HKBU scholars receive funding from the NFSC/RGC Joint and Collaborative Research Schemes
Four HKBU scholars have been awarded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC)/Research Grants Council (RGC) of Hong Kong Joint Research Scheme (JRS) and Hong Kong Collaborative Research Scheme (CRS) with a total funding of over HKD 6.7 million to support their research projects in various fields. The awarded projects indicate close cross-boundary collaborations and academic exchange between HKBU and the Mainland academia.
NSFC/RGC JRS and CRS aim to promote collaboration between researchers/research teams in Hong Kong and the Mainland in the areas include Information Technology, Life Science, New Materials Science, Marine and Environmental Science, Medicine, and Management Science.
List of HKBU awarded scholars (alphabetical by surname):
NSFC/RGC Joint Research Scheme 2022/23
Professor Cheung, Christy M.K.
Professor, Department of Finance and Decision Sciences
Research Area: Management Science
Project Title: Understanding Users' Deep Engagement and Deviant Behaviors in Metaverse through the Sociotechnical Perspective: A Mixed-Methods Research Approach
Associate Vice-President (Research Development)
Dean of Science and Chair Professor, Department of Computer Science
Research Area: Information Technology
Project Title: Multi-scale Spatio-temporal Modeling, Learning, and Inference Methods for Complex Infectious Disease Systems
Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry
Research Area: New Materials Science
Project Title: Synthesis of Novel Conducting Metal Organic Frameworks for Selective Electrochemical Reduction of CO2 to C2+ Fuels
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NSFC/RGC Collaborative Research Scheme 2022/23
Professor, Department of Biology
Research Area: Life Science
Project Title: Understanding the Molecular Mechanism Linking mRNA Decay and Capping with Post-transcriptional Gene Silencing
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