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CUHK receives over HK$69 million from RGC’s Collaborative Research Fund 2024/25
Thirteen research projects led by The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) have received grants totalling over HK$69 million from the Collaborative Research Fund (CRF) 2024/25 by the Research Grants Council (RGC). Among them, eight projects have been awarded a Collaborative Research Project Grant, two received a Collaborative Research Equipment Grant and three secured a Young Collaborative Research Grant.
CUHK’s Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Research) Professor Sham Mai-har said: “Research collaboration accelerates the achievement of academic research and enhances innovation by pooling diverse expertise. CUHK is pleased to have received over HK$69 million from the CRF this year, enabling the initiation of 13 innovative collaborative projects spanning various fields not limited to medicine, electronic engineering, environmental science and linguistics, showcasing our multidimensional research capabilities. We look forward to the ground-breaking research outcome that these projects will achieve, which will bring positive impact beyond academic and significantly benefit society as a whole.”
About the Collaborative Research Fund (CRF)
The Collaborative Research Fund (CRF) supports multi-investigator, multi-disciplinary projects to encourage more research groups to engage in creative, high-quality cross-disciplinary/cross-institutional projects. There are three types of grants under CRF: 1) The Collaborative Research Project Grant encourages research groups in UGC-funded universities to collaborate across disciplines and across universities, enhancing research output. It funds staff, equipment and general expenses. The RGC emphasises capacity building and the potential for developing research strengths. 2) The Collaborative Research Equipment Grant enables the acquisition of major research facilities or equipment for collaborative research, assists universities in leveraging support from equipment suppliers, and provides funding for group user fees to access major facilities. 3) The Young Collaborative Research Grant supports early-stage academic staff in leading and managing collaborative research, preparing them for larger funding opportunities. Only group research proposals are eligible.
(From top left) Professor Ke Ya, Professor Mao Chuanbin, Professor Dennis Ng Kee-pui
(From bottom left) Professor Amos Tai Pui-kuen and Professor Patrick Tang Ming-kuen
(From top left) Professor Wong Chi-chun, Professor Patrick Wong Chun-man, Professor Zhang Li
(From bottom left) Professor David Chan Yiu-leung and Professor Alex Chow Tat-shing
(From left) Professor Peter Cheung Pak-hang, Professor Huang Chaoran and Professor Jacque Ip Pak-kan
