Three projects led by faculty members from the Academy of Interdisciplinary Studies (AIS), including the jointly appointed faculty, have secured funding under the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC)/ the Research Grants Council (RGC) of Hong Kong Joint Research Scheme (JRS) and Collaborative Research Scheme (CRS) 2025/26, totaling nearly HK$ 6 million.

These high-impact collaborations with Mainland Chinese researchers reflect AIS’s commitment to driving scientific breakthroughs through cross-disciplinary and cross-regional innovation.

The awarded research projects led by AIS faculty are:

NSFC/RGC Collaborative Research Scheme

Project title: Video Generation and Editing Driven by 3D Physical Simulation   Project coordinator: Prof. FU Hongbo, Acting Head and Professor in the Division of Arts and Machine Creativity; Professor in the Division of Emerging Interdisciplinary Areas, and Department of Computer Science and Engineering

NSFC/RGC Joint Research Scheme (in alphabetical order of surnames)

Project title: Advancing Understanding and Predictability of Extreme Precipitation Events Associated with Mesoscale Convective Systems with Multiple Parallel Rainbands in the Greater Bay Area   Project coordinator: Prof. CHEN Fei, Associate Head and Professor in the Division of Environment and Sustainability

Project title: The entrainment rate profile in atmospheric deep convection—Inversion, parameterization and application in climate models   Project coordinator: Prof. SU Hui, Chair Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Department of Ocean Science, and Division of Environment and Sustainability

NSFC/RGC CRS supports larger-scale cross-disciplinary collaborative research across universities in the Chinese Mainland and Hong Kong to enhance regional research output and impact, while NSFC/RGC JRS promotes collaboration between researchers/research teams in Hong Kong and the Chinese Mainland that leverages strengths of both sides.