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PolyU & Macau University of Science and Technology developed an
#AI
-assisted
#DiagnosticSystem
in conjunction with other Chinese institutions to efficiently distinguish
#COVID19
pneumonia from other viral pneumonia & predict its severity level in 20 secs!
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A
#PolyUresearch
has revealed that the conventional application of 1-phenyl-2-thiourea (PTU) in
#zebrafish
research model may affect the results of
#autophagy
-related studies such as
#CancerResearch
, and lead to invalid results. More:
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Congrats to
#PolyUScholars
Prof Yung Kai-leung & Dr Wu Bo for winning Sing Tao News Corp Ltd Leader of the Year Award 2019 in honour of their achievements in assisting with
#ChangE4
, China’s
#LunarExploration
programme, with PolyU’s advanced
#Technologies
.
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【PolyU Young Historian Competition Awards Prize Award Ceremony】
The Prize Award Ceremony for the PolyU Young Historian Competition Awards 2023 was organised on October 28 by the Department of Chinese History and Culture (CHC). The Competition offered secondary school students
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#WeArePolyU
- What got you through the trial-and-error process of building
#robots
? “We
#engineers
should never give up on trying again, because these collective errors will ultimately lead to the goal as we did.”
#PolyUStudent
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【
#PolyUSTARS
🌟】After graduating from the associate degree programme, Ifan Cheung remained true to his original aspiration and stepped into the
#PolyU
campus, hoping to find his start-up partners and achieve his goal - popularising
#STEM
education. 🤝
Ifan's passion for STEM
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【
#PolyUStudent
🇵🇰】Ahmed Irfan from
#Pakistan
stepped into the
#PolyU
campus with his father for the first time when he was 12 years old; seven years later, he followed his father's footsteps again and returned to Hong Kong to pursue his dream at PolyU. 🚀
In 2016, Ahmed’s
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Congratulations to three
#PolyUScholars
for seizing the Bank of China (Hong Kong) Limited (
#BOCHK
) Science and Technology Innovation Prize 2023 (
#STIP
) in recognition of their exceptional accomplishments in the fields of “
#AdvancedManufacturing
” and “
#FinTech
”!
Our pioneering
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Drinking a glass of water might be a split-second move for you, but it can be a challenge for people suffering from
#Parkinson
’s disease. PolyU students created The
#Cupensator
, a device that assists patients to hold the cup firmly while minimizing vibration from resting tremor.
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💫【
#PolyUScientist
lauded in MIT Technology Review Innovators Under 35 Asia Pacific 2023】🌟
Meet Assistant Professor Dr Kathy LENG from the Department of Applied Physics, one of the “Innovators Under 35” in the Asia Pacific region, recognised by the prestigious Massachusetts
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A
#PolyU
-developed “skin-like”
#fabric
mimics the sweating glands of the human skin to facilitate sweat transport. Its
#WaterTransmission
rate is 15 times greater than that of commercial
#breathable
fabrics.
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【🧫🎊
#PolyUStudents
Team Made History in iGEM 2023🎊🧬】
💫 Our PolyU’s inaugural iGEM students team made history with their first silver medal win🏅, alongside global top universities at the prestigious 2023 International Genetically Engineered Machine (iGEM) competition held
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A
#PolyUresearch
team developed a remote sensing-based
#technology
to analyse
#SulphurDioxide
emission from vessels without the need to stop or board the ship.The new technology helps improve the
#AirQuality
at the HK port, one of the busiest in the world.
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Last night, PolyU’s talented students from the PolyU
#STARS
Residential College of the Student Halls of Residence (Homantin) gathered and performed at the Chiang Chen Studio Theatre, displaying their remarkable talents on stage!
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With the aim of building a
#sustainable
living environment, PolyU will lead a collaborative research project “SureFire:
#Smart
Urban Resilience and
#Firefighting
”. The project recently received funding support from the Theme-based Research Scheme by the Research Grants Council.
