Scientific research could be a lonely and arduous adventure. Luckily, Luo Jiaqiang and Wu Tong have each other by their sides on their academic journey. The couple met at UIC and then went to Australia for their Master's and Doctoral degrees together. Wu Tong, 2014 FST graduate, obtained a Master's Degree in Food Sciences at the University of Melbourne, pursuing Doctoral...

In October 2021, Qiu Yitao started his journey at Imperial College London (ICL), a top research university globally, where he is exposed to new learning resources and opportunities. Having experienced the teaching pattern at UIC, which involved group work and an internationalised atmosphere, Yitao adjusted to postgraduate studies quickly.

UIC launched the new Math Learning Centre (MLC) on 15 December to facilitate math and statistics studies.Located at T3-101, the MLC is equipped with interactive teaching facilities. Students can come here to discuss math and statistics-related questions without making appointments, and there are teachers and student tutors on duty to help. Moreover, math learning workshops and sharing sessions ...

UIC Environmental Science Programme (ENVS) held the first Alumni Research Forum in November 2021. Twelve graduates working or researching in different fields were invited to share their stories, research directions and achievements.Group Photos of the ENVS teachers, graduates and studentsAccording to Dr Tsim Siu-tai, Programme Director of ENVS, around 30 ENVS graduates chose to pursue PhD degre...

On 27 November, the Urban Planning & Construction Bureau of Guangdong-Macao In-Depth Cooperation Zone in Hengqin, UIC and the Zhuhai Bird-watching Society organised a promotional event on wildlife protection. The inauguration ceremony of the Biodiversity Research Centre of Hengqin was also held on the day.Launching the Biodiversity Research Centre of HengqinThe Biodiversity Research Centre of H...

This semester, UIC President and Member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Prof Tang Tao, taught undergraduates a compulsory course titled Ordinary Differential Equations.“I teach two hours on Wednesday and one hour on Friday,” says Prof Tang, who thinks UIC students are motivated and proactive in learning, daring to ask questions and engaging in discussions after class.Interest-driven is ve...

Prof Dai Yongjiu, a member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and professor of Sun Yat-sen University, delivered an academic lecture at UIC on 19 November, explaining his study on the land surface simulation system.As Prof Dai Yongjiu said, the land surface is the main site of human activities, resulting in land-air substance and energy exchange, regional climate changes, and eco-environmental ...

Four disciplines of UIC have received sponsorship as Guangdong Provincial key disciplines, including Statistics, Computer Science and Technology, Mathematics, and Communication Studies.StatisticsUIC's Statistics was rated as an excellent subject of Zhuhai in 2015 and the first-class undergraduate programme of Guangdong province in 2020. In addition, it was approved by the Ministry of Education ...