Lingnan University recognises outstanding research and knowledge transfer achievements

Lingnan University celebrated the achievements of 50 faculty members during the Research and Knowledge Transfer Excellence Awards Presentation Ceremony 2023 held on 21 September. These awards recognise their outstanding performance in academic research and knowledge transfer in raising quality of life and contributions to society.

 

 

Mr Tim Lui Tim-leung, Chairman of the University Grants Committee (UGC) (3rd from left), and Prof James Tang Tuck-hong, Secretary-General of the UGC (2nd from right), join Mr Augustine Wong Ho-ming, Deputy Chairman of the Lingnan University Council (2nd from left), Prof S. Joe Qin, President and Wai Kee Kau Chair Professor of Data Science of Lingnan University (1st from right), and Prof Joshua Mok Ka-ho, Vice-President of Lingnan University (1st from left) to officiate at and address the ceremony.

 

This year's ceremony, themed “Up & Jump”, urged Lingnanians to explore new frontiers. The awards presented included the Research Output Excellence Award, Young Researcher Output Award, and Research & Knowledge Transfer Fund Award.

 

Lingnan University secured a record-breaking 42 Research Grants Council (RGC) competitive grant projects this year, totalling an impressive HK$20.8 million, and HK$7.5 million under the RGC Strategic Topics Grant for Prof William Gordon Hayward and Prof Stefan Kühner from the Faculty of Social Sciences for their research work on pandemic preparedness. Beyond research, knowledge transfer raised Lingnan’s cumulative income by 47 per cent to HK$259 million in 2022/23. Besides, there is the Smart Traffic Fund project led by Prof Paulina Wong Pui-yun of the Science Unit, at the project cost of around HK$8.5 million, to develop an intelligent information-based transport system for smarter traffic and safer mobility.