Tour to promote nature conservation
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20 Sep 2019 | Press Release
What colour were fossil animals? HKU palaeontologists evaluate fossil colour reconstruction methods to propose new study framework
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16 Sep 2019 | Press Release
HKU Distinguished Visiting Professor Luk Kam Biu named laureate of prestigious China's Future Science Prize – China’s “Nobel Prize”
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20 Aug 2019 | Press Release
Three outstanding HKU Chemistry students receive Croucher awards to study at world top universities
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15 Jul 2019 | Press Release
HKU chemists develop a fast and robust assay for comprehensive evaluation of bromodomain inhibitors as preclinical drug candidates in living cells
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25 Jun 2019 | Press Release
HKU earth scientists receive 2018 Natural Science Award (First Class) by the Ministry of Education
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24 Jun 2019 | Press Release
Smash and Grab: A heavyweight stellar champion for dying stars
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16 Jun 2019 | Press Release
HKU partners with TCL to set up “HKU-TCL Joint Research Centre for AI” Fostering research development in Artificial Intelligence (AI)
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11 Jun 2019 | Press Release
HKU holds “The 9th International Conference on Marine Pollution and Ecotoxicology” to advance science and technology for combating marine pollution
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26 May 2019 | Press Release
HKU engages students in reducing and promoting adverse effects of light pollution using STEM knowledge
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23 May 2019 | Press Release
HKU Conservation Biologists Urge for Needs of Win-win Strategies to Tackle Proximal and Horizon Threats to Biodiversity
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14 May 2019 | Press Release
HKU Earth Scientists Discovered Century-scale Deep-water Circulation Dynamics in the North Atlantic Ocean throughout the last 20,000 years
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07 May 2019 | Press Release
HKU biologists discover cell division requires a balanced level of non-coding RNA for chromosome stability
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01 Apr 2019 | Press Release
Thirteen new ant species discovered in Hong Kong
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21 Mar 2019 | Press Release
Ancient Birds Out of the Egg Running
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20 Mar 2019 | Press Release
HKU Faculty of Science Laboratory for Space Research Gains Access to Mainland National Observatory Facilities for the entire Hong Kong Astronomer Community
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09 Mar 2019 | Press Release
HKU Science Oak Anniversary Opening Ceremony cum Homecoming Day
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14 Feb 2019 | Press Release
港大激光技術揭示最早發現的羽毛化石並不屬於始祖鳥
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01 Feb 2019 | Press Release
HKU imaging technology shows first discovered fossil feather did not belong to iconic bird Archaeopteryx
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15 Jan 2019 | Press Release
HKU’s Co-led Study Revealed: Termites Mitigate Effects of Drought in Tropical Rainforest
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13 Jan 2019 | Press Release
HKU Vice-President and Chemistry scholar Professor Andy Hor elected Fellow of the European Academy of Sciences
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10 Jan 2019 | Press Release
Connection of children to nature brings less distress, hyperactivity and behavioural problems – now measurable with a novel scale developed by HKU scientist
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19 Dec 2018 | Press Release
MTR and HKU signs MoU on railway operation big data analysis
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18 Dec 2018 | Press Release
HKU fossil imaging helps push back feather origins by 70 million years
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12 Dec 2018 | Press Release
A new study reveals the impacts of whale shark mass tourism on the coral reefs in Oslob, Cebu, Philippines
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04 Dec 2018 | Press Release
Fifteen HKU academics named amongst the world's most Highly Cited Researchers
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22 Nov 2018 | Press Release
HKU study finds that ocean circulation in the North Atlantic is at its weakest since the past 1,500 years
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15 Nov 2018 | Press Release
Planet discovered orbiting the second closest stellar system to the Earth
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12 Nov 2018 | Press Release
HKU Science Research Rated High in CAS-HKU Joint Laboratories
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01 Nov 2018 | Press Release
