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International Research Collaborations
CUHK is committed to encouraging faculty members and students to build international research collaborations with a view to raising its international standing and advancing the frontiers of research and technology. The University undertakes a wide range of research programmes in many subject areas and actively pursues collaborations with institutions throughout the world to strengthen and complement its research excellence. It has over the past years established a number of institutional-level research collaborations that are of strategic value. The following is a highlight of some of the current collaborations.
Baylor College of Medicine, USA
BCM is recognised for its excellence in medical genetics. CUHK and BCM have been collaborating in clinical genetic training, prenatal diagnosis and related areas. The CUHK-BCM Joint Center for Medical Genetics undertakes cutting-edge research in genetic and genomic technology; screening, diagnosis and therapy of genetic disorders; and discovery of the underlying genetic mechanism of diseases. It has developed FetalSeq v1.0, a more comprehensive, new and precise fetal DNA testing method which is used in Hong Kong for prenatal and postnatal diagnosis of virtually all of the known microdeletion and microduplication syndromes. A new study of the Joint Center established a fundamental role for genetics to help people with infertility by using low-pass genome sequencing to look for chromosomal abnormalities in couples with recurrent miscarriage.
ETH Zurich, Switzerland
ETH Zurich is one of the world’s top engineering institutions and a pioneer in nanotechnology. The two universities have been dedicated to the development of healthcare innovation and biomedical engineering, especially nano-robotics, over the years. A couple of alliances are in place to jointly develop innovative technologies and achieve medical advances to benefit patients. Apart from this, the two universities collaborate in research related to smart cities and architecture.
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Collaboration Areas Innovative medical devices; Smart & sustainable cities/architecture Additional Information
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Imperial College London, UK
Imperial is regarded as one of the leading universities in the world with immense strengths in medicine and engineering. CUHK collaborates with the Institute of Global Health Innovation at Imperial on healthcare solutions and technological innovations that can reshape the future of patient care and wellbeing.
Collaboration Areas
Innovative medical devices
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Ludwig-Maximilian University of Munich, Germany
LMU Munich is one of the most prestigious universities in Europe. CUHK is a member of the LMU-China Academic Network (LMU-ChAN) which aims to build collaborations in different scientific areas, particularly in medicine. LMU Munich is also a member of the CUHK-initiated Global Alliance of Medical Excellence (GAME). The two Faculties of Medicine are working together to advance research in childhood asthma and liver injury.
Collaboration Areas
Genetic, genomic & precision medicine; English; Journalism and communication; Political studies
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The University of Manchester, UK
CUHK and Manchester offer a joint research fund comprising a seed-corn fund and a strategic research fund to foster research collaborations of various scales between the two universities. Fifteen seed-corn projects have been awarded to promote collaborations in areas including advanced materials, cancer, digital platform, energy and climate change, environment and public health, future cities, marine science, and tissue engineering, while three projects in translational biomedicine as well as environment and sustainability have been awarded under the strategic research fund. The fund has enabled researchers to address some of the global challenges.
In addition, the two universities have been working closely in regenerative immunology, and Manchester is engaged in CUHK’s Centre for Perceptual and Interactive Intelligence established under the InnoHK initiative.
Collaboration Areas
AI; Chemistry; Cultural management; Regenerative immunology; Cities; Environment & sustainability
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The University of Queensland, Australia
UQ is a leading research university consistently ranked as one of the top five universities in Australia. With a common vision in achieving excellence and creating impact for the world, CUHK and UQ have been forging collaborations in numerous areas of global relevance, including health engineering and health equity, through a series of joint events. In addition, a tripartite partnership in environmental sustainability is being developed together with the University of Exeter.
Collaboration Areas
Stem cell biology & regenerative medicine; Planetary health & climate change; Population sustainability
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The University of Sydney, Australia
CUHK has long and close collaboration with Sydney in various research areas including cardiology, diabetes, information engineering, renewable energy, and sustainable agriculture. Besides, both universities are members of the Association of Pacific Rim Universities. The two universities co-lead the APRU Pacific Rim Biodiversity and Sustainability Programme with UC Davis to address biodiversity loss, protect ecosystems, and combat the impacts of climate change. There is also the USYD-CUHK Ignition Grants to support joint initiatives that strengthen the two universities’ strategic priorities. Projects in a variety of areas including bioengineering, genetics, marine ecosystem, planetary health, and migration have been supported.
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Collaboration Areas Sustainable agriculture & soil health; Biodiversity; Information engineering; Cardiovascular disease; Diabetes Additional Information |
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University of Exeter, UK
Exeter is world-leading in the fields of climate, environment and health education. Notable collaborations between the two universities include the PROTECT Study in Hong Kong, the CUHK–Exeter Joint Centre for Environmental Sustainability and Resilience (ENSURE) , and a LLB-JD Programme.
ENSURE is the first-of-its-kind joint centre in Hong Kong which aims to tackle emerging issues related to a changing environment and human health and wellbeing. In addition, a tripartite partnership in environmental sustainability is being developed together with The University of Queensland.
Collaboration Areas
Environment & sustainability; Brain & mind
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University of Oxford, UK
CUHK and Oxford have been working closely on different fronts of teaching and research. There are collaborations in neuroscience; personalised medicine, as well as a range of works in the public health domain, including disaster response and a multi-lateral research programme in air pollution and health outcomes with Fudan University and Peking University.
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Collaboration Areas Brain & mind; Climate change; Disaster & medical humanitarian response; Environmental health; Genetic, genomic & precision medicine Additional Information
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University of Southampton, UK
Both CUHK and Southampton are members of the Worldwide Universities Network and there have been active collaborations in public health and data science under the auspices of the Network. The two universities run a CUHK-Southampton Joint Laboratory for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine to conduct high impact research in the areas of stem cells, developmental biology, and regenerative medicine.
Collaboration Areas
Stem cell biology & regenerative medicine
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For enquiries on the collaborations with the abovementioned overseas institutions, please contact Ms. Amy Chan, Assistant Director, Office of Academic Links.