新聞稿及香港科大故事

Padmanabhan KRISHNAMURTHY(帕德)是來自印度的國際學生，由於姊姊曾在家鄉一家服務視障人士的志願機構工作，他對殘疾人士的困境體會甚深，很希望施以援手。皇天不負有心人，他跟隊友Amrutavarsh Sanganabasappa KINAGI (雅麥) 合作發明了取名「海倫」的讀唇器，並在剛結束的 2019年科大「校長盃」本科生發明大賽贏得大獎，體現賽事鼓勵學生發揮創意、力求卓越的精神。 

In Hong Kong, 1 in 6 couples struggles to get pregnant, compared to 1 in 10 two decades ago. In China, the infertility rate has risen to 12-15% from just 2.5% in the early 1990s.

A recent Consumer Council survey has found that only two out of eight tested anti-bacterial handwash products can live up to their claims of having 99.9 percent efficacy in killing germs, sparking worries amongst the public.

The recent Extinction Rebellion movement in the UK protested against climate breakdown, biodiversity loss and the risk of social and ecological collapse.

由香港科技大學(科大)學生、校友和員工組成的三個團隊，在逾100個參賽隊伍中脫穎而出，贏得科大-信和百萬獎金創業大賽2019香港區賽事三甲。他們將於今年九月在廣州南沙，與其餘六個賽區的勝出者進行總決賽。 今年已踏入第九屆的百萬獎金創業大賽，共吸引了117個隊伍參賽，數目較去年增加逾百分之十五，深受科大及社區成員歡迎。為進一步推動多元化，比賽去年引入網上配對平台，讓參加者與來自香港及其他地區、有興趣參與賽事的人士及公司組隊，促進不同背景的人士交流。在今年的比賽中，百分之十五的參賽隊伍正是利用網上配對平台，成功覓得志同道合的隊友。

These alumnae graduated a decade apart, and since then they have travelled very different career paths. But WONG Hiu-King Kyna and CHAN Kiu-Kei Bella retain much in common – and that’s apart from their obvious delight at being back in their beloved campus.

香港科技大學（科大）繼去年獲田家炳基金會（基金會）捐助300萬港元發展資優教育，今日再獲基金會捐贈500萬港元，注資由科大賽馬會高等研究院（高研院）設立的「田家炳教育基金」（基金），以推動大學科研發展及促進內地與香港青年學者的學術交流。 「田家炳教育基金」自2008年成立以來，資助了6名內地年輕和有潛質的「青年研究員」來港，協助高研院的駐院教授從事教研工作。經過是次注資，「田家炳教育基金」本金將增至1,100萬港元。

Air pollution is a major environmental and health concern in Hong Kong and the largest environmental health risk, according to the World Health Organization, tying it to seven million premature deaths globally in 2016. Yet many of us accept it as part of city living.