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New study argues standard forms of consent for cell donations would not be appropriate for this line of research

Today, 1 November, Lingnan University held its Information Day “Your Future Begins Now” for undergraduate admissions, introducing a new flexible arrangement offering more tailored study pathways for Joint University Programmes Admissions System (JUPAS) applicants with diverse talents. The hybrid event featured over 70 interactive sessions with the latest information on programmes, admissions requirements, and study guidance, so as to familiarise secondary school students and parents with campus life. Highlights included AI-focused lectures presented by the Departments of Chinese, Philosophy, and Translation, and Lingnan scholars also demonstrated how artificial intelligence (AI) proposes innovative approaches on traditional Chinese culture, ethical decision-making, and language learning.

The COVID-19 pandemic has provided researchers with a wealth of information on contemporary successes and failures in combating an emerging pathogen. This study outlines a total of 22 opportunities and strategies based on urban functionality and typology to help communities better prepare for and mitigate the effects of the next pandemic.

The campus of Lingnan University became a whirlwind journey across continents as the Office of Global Education (OGE) and Office of Student Affairs (OSA) successfully hosted International Day 2025 “Around the World” recently, a dynamic celebration of cultural diversity that brought the globe to the doorstep and drew over 800 participants, marking a remarkable 60 per cent increase in attendance.

Female individuals may experience a three-fold reduction in mortality risk from coronary heart diseases, when following recommended exercise guidelines, compared to male individuals, according to a study published in Nature Cardiovascular Research.

A new report from the SingHealth Duke-NUS Global Health Institute (SDGHI), supported by the Octava Foundation, has mapped Singapore’s programmes supporting children’s mental health.

Almost every big life change, from starting a new school to changing jobs or moving towns, elicits the same advice: get involved and make friends. While there’s some truth to that guidance, it takes more than simply participating in activities to grow a social network, according to research by an international team.

- Highlight physical AI, human digital twins, and quantum sensing - Share innovation competencies through research exhibitions, technical consultations, and industry collaboration

Nature and The Estée Lauder Companies celebrate a Senior Lecturer pioneering AI-driven research in plant diversity and sustainable agriculture, and an NGO bringing science education to underserved youth in Pakistan.

-AI that detects even “wing-flapping patterns,” the world’s first technology to distinguish birds from small drones at long range - Successfully identifies small drones 8 km away… DGIST joins Google and OpenAI on the global stage

In 2022, Bangladeshi architecture firm Sthapotik designed a mausoleum for the influential 20th-century Uwaisi pir (saint), Shah Muhammad Mohshin Khan. Located in Manikganj, approximately 54 kilometres from Dhaka, this building stands out as a most unconventional interpretation of the traditional dargah, or Sufi tomb.

The Lingnan University Institute for Advanced Study (LUIAS) held a ceremony on campus today, 15 October, to confer the title of Senior Lingnan Scholar on Prof Xu Zidong, former Professor and Head of the Department of Chinese at Lingnan University, in recognition of his important contributions to modern Chinese literature. Prof Xu gave a talk entitled “The Beginning of Modern Chinese Literature”, sharing insights from his latest publication, The Collected Works of Xu Zidong with students and faculty, and exploring key issues in modern Chinese literature. The lecture provided a platform for cultural dialogue and exchange, and was attended by about 700 students, faculty, and bibliophiles.

Ateneo de Manila University and Science Communicators Philippines explored how scientific knowledge can be better shared, understood, and applied for the public good.

Study reveals a gap between willingness and actual use among people with poor health

Lingnan University held a flag-raising ceremony to celebrate the 76th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China.

Commuting time and living environment have been found to correlate with poor sleep health

- To discuss innovative directions in healthy brain aging and therapeutic strategies

Lingnan University was commissioned to conduct a Hong Kong School Children Happiness Annual Survey in 2012. In 2017/18 this annual study was augmented by including a survey on life education in schools. Since 2023, the Lingnan team was joined by the Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine of the University of Hong Kong, the Department of Paediatrics of the Chinese University of Hong Kong, and the Hong Kong Paediatric Society. The 2024/2025 study began with an invitation sent to all Hong Kong’s subvented schools in March 2023. We enlisted a total of 10 primary schools and 8 secondary schools in this study, covering 1752 primary school students, 1982 secondary school students, and 116 teachers.

Lingnan University has achieved another remarkable milestone in the 2025 edition of the World’s Top 2% Scientists list, published by Stanford University. This year, a total of 43 Lingnan scholars were named in the list, representing an increase of about 50 per cent compared with last year’s 29. Among them, 19 scholars were ranked among the global top 100 in their respective disciplines, underscoring the international recognition of Lingnan’s research excellence and its rising global impact.

The risk of extreme water shortages due to climate change is predicted to affect almost 74% of drought-prone regions by 2100, according to new research in Nature Communications. In the first known published estimation of its kind, the authors report that hotspots of water scarcity will likely emerge across the Mediterranean, southern Africa, and parts of North America by the 2020s and 2030s.

DGIST Student Startups Won Top Excellence and Excellence Prizes at the 2025 R&D Special Zone Science Technology Startup Investment Competition

- Guest lecture by Director Sesin Kim of the Integrity Training Center, the Anti-Corruption & Civil Rights Commission to raise awareness about anti-corruption and strengthen integrity capacity - Engaged and resonated with employees with experiential programs, including plays and campaigns

- 6,182 applicants, a 23.4% increase from the previous year, for a competition rate of 27.85:1 - Achieved despite preference for medical schools, declining school-age population, and concentration in the Seoul metropolitan area

- KRW 27.9 billion in total for two research centers... Expected to become an interdisciplinary research hub connecting the region and the world

- To be held September 21-25 at DGIST and Daegu EXCO - About 800 participants from more than 50 countries expected

- Promote collaborative drug screening and identification research and exchanges across the drug development industry

Japanese scholars submit a nuanced view linking diverse disability experiences

The CREW Intelligent Wheelchair Control System, developed by the Humanitarian Technology team of the Lingnan Entrepreneurship Initiative (LEI) of Lingnan University, won the “Top 10 Technological Innovation Award” at the “Shenzhen International Intelligent Elderly Care Industry Expo ‘Industrial Bank Cup’ The First Shenzhen Health & Elderly Care Robotics Competition”.

Researchers in Vietnam, Thailand, India and the UK have been awarded more than £4 million by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) to identify and evaluate inclusive methods of healthcare provision.

Around 354 million people in North America and Europe are likely to have been affected by fine particulate matter pollution from the 2023 Canadian wildfire season, a new study suggests.