The Review 2016

KNOWLEDGE EXCHANGE Taking Action An interdiscipl inary project on biodiversity cal led Take Action! Youth Biodiversity Conservation Leadership Training Scheme, encourages students from local secondary schools to explore Hong Kong’s nature and biodiversity and to understand the threats it is facing. Activities include visiting local fish markets to identify if threatened species are still up for sale. Take Action! won the Arts Faculty Knowledge Exchange Award. Putting Knowledge into Action One of the most demanding questions asked of researchers today is about the impact of their work. How does the community benefit from the research carried out in the University? What is the economic value of academic research? At HKU, the aspiration to create social, cultural and economic impact drives everything we do, including innovative basic research, which we regard as an essential and critically important academic activity that may lead to changes that benefit society over time. The University therefore has been pursuing and promoting impact opportunities in a a variety of ways, such as public-private partnerships, start-ups and technology transfer. In 2016 we were active across all these areas. 32