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#PolyU
’s top-notch programmes, unique offerings and rewarding university experiences will elevate your personal and professional growth. We are here to support you in discovering your true passions, unleashing your full potential and, achieving your great dreams, making an impact
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【
#PolyUResearch
】In the face of climate change, PolyU’s project “Smart and Flexible Climate Change Adaptation of Coastal Infrastructure”, led by Dr You DONG, Associate Professor of Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering of PolyU, has been granted HK$2.45 million under
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Congratulations to two
#PolyU
innovative projects for securing funding support from the
#SmartTraffic
Fund, which aim to enhance health monitoring of long-span bridges and optimise urban parking management respectively. More:
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PolyU developed the WORLD’s most comprehensive rapid, automated multiplex diagnostic system! Within
#OneHour
, the system can quickly identify 30-40 pathogens including seasonal
#influenza
#viruses
such as novel
#Coronavirus
.
#PolyUresearch
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A smart living solution!
#PolyU
developed a safe and non-restraint eNightLog monitoring system which can detect various activities and vital signs of the elderly in bed in real time, thereby preventing the elderly from falling out of bed or wandering away!
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#PolyU
develops novel selenium nanoparticles for managing postmenopausal
#osteoporosis
, aiming to help reduce of healthcare burden caused by the global aging population. Led by Prof. WONG Ka-hing, Director of the Research Institute for Future Food and Professor of the Department
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#PolyUDream
Phase 3 competition begins -- Grasp the final chance to win a trip! How to win:
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🏆【15 PolyU Academics Recognised Amongst World’s Highly Cited Researchers 2023】🌟
We are proud to share that
#PolyU
ranked third in Hong Kong for scooping the world’s most highly cited researchers this year, with 15 academics (including 2 former PolyU scholars) from a diverse
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On one side of the
#PolyU
Block X podium pathway you will find the Jockey Club Innovation Tower designed by the late world-renowned Architect Zaha Hadid. It is the home of
@HKPolyUDesign
and houses a wide range of teaching and learning facilities.
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Joining hands with industry partners, PolyU will establish the
#GreaterBayArea
Industrial
#BigData
Joint Laboratory to spearhead
#research
, and foster the
#commercialisation
of research outcomes as well as training of talents in the region.
#PolyUresearch
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Have you imagined that integrating music and communication technology could enhance cognition and social interaction? Led by Dr Daphne CHEUNG, Associate Professor of the PolyU School of Nursing
@PolyU_Nursing
, the project “Music-with-Movement System for Older Adults” has won a
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Top awards for novel inventions!
#PolyUresearch
garnered four prizes at the Silicon Valley International Invention Festival
@SVIIF_US
.
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#DrugResistance
is one of the biggest threats to global health! The State Key Lab of Chemical Biology & Drug Discovery of PolyU developed a new class of
#antibiotic
candidates, making a breakthrough in the battle against multi-drug resistant
#superbugs
.
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【
#PolyUSTARS
🌟】Last month, Victoria Ko resolutely returned to Hong Kong from Canada alone after 6 years of absence and took the first step towards her goal in
#PolyU
. 🚶♀️
Victoria has been practicing Taekwondo since she was a child. Even after immigrating to Canada with her
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【Join us for the live streaming of President’s Welcome!】📣
Hello,
#PolyU
freshmen! 👋🏻Don’t miss our live-streaming event today, where our President will warmly welcome you in the welcome ceremony on “Navigate Your Future: PolyU Orientation Info Day 2024.” ✨
📅 Date: 29 Aug
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Committed to conducting impactful myopia research for the benefit of mankind,
#PolyU
was recently awarded an $8 million RIF funding for conducting a clinical trial to determine the effectiveness of
#BrightLightTherapy
.
#PolyUResearch
#BrighterFuture
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【The latest issue of Pulse
@PolyU
is out now】PolyU students and staff travelled to Africa during the summer to install solar power systems for families living in rural Rwanda, bringing light to their lives. 💡 They also collaborated with rural citizens to create a unique line of
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Last month, New York Fashion Week gathered global fashion elites who showcased their newest collections at the runways in the Big Apple! We are proud to tell you that among them, was a talented Hong Kong Fashion Designer, a
#PolyU
alumnus – Key Chow.
#NYFW
#PolyUAlumni
#ITC
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【🎉 PolyU rehabilitation sciences occupational therapy students shine in i-CREATe 2023 】
🌟 We are pleased to announce that a team of students from
#PolyU
BSc Occupational Therapy programme, Department of Rehabilitation Sciences has won a Bronze Medal (Design category) 🥉 in
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PolyU is committed to fostering
#innovative
and interactive pedagogies. Under the UGC Funding Scheme for Teaching and Learning Proposals (2016-19 Triennium), the University has been awarded a total of HK$85 million to implement eight PolyU-led projects.
