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Congratulations to our student project team entitled “Gamification in a Laboratory Course”, comprising CHOW Chun Sing (MSc in Environmental Health and Safety) and YEUNG Tsz Ching (BSc in Environmental Science), who are co-advised by Dr. LAM Ka Sin Cindy (OCES) and Miss KWOK Wun Wun Pinky (OCES) for their Second Runner-up in the competition of Redesigning Student Learning Experience in Higher Education (RSLEIHE) Project Award Scheme 2021. Read more

We are delighted to announce that the newly designed logo of the Department of Ocean Science (OCES) of The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) won the 27th Annual Communicator Award of Distinction under the category "Design & Print - Corporate Communications - Corporate Identity-Logo - Educational Institution”. The Communicator Awards is an international award program recognizing excellence, effectiveness, and innovation across all areas of communication. With almost 5,000 entries globally, it is one of the largest competitions of its kind in the world. Read more

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Established in 1984, Big Bird Race is WWF-Hong Kong’s longest-running fundraising event. Funds raised directly contribute to the conservation and management of Mai Po Nature Reserve, a Wetland of International Importance under the Ramsar Convention. Generating strong enthusiasm among bird-watchers locally and from overseas, the race has grown in the last three decades. Apart from the pure enjoyment of the competition, participants can also sharpen their bird-watching skills and improve their knowledge of birds. Read more

The ecology of the North American Great Lakes has been dramatically altered by the invasive zebra and quagga mussels. A key question is whether this biological change has altered whole-ecosystem biogeochemistry, in particular the cycling of phosphorus, a key nutrient that limits the biological productivity. Prof. Jiying Li, Assistant Professor of Ocean Science at HKUST and her collaborators constructed a mass balance model to evaluate the impact of the invasive mussels on the phosphorus cycle. Read more

Big Congratulations to our Final Year Project team entitled “Real-time Detection of Microplastics Using a Smart Fish Model” , comprising CHOW Chun Sing (ENVS/OCES), HO Man Yat (CBME/CBE), CHEUNG King Pok (CEEV/CBE), WONG Pui Him (CEEV/CBE), who are co-supervised by Prof. LAM Leung Yuk Frank (CBE) and Dr. LAM Ka Sin Cindy (OCES), for their championship in the competition of HKIE Best Final-Year Environmental Project 2020. Read more

An Interdisciplinary team consisting of two OCES and three CBE UG students won the Silver Award of the President’s Cup 2020 for their project “Real time Detection of Microplastics Using a Smart Fish Model”. The team was supervised by OCES faculty Dr. LAM Ka Sin Cindy and CBE faculty Dr. LAM Leung Yuk Frank. Read more

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The Guangzhou Pilot Scheme is now open for applications, admitting research postgraduates to conduct cross-disciplinary research under four hubs - Function, Information, Society and Systems. The application deadline is 15 March 2020. For more details and application about the scheme, please visit the PGSO website: https://pg.ust.hk/prospective-students/admissions/GZ-Pilot-Scheme YouTube: Read more