Autumn 2023 Issue 12 | Excel x Impact@PolyU

Cover Story

Embracing smart ageing with gerontechnology

Population ageing is occurring at an unprecedented pace worldwide, posing significant challenges for Hong Kong, the Mainland, and the rest of the world, which makes the development of gerontechnology (gerontech) more pivotal than ever. Gerontech...

Education

PolyU nursing scholars’ pioneering education model awarded the UGC Teaching Award

The Internationalisation at Home (IaH) team from PolyU’s School of Nursing received the University Grants Committee (UGC) Teaching Award in the Collaborative Teams category for 2023 in recognition of their achievement in developing a new IaH...

Dialogue

Driving impactful research and innovation in the Mainland - a conversation with Associate Vice President (Mainland Research Advancement) Professor DONG Cheng

A distinguished biomedical engineer, Professor DONG Cheng was appointed Associate Vice President (Mainland Research Advancement) at PolyU in 2023. He also serves as Chair Professor of Cell Engineering and ImmunoMedicine and Director of The Hong Kong...

Research & Innovation

Three PolyU scholars and 52 young scientists honoured by National Natural Science Foundation of China

PolyU has once again demonstrated its research excellence with an unprecedented number of accolades from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) for the year 2023. Three research projects have been awarded under the NSFC’s Key...

Spotlights

Professor Jin-Guang Teng re-appointed as PolyU President

The Council of PolyU is pleased to announce the re-appointment of Professor Jin-Guang Teng as President of the University for five years. Professor Teng’s second term will commence on 1 July 2024, and continue until 30 June 2029. Since his...

Research & Innovation

Game-changing discovery: power of 3D printing to create titanium alloy

Titanium alloys are advanced lightweight materials indispensable for many critical applications. In a groundbreaking discovery, researchers from PolyU in collaboration with RMIT University and the University of Sydney have developed high-performance...

Spotlights

Five distinguished individuals conferred honorary doctorates

PolyU held its 29th Congregation on campus in November 2023. Honorary Doctorates were conferred upon five distinguished individuals: The Hon Mrs Laura Cha Shih May-lung, GBM, GBS, JP; Professor Gong Qihuang; Mr Xiaojia Charles Li, SBS; Professor Xu...

Knowledge Transfer & Entrepreneurship

PolyU-nurtured startups recognised by Forbes Asia 100 To Watch 2023

Forbes Asia released its 100 to Watch list recently which spotlights small companies and startups on the rise across the Asia-Pacific region. Among 15 startups from Hong Kong, three PolyU-nurtured startups, namely Eieling Medical Limited, Fleming...

Education

Launch of the Yuen Ren Chao Prize in Language Sciences

The Faculty of Humanities of PolyU launched the Yuen Ren Chao Prize in Language Sciences to honour scholars and researchers who have made distinguished contributions to language sciences and to inspire future generations of scholars and students in...

Interdisciplinary Research

Groundbreaking invention for implantable bioelectronic devices: Liquid Metal Microelectrodes with soft, stretchable and permeable properties

Professor Zheng Zijian Chair Professor of Soft Materials and Devices, Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology Lead Investigator, Otto Poon Charitable Foundation Research Institute for Smart Energy Associate Director, Research Institute...