HKU Chemists Develop the First-in-class YEATS Inhibitors that Show Promise for Leukemia Treatment
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30 Oct 2018 | Press Release
HKU Faculty of Science Introducing New Initiatives in Curricula Enhancement—Equipping Outstanding Undergraduate Students for Versatile Developments
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24 Oct 2018 | Press Release
An HKU-led team of international plant scientists reveal how chloroplasts maintain energy efficiency
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15 Oct 2018 | Press Release
Reaching out for the Moon, Mars and the Stars – HKU Sets up Laboratory for Space Research in Greater China
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13 Sep 2018 | Press Release
Out of Control Means Off the Menu: HKU-led Study Shows that Shark Fin Trade is Unsustainable
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04 Sep 2018 | Press Release
Mismatch in Timing of Ivory Bans in China and Hong Kong Undermines the Conservation of African Elephants
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28 Aug 2018 | Press Release
HKU Paleontologists Discover Linkages between Oceanic and Continental Settings and Past East Asian Summer Monsoon Dynamics
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16 Aug 2018 | Press Release
HKU Paleontologists Discover Evolutions of Tropical Deep-water Ecosystem and Environment Affected by High-latitude Climate
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15 Aug 2018 | Press Release
International Team Discovers an Inside-out Nebula Surrounds a ‘Born-again’ Star, Shedding Light on the Late-stage Evolution of The Sun
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03 Jul 2018 | Press Release
HKU Earth Science study finds that most of the coastal waters of Hong Kong are polluted by plastic microbeads
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30 May 2018 | Press Release
HKU Earth Science study finds Hong Kong’s appetite for meat causes the city to be one of the world’s highest greenhouse gas emitter
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17 May 2018 | Press Release
HKU Stephen Hui Geological Museum Exhibition to Launch on Endangered Species Day 2018 “Hong Kong’s Living Fossils” – The Evolution of Horseshoe Crabs
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06 May 2018 | Press Release
HKU Laboratory for Space Research involved in international collaboration facilitating the discovery of an isolated Millisecond Pulsar with FAST
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24 Apr 2018 | Press Release
HKU and Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences Jointly Develop a Novel Scientific Method to Derive Water Quality Criteria of Metals for Protecting Different Marine Ecosystems Worldwide
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17 Apr 2018 | Press Release
HKU Nutrition Scientist Releases First Report on Salt Content in Common Packaged Food Categories in Hong Kong and New Food App to Help Hongkongers Make Healthier Food Choices
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11 Apr 2018 | Press Release
HKU Marine Scientists Unveil How Climate Change Relates to Coral Bleaching
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04 Apr 2018 | Press Release
HKU postgraduate discovers important interaction between land-use and climate change in driving species distribution shifts
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30 Mar 2018 | Press Release
HKU Hosts International Symposium on the Origins of Birds and Flight and Presents Related Display in the Stephen Hui Geological Museum
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08 Feb 2018 | Press Release
A Novel Solution to Antimicrobial Resistance HKU Medical Dhemists Discover a Metallodrug Treating Peptic Ulcers Effective in "Taming" Superbugs
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06 Feb 2018 | Press Release
HKU Scientist Makes Key Discoveries in the Search for Life on Mars
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04 Feb 2018 | Press Release
Taking the Pulse of the Ocean – HKU launches “MarineGEO-Hong Kong” as Part of Global Initiative to Quantify Marine Biodiversity
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01 Feb 2018 | Press Release
New Study Sheds Light on the Dark Side of Hong Kong’s Lucrative Live Reef Fish Food Trade
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29 Jan 2018 | Press Release
HKU signs agreement with TCL on Innovative Research Fund for Science 80th Anniversary
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27 Jan 2018 | Press Release
HKU Faculty of Science obtaining new accreditation for the Majors of Ecology & Biodiversity and Molecular Biology & Biotechnology
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14 Jan 2018 | Press Release
HKU geologist Zhao Guochun, first Hong Kong scholar to win TWAS Prize in Earth, Astronomy and Space Sciences
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05 Jan 2018 | Press Release
The Ocean Is Losing Its Breath. Here’s the Global Scope.
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