Thirty-nine PolyU research projects granted the NSFC’s Young Scientists Fund 2022, with PolyU ranking as the top recipient among local universities

HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 7 October 2022 – Thirty-nine analysis tasks led by younger researchers at The Hong Kong Polytechnic College (PolyU) have been recognised by the Nationwide Pure Science Basis of China’s (NSFC) Younger Scientists Fund 2022 (the Fund), with PolyU rating as the highest grant recipient when it comes to the variety of tasks awarded amongst native universities.

The Fund has been expanded to permit researchers and universities in Hong Kong to use for the primary time. Every mission shall be granted funding of RMB 300,000 to help primary analysis work for 3 years.

The awarded PolyU analysis tasks cowl a large spectrum of matters, together with environmental safety, inexperienced residing surroundings, local weather change, development know-how, and innovation in AI-assisted medical units, fostering a greater future for our altering residing surroundings.

Professor Christina WONG, Director of Analysis and Innovation at PolyU, stated, “We’re grateful for the help from the NSFC Younger Scientists Fund for Hong Kong researchers, which is able to facilitate and strengthen our analysis tasks and scientists’ growth. With top-notch students and specialists, PolyU is devoted to conducting impactful analysis in interdisciplinary fields, making constructive contributions to Hong Kong and the Nation’s know-how and socioeconomic development.”

Beneath the expertise funding system of the NSFC, the Fund helps younger researchers to freely select their analysis matters inside the funding scope of the NSFC to conduct primary analysis, fosters the power of younger scientists to independently undertake analysis tasks and do artistic analysis, stimulates the artistic considering of younger scientists, and trains upcoming abilities for primary analysis.

This 12 months, PolyU not solely gained the main place within the Younger Scientists Fund, but additionally made good achievements in different funds and programmes from NSFC.

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