TOTAL NUMBER OF REGISTERED LIBRARY USERS 2023–24 Group Discussion Rooms 53 Postgraduate Library Workshops 71 NUMBER OF BOUND VOLUMES IN MAIN AND SPECIALIST LIBRARIES 2023–24 STUDENT LEARNING SUPPORT RESOURCES / SERVICES 2023–24 E-RESOURCES 2023–24 E-journals (Subscriptions) E-journals (Titles) Databases E-books Computer Files (Excluding E-videos and E-audio) E-videos E-audio Wireless Network Access Points 211 Total Library Seats 3,136 Information and Referral Service 51,724 RESEARCH LIBRARY RESOURCES * Includes the following fund sources: government, private, industry and HKU Foundation. RESEARCH FUNDING HK$ (in million) Reference Transactions Block Grant from University Grants Committee 3,647.5 / 63.4% 3,582.2 / 67.2% Research Grants Council / University Grants Committee 588.9 / 10.2% 542.7 / 10.2% Other External Sources* 1,245 / 21.6% 960 / 18.0% 2,838,231 Fung Ping Shan Library 984,729 Music Library 33,243 Medical Library 154,590 Law Library 172,546 Education Library 32,345 Dental Library 21,541 Main Library 1,439,237 24 Hours Library Seats for All 88 Computer Workstations 412 Single Study Carrels / Rooms for Postgraduate Students Main Library 60 Law Library 38 Medical Library 30 145,888 Broad Disciplinary Area 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 2023–24 4,548 9,197.8 429 1,090.7 4,978 10,288.5 2022–23 4,488 8,750.4 423 1,020.9 4,911 9,771.2 Engineering 2023–24 1,058 1,700.6 178 281.7 1,236 1,982.3 2022–23 956 1,470.1 186 282 1,142 1,752.1 Humanities, Social Sciences and Business Studies 2023–24 1,739 2,396.7 130 235.9 1,869 2,632.6 2022–23 1,704 2,355.5 167 281.4 1,871 2,636.9 Physical Sciences 2023–24 729 1,063.2 39 85.6 768 1,148.8 2022–23 689 959.6 43 94.6 732 1,054.2 All Disciplines 2023–24 8,075 14,358.3 775 1,693.9 8,850 16,052.2 2022–23 7,837 13,535.6 819 1,678.9 8,656 15,214.5 RESEARCH PROJECTS CUMULATIVE NUMBER OF PATENTS GRANTED Since 1998 and up to June 2024 Human Necessities Performing Operations, Transporting Chemistry, Metallurgy Fixed Constructions Mechanical Engineering, Lighting, Heating, Weapons, Blasting Physics Electricity Multiple# # ‘Multiple’ refers to patents granted which cover more than one of the types specified. 1,430 5 278 63 34 126 180 307 437 Ongoing and new 327,466 260,875 1,016 29,764 111,844 219,758 9,851,361 Income from Research-related Endowment Funds 270 / 4.7% 244 / 4.6% Total Research Funding 2023–24 5,751.4 2022–23 5,329 48 HKU ANNUAL REPORT 2024 THE UNIVERSITY PROFILE 49
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