Press Releases and Stories

Dr. Melody Leung, Division of Life Science, tells us the differences between nasal spray and injectable vaccines. 

If You’re Getting Vaccinated, Read This!

The Hang Lung Mathematics Awards will empower Hong Kong's secondary school students to realize their creative potential in mathematics and sciences.

A robotic fish collects microplastics samples to help alleviating marine pollution

Prof. Jason Chan, Assistant Professor of Science Education in the Department of Chemistry, brings us lesson to the science behind COVID-19 Testing.

Effective STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) education is a major challenge in Hong Kong’s schools and institutions, which have struggled with a lack of talent, time, and tools to support teaching, resulting from an exam-oriented culture and a staid system of learning.

STEM has been a “buzzword” in Hong Kong’s educational scene in recent years with schools investing resources in technology gadgets, but for Prof. King CHOW of Division of Life Sciences, the efforts do not seem to be on the right track.

When I was in secondary school, my physics teacher, who was among HKUST's first batch of graduates, always encouraged me and my classmates to explore scientific questions according to our interests, even though those questions are outside the syllabus.