HKBU Scholars Honoured by RGC for Outstanding Research and Leadership

Hong Kong Baptist University is celebrating two significant honours from the Research Grants Council (RGC), which underscore our strength in pioneering research and academic leadership while spotlighting HKBU's vital contributions to discovery, leadership, and talent—key pillars of Hong Kong's momentum as a rising world-class research and innovation hub.

Dr Christine Choi Yuk-lin, Secretary for Education (right), presents the RGC Senior Research Fellow certificate to Professor Wang Jun (left).

Professor Wang Jun, from the Department of Chemistry, HKBU Faculty of Science has been awarded the prestigious RGC Senior Research Fellowship. This five-year grant of approximately HK$8.2 million supports her groundbreaking project in asymmetric catalysis. Her awarded project, “Molecular Design and Modular Editing of Chiral Phosphine-Alkene Ligands via Asymmetric Hydrofunctionalisation”, introduces a concise, direct and modular method for synthesising valuable chiral phosphorus compounds—a class of molecules that play a vital role in modern chemistry.

In a parallel achievement, Professor Christy Cheung, Chair Professor of Management, Marketing and Information Systems and Director of the Research Office, has been inaugurated as a founding member and Honorary Secretary of the newly formed Hong Kong Research Grants Council Research Fellow Alliance. In this vital leadership role, Professor Cheung will help catalyse cross-institutional collaboration, mentor emerging scholars, and strengthen Hong Kong's position as a world-class research ecosystem. 

These accomplishments are complemented by the success of seven HKBU postdoctoral researchers recognised as RGC Junior Research Fellows. They are Dr Hu Zhikai (Department of Computer Science), Dr Li Kwan Tung (Department of Physics), Dr Liu Jingjing (School of Chinese Medicine), Dr Royce Ng Hong Sheng (Academy of Visual Arts), Dr Maeva Perez (Department of Biology), Dr Wang Dandan (Department of Communication Studies), and Dr Wang Xulong (Department of Physics).

Professor Lyu Aiping, Vice-President (Research and Development) (4th left), congratulates Professor Wang and Professor Cheung on their achievements. They are joined by: (from left) Professor Cheung Yiu Ming (RGC Senior Research Fellow 2023); Dr Li Kwan Tung (JRFS 2025); Professor Zhou Changsong (RGC Senior Research Fellow 2023); Professor Huang Y. J. Wendy (RGC Research Fellow 2023); and Professor Shi Jue (RGC Research Fellow 2021).

Join us in congratulating them all!