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PolyU launched a wide range of
#MOOCs
on
@edXOnline
, engaging nearly 400K learners worldwide. The courses include
#MicroMasters
programme in International
#Hospitality
Management & the first Professional Certificate Programme in
#Fashion
Design & Creation.
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Did you know? Yuk Choi Road is the main traffic road inside the
#PolyUcampus
. Yuk Choi means ‘nurturing talents’ in Chinese.
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See the same thing from different angles to enjoy its beauty from different perspectives.
#PolyU
#PolyUcampus
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【
#PolyUResearch
: Transforming fire safety: SureFire, the future of smart firefighting】
Hong Kong, one of the world's most densely-populated cities, faces unique challenges in fire safety and firefighting🚒. But what if there was a ground-breaking solution that could accurately
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Hong Kong and other southern parts of China are known to be vulnerable to floods. But a new
#PolyU
study found that
#flashdrought
are developing at a faster rate in the region and the rest of the world amid
#climatechange
. More:
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Have you ever thought about growing food at home? PolyU establishes Hong Kong's first research laboratory for sustainable urban agriculture, with a focus on cultivating high quality and safe fruits and vegetables in a small indoor space.
#PolyUresearch
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This year, a total of 28 students were selected as outstanding students at the faculty/school and/or departmental levels. SHAH Muskan Sunish received the highest honour, being named “The Most Outstanding PolyU Student of the Year” for 2022.
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【Celebrating Mid-Autumn with PolyU 🎑】As summer comes to an end and everyone prepares for the new academic year, families are also getting ready for the Mid-Autumn Festival when loved ones can enjoy delicious reunion dinners and moon-gazing together. 🌕 But have you ever
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The world's first optical fibre sensing system for
#railway
monitoring developed by PolyU enables real-time monitoring of running trains and tracks. The
#innovative
technologies have been adopted in rail networks around the world.
#PolyUResearch
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【Congrats to medal-winning PolyU graduates!🥉】
🎉Exciting News! Our talented student-athlete alumni, Mr LIM Tsz Hin Jeff (Class of 2019) and his brother Mr LIM Tsz Leung Ronald (Class of 2023), have bagged a bronze medal in the Open Elite Artistic Cycling – Pair competition,
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#PolyU
’s world-class facilities and programmes provide endless opportunities to expand your horizons and find your calling in life. Embark on your journey of discovery at PolyU, where you will be inspired to unlock your full potential and achieve greatness. Let your global
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#WeArePolyU
– Must
#FoodSafety
professionals work in laboratories? “Of course not! Food safety is also closely related to menu management in restaurants.” Meet Johnny Liu, a PolyU graduate & menu management specialist at a fast food chain.
#PolyUalumni
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#PolyU
students and staff should be familiar with this 7-Eleven convenience store located at Shaw Amenities Building. Have you ever explored its history? 🤔 It has been serving PolyU’s students and staff since 1995 and is the first
#SocialEnterprise
in Hong Kong! 🤩
Even before
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PolyU is ranked 75th in the latest
@worlduniranking
2021 released by QS
@TopUnis
, up by 16 places from last year! More:
#QSWUR
#topuniversities
#rankings
#highered
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Wanna win a trip to Okinawa,Taipei or Beijing? Share your
#PolyUDream
before 22Oct!
http://t.co/pXsHEq96io
http://t.co/MspzYtAZxw
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【PReCIT launches Inaugural
#PolyU
Innovation & Technology Index】
The inaugural PolyU Innovation & Technology Index is now available! HK has been ranked 7th among 34 Greater China regions for Innovation and Technology (I&T), while Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Bay Area (GBA) has
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【Inspired Research - A Dash for Better Vision】
Making a run for work or school is something we’ve all experienced. It is what inspired two Secondary 6 students, Sarah Zeng (Christian and Missionary Alliance Sun Kei Secondary School) and Vanessa Chan (Diocesan Girls' School),
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【See you at PolyU! 😜】
#PolyU
resumed its physical Undergraduate Information Day last year, attracting over 10,000 visitors. The admission talks were attended by capacity crowds. 🤩👏 Students, parents and the public were able to visit university facilities and interact with
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In the latest QS World University Rankings by Subject 2022,
#PolyU
has attained remarkable results across different disciplines, reflecting our accomplishments in both education and research. See our World's Top 100 disciplines and broad subject area in the infographics!
