An international research team led by the Faculty of Medicine has discovered the world’s first artificial intelligence model that can detect Alzheimer’s disease solely through fundus photographs, or images of the retina.

A joint study by Dr Michael Pittman, Assistant Professor, School of Life Sciences, confirms that ancient flying dinosaurs used shoulder-powered wing upstrokes in the early evolution of flight.

Joint study by Professor Dai Kun, Assistant Professor, Department of Educational Administration and Policy on understanding academics’ conceptions of changing learner-teacher relationships in Chinese higher education.

A CUHK cross-disciplinary research team developed a magnetic helical microrobot with endoscope-assisted delivery for biofilm eradication in ear tubes.

Large-scale clinical study by the Faculty of Medicine proves that CUHK-developed microbiome formula reduces the risk of infections including COVID-19.

Interview with Professor Dennis Lo from the Faculty of Medicine, introducing his prenatal tests for Down syndrome and discussing how to turn the city into an international innovation and technology hub.

Professor Dennis Lo from the Faculty of Medicine won the Lasker~DeBakey Clinical Medical Research Award in recognition of his revolutionary contribution of discovering cell-free fetal DNA in maternal blood and developing non-invasive prenatal testing for Down syndrome.

A CUHK Biochemistry alumna has developed a non-invasive technology that allows women to simply identify the risk of cervical cancer in menstrual blood at home.

Researchers from the Faculty of Medicine and Faculty of Engineering invented a new rapid blood test to pinpoint the causes of fever for timely treatment.

Article contributed by Professor Rocky S. Tuan, CUHK Vice-Chancellor and President, on the importance of AI technology and education, and the introduction of the CUHK Jockey Club AI for the Future Project.

Interview with Professor Samuel Au Kwok-wai, Professor, Department of Mechanical and Automation Engineering on his surgical robots developed to assist surgeons.

Interview with Professor Edward Ng, Yao Ling-Sun Professor of Architecture on his joint research predicting more frequent hot weather in Hong Kong in the future and urging the government to provide better heat shelters.

Professor Hendrik Tieben, Director, School of Architecture gives his expert opinion on the effectiveness of the government’s trial installation of an auxiliary device at road crossings to enhance pedestrian safety.

Professor Lam Hon-ming, Choh-Ming Li Professor of Life Sciences gives his expert opinion on the possibility of vertical farms to solve the problem of land resources and increase agricultural output in Hong Kong.

Research by Professor Zhang Li, Professor, Department of Mechanical and Automation Engineering on a magnetically controlled soft robot used for carrying out medical procedure.

Joint research by Professor Shen Hao, Professor, Department of Marketing shows that social comparisons are a major determining factor for consumers to purchase a product.

Research by Professor Lisa Lin, Assistant Professor, Department of Management reveals that dispatching digital red packets is an effective promotional marketing strategy for online businesses in boosting purchases and recruiting customers.

Joint study by the School of Hotel and Tourism Management reveals that the application of service robots in the hospitality industry helps to effectively obtain honest customer feedback.

The first large-scale Long COVID survey in Hong Kong has been launched by the Faculty of Medicine, aiming to inform the government on the impact of long COVID on healthcare services.

Research by professors from the Faculty of Medicine on gut microbiota, lung cancer therapy and using a liquid biopsy to detect many types of cancer.

Joint research by Professor Albert Li, Chairman, Department of Paediatrics reveals that the proportion of overweight and obese kids more than doubled during the pandemic.

Research by Professor Stephen Tsui Kwok-wing, School of Biomedical Sciences unveils the evolutionary history of medically important mites, laying the genomics groundwork for diagnosis of and intervention in mite allergy.

An article by Professor Rocky S. Tuan, Vice- Chancellor and President of CUHK on how universities can serve as cradles for low-carbon policies and practices.

Research by Professor Peter Pak Hang Cheung, Assistant Professor, Department of Chemical Pathology, Faculty of Medicine suggests that a COVID-19 booster shot is key to protecting against infection among high-risk populations.

Research by Dr. Michael Pittman, Assistant Professor, School of Life Sciences on the diet of prehistoric birds to reconstruct past and present ecosystems.

Research by Professor Yaping Liu, Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine reveals an increase in the prevalence of dream-enactment behaviour during the pandemic, particularly among those infected with COVID-19.

Research by Dr. Michael Pittman, Assistant Professor, School of Life Sciences discovers that pterosaurs took off from water 150 million years ago like ducks do, offering clues about their development.

