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Applications for the 2026-2027 Intake BSc Programme

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Applications for the 2026-2027 Intake MSc Programme

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Applications for the 2026-2027 Intake MPhil / PhD Programme

CHAI Yang Croucher-2

Prof. CHAI Yang received Croucher Senior Research Fellowship 2026

Most Cited Researcher for department highlight 2025

4 AP Academics listed as The World’s Most Highly Cited Researchers 2025

2 mostcited scientists for homepage highlight 2025

AP 13 Scholars ranked The World’s Top 2 Percent Scientists by Stanford University

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Materials Science

QS World University Rankings 2026

by Subject

13

AP Members

2025 The world’s top 2% of the most-cited
scientists ranking
28

Best Universities for
Materials Science

2025 U.S. News & World Report

32

Best Universities for
Condensed Matter Physics

2025 U.S. News & World Report

31

Materials Science

ShanghaiRanking 2024

Global Ranking of Academic Subjects

97

Physical Sciences

Times Higher Education (THE)

World University Rankings 2025 by subject 

A-

Physics

The Times Higher Education (THE)

China Subject Ratings 2024

A+

Materials Science 

The Times Higher Education (THE)

China Subject Ratings 2024

39

Best Universities for
Nanoscience and Nanotechnology

2025 U.S. News & World Report
49

Best Universities for
Optics

2025 U.S. News & World Report

World Rankings

We commits to pursue world-leading research and innovations that bears impact on the scientific community and regional industries.

World Rankings

We commits to pursue world-leading research and innovations that bears impact on the scientific community and regional industries.

World Rankings

We commits to pursue world-leading research and innovations that bears impact on the scientific community and regional industries.

World Rankings

We commits to pursue world-leading research and innovations that bears impact on the scientific community and regional industries.

World Rankings

We commits to pursue world-leading research and innovations that bears impact on the scientific community and regional industries.

World Rankings

We commits to pursue world-leading research and innovations that bears impact on the scientific community and regional industries.

World Rankings

We commits to pursue world-leading research and innovations that bears impact on the scientific community and regional industries.

World Rankings

We commits to pursue world-leading research and innovations that bears impact on the scientific community and regional industries.

World Rankings

We commits to pursue world-leading research and innovations that bears impact on the scientific community and regional industries.

World Rankings

We commits to pursue world-leading research and innovations that bears impact on the scientific community and regional industries.

Our Programme

We cover specialist areas of applied physics, microelectronics, artificial intelligence & data analytics, and innovation & entrepreneurship which are crucial to the industries in Hong Kong.

Study at AP

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JS3030 BSc (Hons) Physics with a Secondary Major in AIDA / IE
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MSc Microelectronics Technology & Materials
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Research Postgraduate Programme

Research Highlight

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MOIRÉ VALLEYTRONICS

Observation of Giant Nonlinear Valley Hall Effect

Prof Shengyuan YANG
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Synthesis of 4H-phase High-entropy Alloys for Electrocatalysis

Prof. Ye ZHU

HIGH-ENTROPY MATERIALS
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Brain-inspired Synaptic Transistors for In-situ Spiking Reinforcement Learning with Eligibility Trace

Prof. Yang CHAI

BIO-INSPIRED LEARNING TRANSISTORS
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Kilowatt-scale Alkali-cation-free CO2 Electrolysis via Accelerating Mass Transfer

Prof. Daniel Shu Ping LAU

ALKALI-CATION-FREE ELECTROLYSIS

Kilowatt-scale Alkali-cation-free CO2 Electrolysis via Accelerating Mass Transfer

Introduction of PolyU AP

News & Events

2Apr

51st Geneva

NEWS

AP won prestigious awards at the 51st International Exhibition of Inventions Geneva

2 Apr 2026

1Apr

Outstanding RPg Alumni Award 2025_edited (2)

NEWS

Outstanding Research Postgraduate Alumni Award 2025

1 Apr 2026

9Feb

Borderless Lab

NEWS

AP's Borderless Lab Participated in the AI in Education Showcase

9 Feb 2026

EVENT

Symposium of Advanced Dielectric Materials cum Dielectric Committee Meeting of Chinese Physical Society

15 May 2026 - Today

EVENT

AP Distinguished Seminar - My Research Experience: The Loss of Two Golden Opportunities

3 Feb 2026

EVENT

AP Distinguished Seminar - Development of High-performance p-type Semiconductors

23 Jan 2026

EVENT

Symposium of Advanced Dielectric Materials cum Dielectric Committee Meeting of Chinese Physical Society

15 May 2026 - Today

EVENT

AP Distinguished Seminar - Development of High-performance p-type Semiconductors

23 Jan 2026

EVENT

AP Distinguished Seminar - Interface Controlled Electrocatalysis for Hydrogen Research

4 Dec 2025

EVENT

AP Distinguished Seminar - My Research Experience: The Loss of Two Golden Opportunities

3 Feb 2026

EVENT

AP Distinguished Seminar - Charge Injection and Contact Resistance for 2D Materials Based Devices

22 Dec 2025

EVENT

AAAP x AP - MSc Alumni Sharing Session

27 Nov 2025

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