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According to Wen Wei Po, 16 Hong Kong-based scientists were ranked in the global top 10 of their fields this year, up from 13 last year.

An international team of astronomers, including researchers from the Department of Physics and the Hong Kong Institute for Astronomy and Astrophysics (HKIAA), The University of Hong Kong (HKU), has discovered a previously hidden phase of high-energy activity following the merger of compact stars.

5-6 November 2026 | The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Astrophysicists from The University of Hong Kong (HKU), working with a research team led by Beijing Normal University (BNU), have developed a more physically realistic approach to testing how ultralight, or “fuzzy”, dark matter could influence gravitationally lensed images。

What began as a summer research project by an HKU undergraduate has developed into a peer-reviewed study revealing a striking asymmetry in the electron environment around Saturn’s icy moon Enceladus.