Researchers from City University of Hong Kong (CityUHK) again achieved outstanding results at the 49th International Exhibition of Inventions of Geneva (IEIG), winning 36 awards altogether. Among them, six teams are from the College of Science. Their success demonstrates the College’s excellence in research and innovation.

Research by CSCI faculty is once again recognised internationally. The research paper entitled “Which Micropollutants in Water Environments Deserve More Attention Globally?” published in Environmental Science & Technology, has been selected by the American Chemical Society as the first joint winner in the category “Critical Review” in the 2022 Environmental Science and Technology Best Paper Awards.

Professor Kenneth Leung, Professor Guangyu Zhu, and Professor Zonglong Zhu, have been awarded the Collaborative Research Fund (CRF) in 2023/24.

This year, CSCI is pleased to launch a brand-new Distinguished Alumni Award, which aims to recognise and honour CSCI alumni who have demonstrated outstanding achievements and/or made distinct and impactful contributions to CSCI, CityUHK or the Society.

Professor Chun Kit Kwok, Associate Professor from the Department of Chemistry, has been awarded the 2024 RNA Society Early-Career Research Award. He is the first Hong Kong scientist awarded in this early-career category and the only Chinese among all awardees this year.

Nine scholars from CityU are awarded the National Natural Science Foundation of China and the Research Grants Council (NSFC/RGC) Collaborative Research Scheme (CRS) and Joint Research Scheme (JRS) funding for the year 2023/24.