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AI robots Sophia
@RealSophiaRobot
and Grace will greet you at PolyU’s campus this Sat! These two special guests are created by Hanson Robotics
@hansonrobotics
. Join the
#PolyUInnoTechOpenDay
on 16 July to meet and talk with Sophia and Grace in “person”!
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【📢 The latest issue of
#PolyU
's magazine,
#ExcelxImpact
, is out ‼️】Over the years, PolyU has been proud to contribute to the Nation’s
#space
exploration missions, including the first lunar sample return mission Chang’e-5 and the first Mars exploration project Tianwen-1. 🚀
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Meet
#PolyU
young reseacher Dr Kathy Leng, currently Assistant Professor from the Department of Applied Physics and a material physicist🔬, whose research focuses on synthesis of hybrid organic-inorganic materials and nano-device fabrications. 🔍 Having won four research
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PolyU teamed up with Athenex, Inc. and Xiangxue Pharmaceutical to develop novel
#immunotherapy
technologies which harness the power of one’s immune system to fight
#cancer
cells! More:
#PolyUResearch
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Alumnus Heatherm Huang has strived to become a successful entrepreneur through continuous learning and innovation. His crypto-currency, Measurable Data Token, is now value at tens of millions of US dollars.
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Co-founded by PolyU and
@Boeing
, the
#Aviation
Services Research Centre has successfully developed modernized solutions to enhance Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul performance in areas such as cost, schedule, and quality.
#PolyUResearch
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#WeArePolyU
- "I want to realise my potential, so that I can be a global citizen who strives to make a difference and will make a positive impact on my community." Madina came to HK from Kazakhstan with a focus on business studies, but...
#PolyUstudent
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【
#PolyUResearch
: Advanced urban navigation system enhances accuracy and real-time positioning in high-rise cities】
Have you ever experienced inaccurate positioning with your phone while navigating through a bustling city like Hong Kong? This is due to the restricted
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Can a
#battery
be like a piece of cloth, repeatedly folded, twisted, or freely crumpled?
#PolyU
developed a highly flexible, high-energy
#Textile
Lithium Battery for
#wearable
electronics.
More:
#PolyUresearch
#WearableTech
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#PolyU
is honoured to be recognised by the international again and become the only institution in Hong Kong to have won the Regional Award for Asia at the QS Reimagine Awards 2023 across all categories! 🎉 Led by Dr Rodney CHU, Senior Lecturer of the Department of Applied Social
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Ir Prof. Wang Shengwei, Director of
#PolyU
’s Research Institute for Smart Energy, has developed an energy saving system which brings about the most energy-efficient and optimal “coordinative design” currently available, benefitting the community. More:
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#PolyU
student Kelly Yeung joined a scheme to use her expertise in
#physiotherapy
to support
#rehabilitation
services in a hostel for the disabled, with the aim of helping alleviate the shortage of caregivers during the epidemic.
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In support of the Nation’s first lunar sample return mission, a
#PolyU
research team developed and manufactured one of the key systems for this historic undertaking, namely the “Surface Sampling and Packing System”, in collaboration with
#ChinaAcademyofSpaceTechnology
.
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【
#PolyUStartup
💄】When you encounter skin problems caused by face masks, you may choose to search for different skincare information on the internet. So did Jessie Chan, a
#PolyU
Alumna, but she went one step further by taking the initiative to learn
#CosmeticScience
, and
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The latest
@timeshighered
Young University Rankings place
#PolyU
5th in the world and 2nd in Hong Kong! We are grateful that PolyU's academic and research excellence is being internationally recognised. More:
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【
#PolyUScholar
Receives Lifetime Green Energy Accolade】
We are thrilled to announce that Prof. Jerry Jinyue Yan, Chair Professor of Energy and Buildings of
#PolyU
’s Department of Building Environment and Energy Engineering, has received the esteemed International Association
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Congrats to
#PolyU
alumna Angel Wong for winning the bronze medal in the balance beam contest at the Doha World Cup! Angel will continue her journey in the coming two legs of the event in Cairo and Baku later this month. We wish to see her flying high once again!
