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Prof. David SHUM appointed as member of new medical school task group

13 Mar 2026

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Prof. David SHUM Ho-keung, Dean of Faculty of Health and Social Sciences, Yeung Tsang Wing Yee and Tsang Wing Hing Professor in Neuropsychology, and Chair Professor of Neuropsychology, has been appointed by the HKSAR Government as a new member of the Task Group on New Medical School.

The Government has appointed five new expert advisors to the Task Group, with the aim to enhance support for the work in the implementation stage of the new medical school and ensure The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) meets its targets in an orderly manner.  The Task Group has also established three working groups on programme and faculty development, hospital teaching and research support, and financing and infrastructure development.  The working groups will be responsible for maintaining close liaison with the HKUST, providing support in their respective areas, monitoring the implementation of the project and reporting progress to the Task Group on a regular basis.

Prof. Shum holds multiple positions within PAIR’s constituent research units.  He serves as a Management Committee Member of the Research Institute for Smart Ageing (RISA), and is a Member of the Research Institute for Intelligent Wearable Systems (RI-IWEAR), the Research Institute for Sports Science and Technology (RISports) and the Mental Health Research Centre (MHRC).

 

Online coverage:

Ming Pao Daily News - https://polyu.me/4rBjXNr

Hong Kong Economic Times - https://polyu.me/4s9PeZ2

Oriental Daily News - https://polyu.me/4saMRoC

Ta Kung Pao - https://polyu.me/4s8Oinz

HK01 - https://polyu.me/4sbySPy

 


Research Units Research Institute for Future Food

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