Landmark in global research collaboration sealed by CityUHK and Cambridge
Advertisement
A groundbreaking collaboration unveiled 31 March by City University of Hong Kong (CityUHK) and the University of Cambridge spotlights a significant milestone towards more powerful global research. This partnership represents one of the most substantial collaborations at a postdoctoral level between Cambridge and an Asian university, with the goal of supporting 18 postdoctoral researchers in partnership with six departments across STEM and non-STEM fields in Cambridge and four Colleges in CityUHK. By harnessing the research strengths of both institutions, this collaboration aims to enhance research capacity and global impact for both universities.
For three years, 18 postdoctoral researchers will be based in Cambridge's cutting-edge research environment, where they will have access to the university's world-class laboratories and resources, benefiting from the combined research assets of both institutions. Principal Investigators from CityUHK will unite with their Cambridge counterparts to jointly supervise the postdocs, ensuring a comprehensive and collaborative research experience. This collaborative approach will foster mobility and exchange among outstanding young scholars and nurture the world-class talent of tomorrow.
By integrating interdisciplinary expertise, this partnership seeks to drive advanced research and develop innovative solutions to pressing global challenges, including climate change, healthcare, materials science, and urban well-being. It underscores both universities' unwavering commitment to international collaboration and academic excellence while cultivating the next generation of global talent.
Mr Michael Ngai, Council Chairman of CityUHK
The Global Research Collaboration agreement was signed by Professor Freddy Boey, President and University Distinguished Professor of CityUHK, and Professor Deborah Prentice, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge.'This collaboration is a beacon of what can be achieved when leading institutions unite for a common cause. We are excited to see the transformative research and innovations that will emerge from this partnership,' said Mr Michael Ngai, Council Chairman of CityUHK.
Advertisement
With 10 scholars from the University of Cambridge participating in the 'Distinguished Visiting Professors Scheme' set up in 2023 at CityUHK, the Global Research Collaboration builds on a strong foundation of existing partnerships between CityUHK and various Colleges, schools, and departments at the University of Cambridge. It further demonstrates both institutions' dedication to advancing research in the region for a better global future. It will enhance their research capacities and impact, providing a vibrant, multicultural environment for postdocs.
Hashtags
Try Our AI Features
Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:
Comments
No comments yet...
Related Articles
South China Morning Post
11-08-2025
- South China Morning Post
4,000-year-old Egyptian handprint uncovered by Cambridge museum researchers
A handprint left 4,000 years ago on a clay model crafted to go inside an Egyptian tomb has been discovered during preparation for an exhibition at a museum. The complete handprint was probably made by the maker of the item who touched it before the clay dried, an Egyptologist at Cambridge's Fitzwilliam Museum said. The imprint was left on the base of a 'soul house' – a clay model in the shape of a building which would be placed inside a burial. The soul house dates back to about 2055-1650 BC. It had an open front space where items of food were laid out, such as loaves of bread, a lettuce and an ox's head. Soul houses may have acted as offering trays or provided a place for the soul of the deceased to live within the tomb.
South China Morning Post
08-07-2025
- South China Morning Post
China's optical chip advances such as Meteor-1 light the way for AI development
China's recent advances in the development of high-performance chips, including research published on the new Meteor-1 parallel optical computing integrated chip, could transform the artificial intelligence industry, say analysts. In recent months, several research teams have made strides that could boost generative AI, which has an increasing computing demand for AI model development, training and deployment. Electronic chips, which have made everything AI possible so far, appear to be reaching their limits in terms of speed and size or scalability, prompting scientists to focus more on optical alternatives using light, or the photons within, instead of electrons to transfer data. 02:17 Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang unveils plan to build 'AI supercomputer' in Taiwan Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang unveils plan to build 'AI supercomputer' in Taiwan Light offers degrees of freedom that an electrical signal does not, according to Amit Agrawal, associate professor in optical engineering at the University of Cambridge and a fellow at the university's Trinity College. Agrawal said light transmitted data better and faster than electric signals, meaning more operations could be done when using its inherent capabilities. 'The novelty is the hardware,' Agrawal said. While competing technologies had been shown to use 10 or 20 light channels for data transfer, he said the Chinese scientists showed a 100-fold increase in computility, an advance he said 'is quite significant'. Nathan Youngblood, associate professor in the electrical and computer engineering department at the University of Pittsburgh, said that in effect the theoretical content applied in the research was not new to the international science field.
The Standard
21-06-2025
- The Standard
Trump says deal with Harvard possible 'over the next week or so'
A view of Harvard campus on John F. Kennedy Street at Harvard University is pictured in Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S. (Reuters)
