News in The Media

05 Jul 2026
Mirage News
HKU Astronomer Joins Study Weighing Ancient Black Hole
Artist's illustration showing JWST, aided by gravitational-lensing, enabled the team to measure the mass of an inactive black hole in the ...
30 Jun 2026
Hong Kong
Study reveals hidden distribution of noma disease in Nigeria
Noma, a deadly, rapidly progressing, noncontagious infection that destroys the soft tissues and bones of the mouth and face, remains one of ...
30 Jun 2026
Hong Kong
Unintended climate trade-off: Clean air policies intensify urban heat island in humid cities, study finds
Researchers at the University of Hong Kong (HKU) have uncovered a critical, underrecognized trade-off in global environmental policies: ...
25 Jun 2026
Mirage News
HKUMed-Tsinghua Unveils Breakthrough Antiviral for Covid
HKUMed-Tsinghua research team has developed MB-32, a first-in-class broad-spectrum small-molecule antiviral drug candidate, which ...
25 Jun 2026
Mirage News
HKUMed Leads Robot Microsurgery Breakthrough
HKUMed research team pioneers robot-assisted microsurgery in Hong Kong and has successfully completed 48 procedures. The team members ...
23 Jun 2026
Mirage News
HKU Biotech Startups Shine at BIO 2026 Convention
Representatives from BriWhite Limited, Delonix Bioworks, Bone's Technology Limited and Oncoimmunostics Limited took photo at BIO ...
23 Jun 2026
Hong Kong
Researchers reveal Hong Kong as a 'biodiversity ark' for yellow-crested cockatoos and expand nesting support
A new genomic study by researchers from the HKU School of Biological Sciences (SBS) has found that Hong Kong's introduced population of ...
13 Apr 2026
Mirage News
AilsynBio, Dong-E E-Jiao Ink Collaboration Deal
HKU-incubated AilsynBio signs collaboration agreement with Dong-E E-Jiao AilsynBio, a drug discovery startup incubated from The University ...
08 Apr 2026
Mirage News
HKU, Grand Pharma Forge Partnership for Drug Innovation
The University of Hong Kong (HKU) and Grand Pharmaceutical Group Limited (Grand Pharmaceutical) have officially signed a research ...