Press Releases and Stories

2025

Press Releases
Research, Research and Technology, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Environmental Protection, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Environment
HKUST Pioneers World's High-Precision CO2 and Methane Synergistic Observatory Payload

2024

Press Releases
Environment, Environmental Protection, Climate Change, Internationalization and Partnership
HKUST and CMA Form Strategic Partnership to Advance Meteorological Research and Global Climate Resilience
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) and the China Meteorological Administration (CMA) have signed a collaborative framework agreement to drive innovation in meteorological science and education.
News
Civil and Environmental Engineering, Environmental Protection
HKUST Engineering Researchers Discover an Effective and Environment-friendly Disinfectant
A widely used disinfectant worldwide, chloroxylenol, has been associated with eco-toxicological threats in water environments due to its relatively high chemical stability and massive consumption.

2022

News
Environmental Protection, Pollution
Joint research revealed the importance of anthropogenic vapors on haze pollution over Hong Kong and Mainland China's megacities
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Press Releases
Ocean Science, Big Data, Public Policy, Environmental Protection
HKUST Launches First Online Marine Environmental Visualization Platform Facilitating Marine Research and Conservation
The platform will greatly facilitate marine research work and offer valuable data to policy makers
Press Releases
Sustainability, Sustainable Development, Sustainability Smart Campus, Environmental Protection
Eight universities launch Jockey Club Sustainable Campus Consumer Programme with the support from The Hong Kong Jockey Club to promote responsible consumption and production
A three-year Jockey Club Sustainable Campus Consumer Programme was developed to promote the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goal 12.

2021

Press Releases
Sustainability, Environmental Protection, Climate Change, Internationalization and Partnership, seminar
HKUST and OHKF Jointly Present: China’s Climate Special Envoy Speaks on Accelerating Low-Carbon Innovation Towards Carbon Peak and Neutrality
China’s Special Envoy on Climate Change Mr. XIE Zhenhua shared China’s roadmap to achieve carbon neutrality.

2019

Press Releases
Ocean Science, Research, Ecology and Environment, Environmental Protection
HKUST Researchers Shed Light on Modulation of Thermal Bleaching of Coral Reefs by Internal Waves
An international research team led by the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) has demonstrated that cooling by internal waves could potentially create thermal refuges for coral reefs, and may help prevent and more accurate predict locations of coral bleaching.