Research Facilities
HKBU Life Science Imaging Centre
The University has procured a Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) facility as a major research infrastructure or central research facility to promote individual and collaborative research on transdisciplinary neuroscience studies.
HKBU Motion Capture and Visualization Laboratory
HKBU Motion Capture and Visualization Laboratory aims to be a comprehensive base for multi-person motion capture and analysis, an experimental and demonstrative space for AR/VR/XR research and applications, and an exploratory space for cognitive-driven generative creativity.
HKBU Visualization Research Centre
The Hong Kong Baptist University Visualization Research Centre (VRC) is a pioneering transdisciplinary initiative at the intersection of immersive interactive visualisation, aesthetics, culture and computer science. It promotes multisensory engagement using experimental platforms conjoining art and technology, and its innovative post-cinema frameworks provide an expanded set of creative affordances for all forms of cultural expression.
Research Centres
The University has established over 50 research centres to nurture excellence in a range of focus areas and to cultivate interdisciplinary research. Check out the full list of research centres categorised by Faculty/School:
| School of Communication |
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| Centre for Media and Communication Research |
| School of Creative Arts |
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| Centre for Film and Moving Image Research |
| Faculty of Science |
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Beijing-HK-Singapore Joint Centre for Nonlinear and Complex Systems* |
| Croucher Institute for Environmental Sciences |
| HKBU-RCEES Joint Institute of Environmental Sciences |
| Institute of Advanced Materials |
| Institute of Bioresource and Agriculture |
| Institute of Computational and Theoretical Studies |
| Peking U - HKBU Joint Research Institute for Applied Mathematics* |
Research and Development Centre for Natural Health Products^ |
Sino-Forest Applied Research Centre for Pearl River Delta Environment |
| State Key Laboratory of Environmental and Biological Analysis |
Remarks: * Research institutes/centers run under ICTS, which serves as an interdisciplinary research platform. ^ The center is located in Mainland China. |