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CUHK-University of Manchester Research Fund

(For CUHK and UoM faculty)

The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) and The University of Manchester (UoM) share a common vision to expand the frontiers of knowledge and contribute to the betterment of societies. To capitalise the research strengths of both world-class universities and to create greater impact, a joint CUHK-UoM Research Fund was established in 2015–16 to build and strengthen research collaboration between the two universities.

In recognition of the success achieved during the past three years, the joint research fund has developed into a second phase with two tracks:

 

a) Seed-corn Fund

The Seed-corn Fund is intended for researchers at CUHK and UoM to undertake short-term exchange visits to jointly define new research questions or to consolidate existing links. It allows for initial groundwork including meetings, team building, and in some instances paper writing or pilot studies. All subject areas will be accepted and proposals related to the following fields are encouraged: Cancer, Neuroscience, Energy and Climate Change, Future Cities, Advanced Materials, and Global Inequalities. The Seed-corn Fund will support up to three projects in 2019 with a maximum award of £10,000 per project.

For more information on the Seed-corn Fund, please visit here.

b) Strategic Research Fund

The Strategic Research Fund aims to support projects resulted from efforts supported by the Seed-corn Fund or other existing collaborations as well as research projects that are related to the strategic research areas of CUHK and UoM. It seeks to support research projects that address novel research questions and generate preliminary data that will lay the ground for future large-scale external research bids. Projects must align with one of the following areas of mutual research strengths of CUHK and UoM: China Studies, Translational Biomedicine, and Environment and Sustainability. The Strategic Research Fund will support up to two projects in 2019 with a maximum award of £45,000 per project.

For more information on the Strategic Research Fund, please visit here.

 

Enquiries

Any queries should be directed to:

CUHK Coordinator: Olivia Kwok, Office of Academic Links

e: oliviakwok@cuhk.edu.hk, t: +852 3943 1315

UoM Coordinator: Joanne Jacobs, Senior International Officer

e: joanne.jacobs@manchester.ac.uk, t: +44 (0)161 306 1716

 

Past Awarded Projects

CUHK Faculty UoM Faculty Area; Title of Research
2020 Strategic Research Fund
Prof. Chan Ting Fung Philos, School of Life Sciences Prof. Patrick Cai, Dept. of Chemistry Environment & Sustainability;

Rhizobium Genome Refactoring for Climate-Smart Agriculture
Prof. Ng Mee Kam, Dept. of Geography & Resource Management Prof. Cecilia Wong, School of Environment, Education & Development Environment & Sustainability;

Smart & Sustainable Planning: Towards an Integrated Spatial Approach
Prof. Yung Shu Hang Patrick, Dept. of Orthopaedics & Traumatology Dr. Leela Biant, Division of Cell Matrix Biology & Regenerative Medicine Translational Biomedicine;

Defining the Cellular Content of Human Hoffa Fat Pad in Health & Disease
2019 Seed-corn Fund
Prof. Cai Zhenguang Garry, Dept. of Linguistics & Modern Languages Dr. Bo Yao, Division of Neuroscience & Experimental Psychology Neuroscience;

The Embodiment of Language Syntax in the Brain
Prof. Chan Man Nin, Earth System Science Programme Prof. Martin Gallagher, School of Earth & Environmental Sciences Environment & Public Health;

Quantifying our Ability to Detect Airborne Pollens in Hong Kong
Prof. Xia Jiang, Dept. of Chemistry Prof. Jian Ren Lu, School of Physics & Astronomy Cancer;

Cell-specific Delivery of Designed Amphiphilic Peptides for Anticancer Treatment
2017 – 18
Prof. Bian Liming, Dept. of Biomedical Engineering Dr. Jiashen Li, School of Materials Advanced Materials; Cancer;

Hierarchical Metal Bisphosphonate Nanoparticles Delivery System for Bone Cancer
Prof. Chan Ting Fung, School of Life Sciences Prof. Patrick Cai, Manchester Institute of Biotechnology Energy & Climate Change;

Collaborative Effort to Engineer Synthetic Yeast Genome for Producing Biobutanol
Prof. Zhang Li, Dept. of Mechanical & Automation Engineering Prof. Kostas Kostarelos, Faculty of Medical & Human Sciences Advanced Materials; Cancer; Micro- & Nanorobotics;

Magnetic Swarming Microrobots for Image Guided Therapy
2016 – 17
Prof. Chung Tsz Shun Eric, Department of Mathematics Dr. Masoud Babaei, School of Chemical Engineering and Analytical Science Energy & Climate Change;

Multiscale Modelling of Geothermal Energy Recovery from Fractured Porous Systems
Prof. Lai Yuk Fo Derrick, Department of Geography and Resource Management Dr. Gareth Clay, School of Environment, Education and Development Energy & Climate Change;

Characterising ‘Blue Carbon’ Dynamics in Subtropical Mangroves
Prof. Poon Wai Sang, Department of Surgery Dr. Zsolt Zador, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health Neuroscience;

Improving Outcome Predictions in Neurosurgery Using Unstructured Admission CT Data
2015 – 16
Prof. Lau Yuk Lun Alexander, Hong Kong Institute of Integrative Medicine; Dept. of Medicine and Therapeutics Dr. Goran Nenadic, School of Computer Science Neuroscience;

Text Mining for Integrative Medicine Research in Neurological Disorders
Prof. Ng Mee Kam, Dept. of Geography and Resource Management Prof. Cecilia Wong, School of Environment, Education and Development Future Cities;

Planning for Sustainable Urban Neighbourhood Change
Prof. Yang Hongfeng, Earth System Science Programme Prof. Giulio Di Toro, School of Earth, Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences Energy & Climate Change;

Seismicity Induced by Underground Injection and Extraction of Natural Gas

 

Last updated on May 2020