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PolyU announces “PolyU Top 10 Research & Innovation Stories of the Year”, showcasing impactful research driving Hong Kong’s high-quality development

9 Apr 2026

Awards & Recognitions

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) is dedicated to spearheading world-leading research and innovation for societal benefits.  To recognise outstanding achievements with far-reaching impact locally and globally, PolyU has launched the inaugural “PolyU Top 10 Research & Innovation Stories of the Year” selection and voting campaign.  From 20 remarkable research and technology translation stories announced in 2025, more than 7,700 members of the public and the PolyU community cast their votes.  Combined with the scores of a professional judging panel, ten stories were selected as the final awardees Among the selected projects, one was led by the Director of Mental Health Research Centre:

Principal Investigator

Research Topic

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Prof. QIU Anqi

Associate Dean of Graduate School, Director of Mental Health Research Centre (MHRC), Professor of Department of Health Technology and Informatics, Global STEM Scholar

Sustained obesity may accelerate brain ageing

The team has unveiled research to advance our understanding of the neural mechanisms underlying the relationship between obesity and cognitive health in adults. It highlights the dynamic relationship between obesity progression and brain-cognitive health.


Press release: https://polyu.me/4s8plYJ

Online coverage (Chinese only): 
Headline Daily - https://polyu.me/414Ttcw
Ta Kung Pao - https://polyu.me/4dmCKbP
Bauhinia - https://polyu.me/4m1vfcL
Mirage - https://polyu.me/4tiNeh2
 


Research Units Mental Health Research Centre

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