Research by Professor Li Zhang, Professor, Department of Mechanical and Automation Engineering develops a magnetic slime robot that can carry out tasks in areas of the human body, providing ideal solutions for minimally invasive surgery and drug delivery.

An article by Professor Rocky S. Tuan, Vice-Chancellor and President of CUHK on how to leverage the strengths of Hong Kong’s higher education and research, transforming Hong Kong into Asia’s world university city.

A collaboration between CUHK Clinical Trial Centre and CUHK Medical Centre holds Hong Kong’s first clinical trial of a novel oral treatment for COVID-19, aiming to understand its effectiveness in preventing patients’ conditions from progressing to severe.

Joint research by Professor Tony Shu Kam Mok, Chairman, Department of Clinical Oncology develops an AI-powered analytic tool to predict the effectiveness of a complementary biomarker for immune checkpoint inhibition in non-small-cell lung cancer.

Research by Professor Li Zhang, Professor, Department of Mechanical and Automation Engineering on developing a magnetic slime robot that could carry out tasks in the human body where it is difficult for conventional medical instruments to reach, providing ideal solutions for minimally invasive surgery and drug delivery.

Research by the Faculty of Medicine identifies for the first time distinct gut microbiome profiles associated with long COVID and the distinct gut microbial signatures can be used for prediction, diagnosis and treatment of long COVID.

Professors from the School of Chinese Medicine and Hong Kong Institute of Integrative Medicine give their expert opinions on the effectiveness of Chinese medicine and its integrative use with western medicine to alleviate symptoms of COVID-19.

Research by Professor Li Zhang, Professor, Department of Mechanical and Automation Engineering on developing a magnetic slime robot that could carry out tasks in the human body where it is difficult for conventional medical instruments to reach, providing ideal solutions for minimally invasive surgery and drug delivery.

Research by the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Faculty of Medicine reveals a higher prevalence of dry eye disease among post-COVID-19 patients.

Joint research by the Centre for Sign Linguistics and Deaf Studies, Department of Linguistics and Modern Languages on a computer game “Sign Town” deploying AI-based sign language recognition to help hearing people better communicate with the deaf community.

Joint research by Professor Patrick Chun Man Wong, Stanley Ho Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience, Department of Linguistics and Modern Languages discovers that the stories people that are inspired by songs differ by culture.

Joint research by the Faculty of Medicine discovers a new inflammatory activation pathway in blood vessels after SARS-CoV-2 infection.

Research by Professor Siew Chien Ng, Associate Director, Centre for Gut Microbiota Research, and Professor Francis KL Chan, Dean of Medicine and Director of the Centre on the association of a distinct gut microbial profile with “long COVID”.

An article contributed by the Collaborating Centre for Oxford University and CUHK for Disaster and Medical Humanitarian Response on the results of their survey about home quarantine and the home care guideline they proposed.

A study by the Faculty of Medicine on dissecting lung carcinoma at single-cell resolution to uncover a new mechanism for tumour formation.

An article contributed by Professor Rocky S. Tuan, Vice-Chancellor and President of CUHK, discussing how virtual foreign exchanges allow students to study abroad without leaving home during the pandemic.

Research by Professor Renbin Yan, Associate Professor, Department of Physics on the release of the largest-ever collection of 3D maps of nearby galaxies, and how CUHK aids in building a massive stellar spectral library.

A joint study by the Faculty of Medicine on the assessment of the Omicron outbreak in Hong Kong after reimplementation of some of the toughest social distancing measure announced by the government.

An interview with Professor Dennis Lo, Chairman, Department of Chemical Pathology on his aspiration in research.

An article contributed by Professor Wong Kam Fai, Professor, Department of Systems Engineering and Engineering Management, on how innovative technologies will influence the future development of the media industry.

A joint study by the Faculty of Medicine discovers that COVID-19 variant Omicron significantly reduces the virus neutralisation ability of the BioNTech vaccine.

A joint study by the Faculty of Medicine reveals that the efficacy of COVID-19 vaccines is correlated with a unique bacterium.

A research by Professor Chi Yung Tam, Associate Professor, Earth System Science Programme on tropical cyclones in Asia.

A research by Professor Hui Yao Lan, Choh-Ming Li Research Professor of Biomedical Sciences, Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, Faculty of Medicine on uncovering a protein that can induce acute kidney injury in COVID-19 patients

A commentary contributed by Professor Lisa Chun Ying Wan, Associate Professor, School of Hotel Tourism Management, CUHK Business School on the latest development of space tourism.

