Press Releases and Stories

2025

HKUST Partners with France on Pioneering Sustainability Research Exchange
News
International, Internationalization and Partnership, Innovation, Sustainability, Marine Life, Ocean Science, GEGCA
HKUST Partners with France on Pioneering Sustainability Research Exchange

2024

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Research, Ocean Science
HKUST Welcomes Shenhai Yihao and Jiaolong’s First Visit to Hong Kong

2023

Press Releases
Research, Research and Technology, Life Science, Ocean Science
HKUST Researchers Report the High-res Structure of a Cyanobacterial Virus Paving the Way for More Accurate Predictions of Climate Change
A research team at HKUST has outlined the high-resolution structure of a little-known virus, improving our understanding of viral infection, which could pave the way for more accurate predictions of climate change.
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Research, Research and Technology, Ocean Science, Applied Mathematics, Environment, Greater Bay Area, Green Finance, Business, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Sustainable Development
HKUST Tops in Areas of Excellence and Theme-based Research Schemes 2023-24 Funding
Three research projects led by the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) were today awarded a combined total of HK$167 million by the Research Grants Council (RGC)’s Ar
News
Marine Life, Ocean Science, Climate Change, Ecology and Environment
Fathoming the Hidden Heatwaves that Threaten Coral Reefs
    In April to May 2019, the coral reefs near the French Polynesian island of Moorea in the central South Pacific Ocean suffered severe and prolonged thermal bleaching.

2022

News
Ocean Science
HKUST Researchers Discover 'Hotspots' of Three-layered Alternatively Rotating Circulation in South China Sea
A research team led by Prof.
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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

2021

Press Releases
Ocean Science, Marine Life, Environment
HKUST Research Shows Growing Dominance of Diatom Algae in the Pearl River Estuary
It is a common perception that waters close to population would be more polluted than those offshore or at higher latitudes.