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Dr Ka Wai Kwok from the Department of Mechanical Engineering wins the HKU Young Innovator Award

The new HKU Young Innovator Award is a university-level award established to recognise young faculty members whose innovations demonstrate exceptionally high potential impact (legacy or projected legacy) with transformative results to foster development. Dr Ka Wai Kwok of the Department of Mechanical Engineering received the inaugural HKU Young Innovator Award.

‘Knowledge Exchange on HIV/AIDS to Promote HIV Prevention and Care’

Professor Zhiwei Chen and his team has promoted Treatment as Prevention for HIV since 2009 and made contributions to the strategic plan and HIV manual of the Government of HKSAR. Professor Chen received the University’s Knowledge Exchange Excellence Award 2019 for this project.

Sharing Research Beyond the Lab

I call myself an integrator.

Polishing ‘Life’s Jewels’

Everyone has a degree or two these days, what employers want to see is their individuality.

Facing up to Robots

Dr Luo’s aim is not just to enable robots to interpret and understand human behaviour, but to use this information to build human/AI paired systems that outperform their singular counterparts to create the ‘brain’ of what he calls ‘social robots’.

AI for Mental Health

While patients may often forget the details of their daily routine, the app is able to record them, providing health workers with extensive and personalised data that can lead to faster treatment and less trauma for their patients.

A Rounded Approach to Revitalisation

The project’s impact lies in showing the potential for the different ways of revitalising a space.

Helping Minorities Access Dental Health

We have uncovered an obvious need for oral health education and dental care services; something that cannot be ignored.

Unheard Voices: Older Tongzhi in Hong Kong

Older tongzhi constitute one of the forgotten groups of people in Hong Kong. Their needs and voices are often neglected, and hence go unnoticed, both within the LGBT+ community and by society at large. This video provides an introduction to the problems and challenges that older LGBT people are facing, particularly with respect to access to social and medical services, and suggests ways to fulfil their unmet social needs.