An article contributed by Professor Darwin Tat Ming Lau, Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical and Automation Engineering on his work on construction robotics.

Professor Rocky S. Tuan, Lee Quo Wei and Lee Yick Hoi Lun Professor of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine gives his comments on an overseas research on stem cells engineering.

A research by the team of Dr. Zhilu Xu, Post-doctoral Fellow, Institute of Digestive Disease on discovering the correlation between fecal microbiota transplantation and weight loss in people with obesity.

Professor Francis Chan, Dean, and Professor Siew Chien Ng, Assistant Dean (Development), Faculty of Medicine, highlight their translational research of new non-invasive diagnostic markers and treatments focusing on gut microbiome data.

Professor Lam Hon Ming, Choh-Ming Li Professor of Life Sciences gave his expert opinion on how greenhouse farming ensures food security.

Professor Sit Hui Ping, Chairperson, Department of Sports Science and Physical Education introduced her team’s studies on the physical fitness of Hong Kong children and young people.

A research by the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Faculty of Medicine has revealed that COVID-19 pandemic is contributing to a “myopia boom” among Hong Kong school-aged children.

A joint research by Professor Qi Dou, Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Science and Engineering has developed an AI system for automated detection of COVID-19 infections in chest CT images.

Professor Anthony Chan, Li Shu Fan Medical Foundation Professor of Clinical Oncology shared the latest development of checkpoint inhibitors using in head and neck cancer clinical trials at an international meeting.

A research team led by Professor Li Zhang, Professor, Department of Mechanical and Automation Engineering has developed biohybrid soft microrobots with a rapid endoluminal delivery strategy for GI diseases.

Professor David Hui, Chairman, Department of Medicine and Therapeutics gave his expert opinion on the importance of a high vaccination rate for reopening the border with the mainland.

Professor Apple Chui, Research Assistant Professor, School of Life Sciences gave her expert opinion on the application of 3D printing in creating underwater habitats for coral restoration.

A joint research by Dr. Jason Yam, Associate Professor, Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences has shown that children spending more time on screens under the pandemic led to an increased rate of myopia.

A research by the Faculty of Medicine has revealed that children with autism have delayed gut microbiome maturity, and faecal bacterial markers have been identified for autism prediction.

A research led by Professor Kim Chow, Assistant Professor, School of Life Sciences uncovers the neurodegeneration mechanism of Alzheimer’s, and it supports the nutrient-based approach to managing the disease.

A research by the Department of Paediatrics has uncovered that children with obstructive sleep Apnoea are at high risk of hypertension in adulthood.

A commentary from Professor William Goggins, Associate Professor, The Jockey Club School of Public Health and Primary Care on a study about the association between global deaths and extreme temperatures.

Professor Joe Lee, Director of Simon F S Li Marine Science Laboratory and Professor Amos Tai, Associate Professor, Earth System Science Programme gave their expert views on how mangroves and trees help to mitigate the impacts of climate change.

An article contributed by Professor Dorothy Chan, Assistant Professor, The Nethersole School of Nursing suggests that promotion of the subsidised service for screening colorectal cancer for the elderly in Hong Kong is required for early detection.

A research by Professor Edwin Chan, School of Life Sciences unveiling a toxic RNA’s role in neuronal DNA damage which develops new therapeutic direction for Huntington’s Disease.

An interview with Professor Sham Mai Har, Pro-Vice-Chancellor of CUHK to reflect on her scientific journey and share her vision of building a research culture on campus.

An interview with Dr. Apple Chui, Research Assistant Professor, School of Life Sciences to introduce her team’s restoration work on and health monitoring of corals in Hong Kong.

A joint research by the Faculties of Engineering and Medicine on developing an AI system which provides automated, rapid and accurate detection of COVID-19 infections in chest CT images.

An interview with Professor Catherine So, Associate Professor, Department of Educational Psychology on how her robots help autistic children boost social skills.

Professor Amos Tai, Associate Professor, Earth System Science Programme gave his expert views on how urbanisation and climate change are influencing the cherry blossom season.

A research by the Faculty of Medicine has revealed that toddlers could be silent carriers of COVID-19 in the community, with no symptoms but a high viral load and a long duration of live viral shedding.

An interview with Professor Benny Zee, The Jockey Club School of Public Health and Primary Care to introduce the research on detecting early autism in children via ARIA technology.

