THE UNIVERSITY PROFILE 57 56 HKU ANNUAL REPORT 2022 24 Hours Library Seats for All 106 RESEARCH LIBRARY RESOURCES CUMULATIVE NUMBER OF PATENTS GRANTED Since 1998 and up to June 2022 Human Necessities Performing Operations, Transporting Chemistry, Metallurgy Fixed Constructions Mechanical Engineering, Lighting, Heating, Weapons, Blasting Physics Electricity Multiple+ + Multiple types refer to patent granted which covers more than one of those types specified. 1,065 4 156 41 14 67 126 313 344 TOTAL NUMBER OF REGISTERED LIBRARY USERS 2021–22 Group Discussion Rooms 50 Computer Workstations 453 Postgraduate Library Workshops 84 Information and Referral Service 78,029 Reference Transactions Single Study Carrels / Rooms for Postgraduate Students Main Library 60 Law Library 38 Medical Library 33 NUMBER OF BOUND VOLUMES IN MAIN AND SPECIALIST LIBRARIES 2021–22 STUDENT LEARNING SUPPORT RESOURCES / SERVICES 2021–22 E-RESOURCES 2021–22 E-journals (Subscriptions) E-journals (Titles) Databases E-books Computer Files (Excluding E-video and E-audio) E-video E-audio 243,009 193,391 978 8,504,210 30,625 108,973 198,237 Wireless Network Access Points 207 134,868 * No matching grant was released to HKU under the Research Matching Grant Scheme in 2021-22 as the funding ceiling had already been attained in 2020-21. # Includes the following fund sources: government, private, industry and HKU Foundation. RESEARCH FUNDING HK$ (in million) 3,110,967 Main Library 1,659,258 Dental Library 50,980 Fung Ping Shan Library 985,901 Music Library 35,834 Medical Library 176,614 Law Library 171,751 Education Library 30,629 Block Grant from University Grants Committee 3,115.4 / 61% 2,801.8 / 52% Research Grants Council / University Grants Committee* 468.9 / 9.2% 860.2 / 16% Other External Sources# 1,212 / 23.7% 1, 279 / 23.7% Income from Research-related Endowment Funds 313 / 6.1% 449 / 8.3% Total Research Funding 2021–22 5,109.3 2020–21 5,390 Research Grants Projects Research Contract Projects All No. of Projects HK$ M No. of Projects HK$ M No. of Projects HK$ M Biology and Medicine 2021–22 2020–21 4,122 3,860 8,129.9 7,224.7 381 357 1,222.6 1,330.5 4,502 4,216 9,352.5 8,555.2 Engineering 2021–22 2020–21 816 765 1,201.7 1,048.7 147 154 216.7 199.6 963 919 1,418.4 1,248.4 Humanities, Social Sciences and Business Studies 2021–22 2020–21 1,546 1,544 2,191.2 2,163.8 156 197 326.6 363.1 1,702 1,741 2,517.8 2,526.9 Physical Sciences 2021–22 2020–21 637 588 806.5 713.4 38 39 87.8 86.4 675 627 894.4 799.8 All Disciplines 2021-22 2020-21 7,121 6,757 12,329.3 11,150.7 721 746 1,853.7 1,979.7 7,842 7,503 14,183 13,130.4 RESEARCH PROJECTS Ongoing and new Total Library Seats 2,921
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