University Research Committee

HKU’s research strategies and policies are formulated by the University Research Committee (URC), which is a committee of the Senate chaired by the Vice-President and Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Research). The URC designs and administers funding schemes to strengthen the University’s research performance.

Membership

Category	Name
A Vice-President and Pro-Vice-Chancellor, appointed by the President and Vice-Chancellor (Chairman) (ex-officio)	Professor Z.M. Shen
A Chair Professor, appointed by the President and Vice-Chancellor (Deputy Chairman)	Professor A.S.T. Wong
Vice-President and Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Teaching and Learning) (ex-officio)	Professor I.M. Holliday
The Dean of the Graduate School or his/her representative (ex-officio)	Professor D. Jin
Director, Technology Transfer Office (ex-officio)	Professor Z.M. Shen (Acting Director)
Up to six teachers appointed by the Senate for two years at a time	Professor D.M. Bishai Professor D. Chan Professor S. He Professor V.W.W. Yam Professor C.K.Y. Yiu Professor S.N.M. Young
Up to four teachers co-opted by the Committee for one year at a time	Professor H.W. Cappelen Professor G. Chiribella Professor P. Gao Professor N. Rao
President and Vice-Chancellor (Statutory)	Professor X. Zhang

For enquiries, please email rssdata@hku.hk.

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