A research by Professor Ren Bao Liu, Department of Physics exploring the possibilities to extend the application of masers for searching dark matter in universe.

An interview with Professor Haiwei Luo, Associate Professor, School of Life Sciences, discussing the evidence of the ancient snowball earth showed in bacterial DNA.

An interview with Professor Joseph Sung, Mok Hing Yiu Professor of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine to give views on the COVID-19 infection control measures and vaccine.

A joint research by CUHK researchers from the Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine on the insomnia prevention programme for at-risk adolescents.

Professor Amos Tai, Associate Professor, Earth System Science Programme gives expert opinion on the impacts of rising temperatures on climate change.

An interview with Professor Winnie Mak, Department of Psychology introducing a joint research on virtual reality (VR) therapy for treating severe anxious social avoidance.

A research by Professor Francis Chan, Dean of the Faculty of Medicine and his team on the post-polypectomy bleeding.

An interview with Professor Fanny Cheung, Senior Advisor, Hong Kong Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies, discussing inequality and disparity in Hong Kong, and the government’s efforts in tackling those issues.

An interview with Professor Catherine So, Associate Professor, Department of Educational Psychology, introducing her research on treating autism using social robots.

A research by Professor Wei-Hsin Liao, Chairman, Department of Mechanical and Automation Engineering on developing a new energy harvester for smartwatch.

A research by a PhD student in Engineering, on using deep-learning techniques to guide a robotic arm to paint traditional Chinese artwork.

An interview with Professor Dennis Lo, Associate Dean (Research), Faculty of Medicine, to give his views on the development of Hong Kong’s genetic research in the Greater Bay Area.

A research by Professor Hong-feng Yang, Associate Professor, Earth System Science Programme on the investigation of extremely shallow earthquakes related to shale gas production in Sichuan.

A research by Professor Francis Chan, Professor Siew Ng and Professor Paul Chan, Centre for Gut Microbiota Research found for the first time that patients who have recovered from COVID-19 have active prolonged gut viral infection.

Professor William Wong, Associate Dean (External Affairs), Faculty of Engineering gives expert opinion on the latest development of 5G Technology.

An article contributed by Professor Darwin Lau, Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical and Automation Engineering, discussing the challenges in applying robotics in the construction industry.

A research by Professor Paul Chan, Chairman, Department of Microbiology, on the effectiveness of different COVID-19 virus testing methods.

A research by the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, on using whole genome sequencing for identifying the chromosomal abnormalities in couples with recurrent miscarriages.

An interview with Professor Philip Chiu, Assistant Dean (External Affairs), Faculty of Medicine, discussing his journey towards endoscopic robotic surgery.

Quote from Professor Fanny Cheung, Pro-Vice-Chancellor of CUHK on how the University brought together STEM and non-STEM professors for COVID-19 research.

An interview with Professor Samuel Wong from CU Medicine discussing the article he wrote together with Professor Kin On Kwok and Professor Francis Chan analysing what Hong Kong did to control COVID-19.

Quote from Professor Catherine So, Associate Professor, Department of Educational Psychology on the challenges faced by children with special education needs during the pandemic.

A research by Professor Amos Tai, Associate Professor, Earth System Science Programme, on the impact of ozone damage on plants.

Quote from Professor David Hui, Chairman, Department of Medicine and Therapeutics on the development of medications and vaccines for COVID-19 illness.

A research by Professor James Lau, Chairman, Department of Surgery on the best timing for endoscopy of patients with acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding.

Quote from Professor David Shu Cheong Hui, Chairman, Department of Medicine and Therapeutics on COVID-19 epidemic.

An interview with Professor William Kam Fai Wong, Associate Dean (External Affairs), Faculty of Engineering to gain expert opinion on the latest technology development in Mainland China.

A research by Professor Shih Chi Chen, Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical and Automation Engineering on microscopy imaging technology.

A research by Dr. Jason Cheuk Sing Yam, Associate Professor, Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences on the impact of secondhand smoke on children’s eye health.

A research by Professor Shih Chi Chen, Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical and Automation Engineering on nanoscale 3D printing technique.

A joint research by Professor Rocky S Tuan, Vice-Chancellor and President on cell-based therapies for arthritis and osteoporosis.

A research by Professor Li Zhang, Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical and Automation Engineering on magnetite micro swarm.

A research by Professor Tjonnie Guang Feng Li, Assistant Professor, Department of Physics on ultralight bosons.