

Four HKBU researchers have been awarded by the Research Grants Council (RGC)’s Collaborative Research Fund (CRF) to support their cross-disciplinary / cross-institutional projects in various fields.
This year, RGC received a total of 258 preliminary Collaborative Research Project Grant (CRPG) and Collaborative Research Equipment Grant (CREG) proposals, and 34 Young Collaborative Research Fund (YCRG); of which HKBU has been granted two CRPG and two YCRG awards, securing over HK$ 17.3 million funding support. The awarded projects indicate HKBU’s high-quality research collaboration across disciplines and universities.
List of HKBU awarded scholars (alphabetical by surname):
CRF 2022/23 Collaborative Research Project Grant (CRPG)
Professor and Associate Head, Department of Biology
Proposal Title: Genomic Insights into Environmental Adaptation and Diversity of Deep-sea Siboglinidae
Chair Professor and Head, Department of Biology
Proposal Title: NAD capping of RNA: mechanism and functions
CRF 2022/23 Young Collaborative Research Grant (YCRG)
Associate Professor, Department of Geography
Proposal Title: Climate- and environment-conscious urban growth in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area (GBA): solutions and co-benefits
Assistant Professor, Department of Physics
Proposal Title: A novel TCM-based network pharmacology framework to human diseases and drug-disease relationship
Please click here to view the full list of CRF 2022/23 Funding Results.