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Meet
#PolyU
young researcher Prof. Tommy Wei, currently Professor from Department of Building Environment and Energy Engineering and Director of the Colour Imaging and Metaverse Research Centre. As a
#ColourScientist
📹🎨, Prof Wei aspires to develop new algorithm based on human
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【𝐏𝐀𝐈𝐑 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐕𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐨 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 | 𝐄𝐩𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐝𝐞 𝟏 | 𝐔𝐩𝐜𝐲𝐜𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐛𝐨𝐧-𝐧𝐞𝐮𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐨𝐰】
PAIR PolyU is pleased to present the brand-new 𝐏𝐀𝐈𝐑 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐕𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐨
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Being stuck at home? Why not learn something new
#online
? PolyU is presenting nine
#FREE
#lectures
during 23 Apr–18 May, by ten
#PolyUScholars
on English, Physiotherapy, Property, Fashion, Coffee, Marketing, Product Design, Sportswear & Aviation.
Enrol NOW:
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【
#PolyU
reaches record high in QS World University Rankings📈】PolyU has reached new heights in the
#QuacquarelliSymonds
(QS) World University Rankings 2025🎉, surging eight places from the previous year to 57th this year. ⚡
The University has also achieved highly commendable
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#PolyUResearch
is once again recognised internationally!
#PolyU
bagged a total of six awards in this year's special edition of the International Exhibition of Inventions of Geneva! More:
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#PolyU
researchers are eager to pursue knowledge and achievement. Among them, three of our researchers have been elected as foreign members of the prestigious Academia Europaea
@acad_euro
in recognition of their outstanding accomplishments in their respective fields!
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#PolyU
spares no effort in developing a green campus. A good example is the installation of solar photovoltaic systems designed by Prof. Yang Hong-xing from the Department of Building Environment and Energy Engineering, at the Lee Shau Kee Building.
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#Innovative
pedagogies won 7 international awards! Under the PolyU-led project "Developing
#ActiveLearning
#Pedagogies
&
#MobileApplications
in University
#STEM
Education", a number of mobile apps & platforms have been developed to promote
#STEMeducation
.
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Good news! In the
#THE
Young University Rankings 2023,
#PolyU
has achieved encouraging results, ranking 4th globally! Institutions up to 50 years old are ranked according to their performance in
#teaching
,
#research
,
#knowledgetransfer
&international outlook.
@timeshighered
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【
#PolyUResearch
unveils liquid metal microelectrodes for implantable bioelectronic devices】
Congrats to our interdisciplinary research team for developing μLMEs, a type of microelectrode that is uniquely suited to implantable bioelectronic devices!
Led by Prof. Zijian ZHENG,
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A
#PolyUresearch
team has successfully developed the “
#Mars
Landing Surveillance
#Camera
” for the Nation’s first
#MarsMission
#Tianwen1
! It is light in weight, yet strong & durable enough to withstand the extreme temperature differences during the journey between Earth & Mars.
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“One thing research and sports have in common is that both have a clear goal for one to strive towards, through trial and error.” ── Wang Xin, PolyU PhD student from the Department of Biomedical Engineering (PolyU BME).
Meet
#PolyU
young researcher Wang Xin, our first awardee
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We are pleased to announce that 11 projects from
#PolyU
have secured support from the Collaborative Research Fund (CRF) of the Research Grants Council (RGC) in 2023/24. Nine of them are funded by the Collaborative Research Project Grant (CRPG) and two projects by the Young
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#PolyUresearch
projects are granted over HK$18m by the Food and Health Bureau's Health and Medical Research Fund to conduct studies on
#COVID19
, covering
#HealthTechnology
,
#BiomedicalScience
,
#Healthcare
,
#Rehabilitation
,
#SocialSciences
, etc. More:
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Early diagnosis and active monitoring are crucial for chronic kidney disease treatment. 🔍🤨 To accurately identify individuals at high risk of advanced renal fibrosis, researchers from the Department of Health Technology and Informatics (HTI) of
#PolyU
have developed
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🌳 PolyU contributes to global carbon neutrality and sustainable development through scientific research 🌳
Proud to share that
#PolyU
has the greatest number of projects approved by the Green Tech Fund, amounting to a total grant of HK$14.09 million for three innovative
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