The University of Hong Kong (HKU) has achieved significant results in the Research Grants Council (RGC) 2025/26 Exercise. 12 research projects led by HKU, including three under the Research Impact Fund (RIF) and nine under the Collaborative Research Fund (CRF), receiving over HK$72 million in funding.
Professor Stephanie Ma, Vice-President and Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Research) (Interim), HKU, expressed her encouragement regarding the university’s success in securing collaborative funding. She said, ‘I would like to extend my heartfelt gratitude to the Research Grants Council for its invaluable support of HKU’s cross-disciplinary research endeavours. I also extend my deep appreciation to our dedicated research teams whose creativity and commitment have made these achievements possible. This significant grant not only recognises HKU’s research excellence in pioneering fields that span Engineering, Medicine, Science, Architecture and beyond, but also reaffirms our position as a global leader in research innovation. At HKU, we remain firmly committed to transforming cutting-edge discoveries into tangible, real-world solutions that address pressing societal challenges. I encourage all HKU members to continue embracing the spirit of bold innovation, advancing world-class research and fostering impactful knowledge exchange, so that our collective efforts can benefit the broader community and contribute to the development of innovation and technology in Hong Kong and globally.’
HKU projects funded under RGC Research Impact Fund:
HKU projects funded under RGC Collaborative Research Fund:
The RIF is designed to encourage more impactful and translational research projects, and a greater volume of collaborative research beyond academia. The CRF supports multi-investigator, multi-disciplinary projects in order to encourage more research groups to engage in creative and high-quality multi-disciplinary projects.
Please visit the UGC website for the full list of funded projects for 2025/26 under the Research Impact Fund , and the Collaborative Research Fund .