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The energizing life of Dean of Science Song Chunshan
Edwin Chan advocates popular science with his awe-inspiring cartoon storybook
Mai-har Sham shares her visions for research@CUHK
Not a few may benefit from Wu Yee Sun College on planning and organizing student activities amidst the new normal
Meng Wei on cyber security and click interception problems
Three CUHK business students gaze at and shoot for the stars
Wen Zhonglin’s top-cited Chinese academic paper
CUHK celebrates Diversity and Inclusion Week with vim and vigour
Human Resources Office on ways to foster positive workplace culture
Carmen Wong advocates for clinical communication and experiential learning
Varsha Suresh makes the best out of her university days
Steve Tse brings chemistry and computing together
Alan Cheung nurtures financially literate children
Max Xiaobing Tang talks about his first year as Dean of Arts
Rosanna Chan co-invents EasyDial to give voice to the voiceless
Brad Heater’s trials and triumphs with biochemical research
New programme in early childhood education
Timothy Liong Tipoe shares the stories and paths which led to his profession
One of our veteran writers remembers a veteran architect
Charting the new normal of social distancing with Scotty Luk
The Institute of Health Equity scrutinizes the disparities found in COVID-19
CUHK experts analyse the impact of COVID-19 on climate change
Steven Gallagher on the unsentimental journey of art and antiques
Catherine Yeung unravels the mysteries behind panic buying
Analysing the penal pendulum in traditional Chinese legal thought
David Faure tells you why being good to your parents makes perfect commercial sense
CW Chu College members team up with high schoolers
Catherine McBride seeks to integrate more fun for young language learners
Wong Hung and his Good Impact Assessment Institute
Chew Seen-meng puts cryptocurrency into perspective
On the rescue of underwater cultural heritage and the evolving international laws
From Non-invasive Prenatal Test to Cancer Screening
The new Data Science and Policy Studies Programme
85th Congregation for the Conferment of Degrees
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Ho Che-wah Injects Literary Elements into Chinese Education
School of Chinese Medicine Brings Traditional Medical Practice to New Heights
CUHK releases Hong Kong’s first report card on physical activity
Susanne Choi investigates the compromising of sexual orientation with family obligations
Meet the recipient of the S.H. Ho Eminent College Scholarship
Steve Chung explains what’s behind the country’s success and troubles
A multi-sensory experience offered by COFFEE Lover Café
The Special Collections of the CUHK Library help keep history alive
Agnes Chan starts a social enterprise for children with autism
Thomas Au motivates his students to explore science from difference perspectives
Vincent Cheng bids farewell to his service in CUHK Council
Director of the English Language Teaching Unit Jose Lai breaks the mould to motivate students from different disciplines to do well in English.
Evelyn Chan talks about the use and value of a degree in literature
Samuel Cheung talks about the Cantonese language and helps clear up a few myths.
Father Louis Ha expounds on how a training in Latin sharpens the mind and upgrades the prose.
Two collaborative institutes have been established in biosocial psychology and positive social science, respectively, to open up new horizons in social science research.
Prof. Diana Lee shares the results of the survey on sexual harassment to point to future directions for further promoting gender equalities on campus.
The online grocery A Store in CUHK, founded by Wu Yee Sun College students, offers another shopping option by selling unique local products.
Engineering student Jeffery Liu talks about his startup Panjury which organizes web comments, considered the flotsam and jetsam in the seas of information, to derive measures of public sentiment.
The medical team led by Prof. Justin Wu treats serious enteric infections with Fecal Microbiota Transplantation, in which fecal matter is collected from a healthy donor to restore the patient's internal ecology.
Members of the CUHK Modern Dance Society share the top criteria for recruitment, their regular practice before major performance, and how moving one’s body sets the spirit free.
Prof. Gordon Mathews and some of the students talk on their rhyme and reasons for engaging in anthropological studies at CUHK, the only local university that runs an anthropology department.
Architecture professor Ho Puay-peng talks about how the Tsz Shan Monastery re-interprets traditional Buddhist art for a modern sentimentality.
Prof. Lam Chiu-ying shares the best spots and time for bird-watching on campus, and how the hobby may heal one's mind and soul.
In the battle of the old and the new media, the former appears to be winning.
CUHK has been pushing the frontiers of minimally invasive surgery for a quarter century. A new centre on cutting-edge engineering and medical research is the latest testimony to the University’s commitment to medical innovations.