Research Focus
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Aspiring to be a leading, research-led, liberal arts University in Asia, Hong Kong Baptist University is committed to conducting world-leading investigations that extend the frontiers of knowledge, tackle global challenges and benefit the community at home and abroad.
Pursuing research excellence is one of the priorities of the University’s Institutional Strategic Plan 2018-2028. The University keeps enhancing its capacity and strength to produce world-class research with an aim to bring significant impact to society.
- developing clusters of strength to maximise knowledge outputs and impact
- establishing university-wide research themes to focus resources on strategic clusters
- building up research human capacity as well as broaden and deepen research training
- enhancing the learning experiences of scholars and postgraduate students
- supporting diverse approaches to scholarship
- addressing community needs through applied research
- developing research collaborations with strategic partners around the world
- producing new knowledge that improves people’s lives
Strategic Clusters of Strengths
Encompassing HKBU’s research strengths, the University has identified four strategic clusters to enhance the University’s research coherence and foster the alliances of research strengths.
Creative Media and Practice
Health and Drug Discovery
Data Analytics and Artificial Intelligence
Humanities and Cultures
Faculties and Schools' Research
In addition to the University-wide Interdisciplinary Research Themes, each Faculty embraces its own niche research areas to increase the overall research capacity of the University:
