Academic departments of the University are actively engaged in research in a wide range of disciplines. The University also has an array of research institutes and research centres specializing in interdisciplinary research of the highest quality. In addition, smaller research / consultancy units have been set up by individual Faculties and departments. The University has also established a number of joint research units in partnership with external academic institutions to pool resources for the advancement of knowledge in different subject areas.
Research Institutes
- Asia-Pacific Institute of Business, The (APIB)
- Biotechnology, Institute of
- CAS-CUHK Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Integration Technology
- Chinese Medicine, Institute of (ICM)
- Chinese Studies, Institute of
- Digestive Disease, Institute of
- Economics and Finance, Institute of
- Enviroment, Energy and Sustainability, Institute of
- Global Economics and Finance, Institute of
- Hong Kong Cancer Institute
- Hong Kong Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies
- Hong Kong Institute of Diabetes and Obesity (HKIDO)
- Hong Kong Institute of Educational Research (HKIER)
- Human Communicative Research, Institute of
- Humanities, Research Institute for the
- Li & Fung Institute of Supply Chain Management & Logistics
- Li Ka Shing Institute of Health Sciences
- Mathematical Sciences, The Institute of
- Network Coding, Institute of
- Optical Science and Technology, Institute of
- Plant Molecular Biology and Agricultural Biotechnology, Institute of
- Precision Engineering, Institute of
- Science and Technology, Institute of
- Shun Hing Institute of Advanced Engineering (SHIAE)
- Space and Earth Information Science, Institute of (ISEIS)
- Theoretical Computer Science and Communications, Institute of
- Theoretical Physics, Institute of
- Vascular Medicine, Institute of
Faculty/Department Research/Consultancy Units
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- Architectural Heritage Research, Centre for
- Archive for Phenomenology and Contemporary Philosophy
- Assessment and Training Centre (ATC)
- Assisted Reproductive Technology Unit, The
- Bone Quality and Health Centre
- Brain Disease Laboratory
- Cantonese, Research Centre for
- Cardiovascular Surgical Research Laboratory
- Catholic Studies, Centre for
- CERT-CUHK-Oxford University Centre of Disaster and Medicial Humanitarian Response
- Cheng Suen Man Shook Centre for Hepatitis Research
- Childhood Bilingualism Research Centre
- Chinese History, Centre for
- Chinese Language Teaching Development Centre
- Chinese Music Archive
- Chinese Opera Information Centre
- Chinese Philosophy and Culture, Research Centre for
- Chinese University of Hong Kong Jockey Club Centre for Osteoporosis Care and Control, The
- Christian Studies, The Centre for
- Clinical and Health Psychology Centre
- Clinical Trials, Centre for (CCT)
- Cognition and Brain Studies, Centre for
- Communication Research, Center for
- Comparative and Public History, Centre for
- Comparative Literature Research Programme
- Computer Science and Engineering Consultancy Unit
- Contemporary Christian Studies, Resource Centre for (RCCCS)
- CUHK Brain Tumour Centre
- CUHK Jockey Club Minimally Invasive Surgical Skills Centre
- CUHK-Nankai Joint Research Centre of Social Policy
- Cultural Heritage Studies, Centre for (CCHS)
- Culture and Development, Centre for
- Dementia Research Unit
- Dermatology Research Centre
- Developmental Psychology, Centre for
- Diabetes and Endocrine Centre
- Drug and Poison Information Bureau and PWH Poison Treatment Centre, The
- Electronics Consultancy Unit
- English Research Laboratory
- Enhancing English Learning and Teaching, Centre for (CEELT)
- Environmental Policy and Resource Management, Centre for (CEPRM)
- Financial Regulation and Economic Development(CFRED), Centre for
- Food Research Centre
- Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine–CUHK Joint Laboratory on Chinese Medicine and Health Products
- Health Behaviours Research, Centre for (CHBR)
- Health Education and Health Promotion, Centre for
- Hong Kong Branch of the Chinese Cochrane Centre, The
- Hong Kong Centre for Evidence-Based Nursing, The
- Hong Kong Foundation for Research and Development in Diabetes, The
- Hong Kong Jockey Club Sports Medicine and Health Sciences Centre, The
- Hong Kong Literature Research Centre
- Industrial Ecology and Slope Ecotechnology Research Unit
- Information Engineering Consultancy Unit
- Innovation and Technology, Centre for (CINTEC)
- Integrative Neuropsychological Rehabilitation Centre
- Joint Universities Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation Centre
- Language Acquisition Laboratory
- Leung Po Chuen Research Centre for Hong Kong Histsory and Humanities
- Lim Por-yen Eye Genetics Research Centre
- Linguistics Research Laboratory
- Liver Health, Center for
- Mobile Technologies Centre
- Musculoskeletal Research Laboratory
- Nethersole Nursing Practice Research Unit, The (NNPRU)
- Novel Functional Molecules, Centre of
- Novo Nordisk Diabetes Mellitus Clinical Trial Unit (NNDMCTU)
- Nutritional Studies, Centre for
- Occupational and Environmental Health Studies, Centre for
- Orthopaedic Learning Centre, The (OLC)
- Rights and Justice (CRJ), Centre for
- Pharmacoeconomics Research, Centre for (CPER)
- Photonics Packaging Laboratory
- Protein Science and Crystallography, Centre for
- Qualigenics Diabetes Centre
- Quality-Life Education, Centre for
- Quantum Coherence, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Centre for
- Research and Promotion of Women's Health, Centre of (CRPWH)
- Research into Circulating Fetal Nucleic Acids, Centre for
- S.H. Ho Cardiovascular Disease and Stroke Centre
- S.H. Ho Centre for Gerontology and Geriatrics
- Scientific Analysis of Antique Artifacts, Centre for
- Scientific Modelling and Computation, Centre for
- Sign Linguistics and Deaf Studies, Centre for
- Simon F.S. Li Marine Science Laboratory
- Sleep Disorder Centre and Sleep Assessment Unit
- Social Welfare Practice and Research Centre
- Stanley Ho Centre for Emerging Infectious Diseases
- Statistical Consulting Services Unit
- Strategic Environmental Assessment for China, Centre of
- Studies of Daoist Culture, Centre for the
- Study of Humanistic Buddhism, Centre for
- Suicide Research Unit
- Systems Engineering and Engineering Management Consultancy Unit
- Telemedicine Centre
- Translation Technology, Centre for
- UGC—AoE Centre for Plant and Agricultural Biotechnology
- University and School Partnership, Centre for (CUSP)
- University Pathology Service
- Vascular and Interventional Radiology Foundation Clinical Science Centre
- WHO Collaborating Centre for Sports Medicine and Health Promotion
Joint Research Units
- Advanced Photonics Research of The Chinese University of Hong Kong and Zhejiang University, Joint Center for
- Automation Science and Engineering, Joint Research Centre for
- Biomedical Engineering, Joint Research Centre for (JCBME)
- Botanical Immunomodulators, Research Centre for
- Brain Research Centre
- Cell and Development Biology, Centre for
- CUHK/Tsinghua University Joint R&D Program on Chinese Enterprise Internet Operations
- CUHK-BGI Genome Research Centre
- CUHK-NERC Joint Laboratory for Standardization and R&D of TCM
- CUHK-Zhejiang University Joint Laboratory on Natural Products and Toxicology Research
- Epithelial Cell Biology Research Centre
- Geoinformation Science, Joint Laboratory for (JLGIS)
- Hong Kong Base of Research, Development and Training of the National Remote Sensing Centre of China, The
- Human Values, Research Centre for
- Intelligence Engineering, Joint Centre for (JCIE)
- Intelligent Sensing and Systems, Joint Centre for
- Joint Scoliosis Research Centre of The Chinese University of Hong Kong and Nanjing University, The
- Joint Shantou International Eye Center of The Shantou University and The Chinese University of Hong Kong
- KIZ/CUHK Joint Laboratory of Bioresources and Molecular Research in Common Diseases
- Ministry of Education of the People’s Republic of China (MoE) – Microsoft Key Laboratory of Human-Centric Computing and Interface Technologies, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
- Molecules from Traditional Medicine, The Joint Laboratory of
- Optomechatronic Design and Engineering, Joint Research Center for
- Phytochemistry of Medicinal Plants and Plant Resources between CAS-KIB and CUHK, Joint Laboratory on
- Plant Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Joint Laboratory for
- Regenerative Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong-Jinan University, The Joint Laboratory for
- Shanghai-Hong Kong Development Institute
- Shanghai-Hong Kong Joint Laboratory in Chemical Synthesis
- Tsinghua-CUHK Joint Research Center for Media Sciences, Technologies and Systems (Shenzhen)
- Tsinghua-MIT-CUHK Research Center for Theoretical Computer Science
- William Mong Eye Centre of Tsinghua University and CUHK