45 44 HKU ANNUAL REPORT 2025 THE UNIVERSITY PROFILE 71 Performing Operations, Transporting 135 Physics 45 Mechanical Engineering, Lighting, Heating, Weapons, Blasting 8 Fixed Constructions CUMULATIVE NUMBER OF PATENTS GRANTED Since 1998 and up to June 2025 # Multiple types refer to patent granted which covers more than one of those types specified. 1,577 471 Human Necessities 357 Multiple# 296 Chemistry, Metallurgy 194 Electricity RESEARCH RESEARCH FUNDING HK$M * Includes the following fund sources: government, private, industry and HKU Foundation. Block Grant from University Grants Committee 3,627.7 61.3% 3,647.5 63.4% Other External Sources* 1,460 24.7% 1,245 21.6% Research Grants Council / University Grants Committee 554.1 9.4% 588.9 10.2% Income from Research-related Endowment Funds 275 4.6% 270 4.7% 2023–24 5,751.4 2024–25 5,916.8 DISTRIBUTION OF NON-LOCAL PROFESSORIATE STAFF Based on Nationality + All staff statistics shown above include UGC-funded and self-funded staff, honorary and visiting staff are excluded. 2024–25 852 2023–24 810 Other Asian Countries 101 104 Others e.g. Central and South American, African Countries 34 Chinese Mainland 441 404 European Countries 124 118 North American Countries 143 142 STAFF+ NUMBER OF STAFF IN HEADCOUNT 2024–25 9,671 4,382 Male 5,289 Female Professoriate 313 860 1,173 Administrative and Support Other Academic 50 3,255 2,424 831 22 28 1,928 1,884 3,812 Research and Non-professoriate Teaching 602 779 1,381 Technical 2023–24 9,068 4,071 Male 4,997 Female 306 829 1,135 49 3,106 2,324 782 22 27 3,460 1,696 1,764 1,318 737 581 RESEARCH PROJECTS Ongoing and new Biology and Medicine Engineering Humanities, Social Sciences and Business Studies Physical Sciences 4,774 4,548 1,247 1,058 1,810 1,739 773 729 8,604 8,075 NUMBER OF PROJECTS 5,232 4,978 1,438 1,236 1,946 1,869 821 768 2024–25 9,437 2023–24 8,850 Research Grants Projects 833 775 458 429 191 178 136 130 48 39 Research Contract Projects 15,923 14,358.3 10,444.3 9,197.8 1,774.6 1,700.6 2,462.4 2,396.7 1,241.8 1,063.2 VALUE HK$M 11,622.9 10,288.5 2,060 1,982.3 2,720.2 2,632.6 1,356.1 1,148.8 2024–25 17,759.2 2023–24 16,052.2 Research Grants Projects 1,836.2 1693.9 1,178.7 1,090.7 285.4 281.7 257.8 235.9 114.3 85.6 Research Contract Projects Australia and New Zealand 40 38
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