The Review 2017

Fund Source HK$ (inMillion) % 2016–17 2015–16 2016–17 2015–16 Block Grant from University Grants Committee 2,105.0 2,036.6 60.7% 68.4% Research Grants Council / University Grants Committee 357.9 333.3 10.3% 11.2% Other External Sources # 801.8 570.6 23.1% 19.2% Income from Research-related Endowment Funds 201.8 35.7 5.8% 1.2% Total Research Funding 3,466.5 2,976.2 100% 100% # Includes the following fund sources: government, private, industry and HKU Foundation. * Multiple types refer to patent granted which covers more than 1 of those types specified. Research Library Resources 2016–17 Broad Disciplinary Areas ResearchGrants Projects ResearchContract Projects All No. of Projects Value (in HK$ M) No. of Projects Value (in HK$ M) No. of Projects Value (in HK$ M) 2016–17 2015–16 2016–17 2015–16 2016–17 2015–16 2016–17 2015–16 2016–17 2015–16 2016–17 2015–16 Biology and Medicine 3,106 3,205 6,304.0 6,081.0 257 280 910.9 773.6 3,363 3,485 7,214.9 6,854.6 Engineering 720 732 701.0 599.4 89 95 109.7 103.1 809 827 810.7 702.5 Humanities, Social Sciences and Business Studies 1,320 1,351 1,896.6 1,713.1 173 145 443.1 402.0 1,493 1,496 2,339.7 2,115.1 Physical Sciences 452 425 732.7 633.2 21 26 43.6 42.0 473 451 776.3 675.2 All Disciplines 5,598 5,713 9,634.2 9,026.7 540 546 1,507.3 1,320.6 6,138 6,259 11,141.5 10,347.3 Research Projects (On-going and New) Cumulative Number of Patents Granted (since 1998 and up to June 2016): 477 Student Learning Support Resources / Services Research Funding Number of Bound Volumes in Main and Specialist Libraries: 3,088,585 E-resources Type Number Total Library Seats 2,957 Group Discussion Rooms 51 Single Study Rooms for Postgraduate Students Main Library 7 Medical Library 11 Single Study Carrels for Postgraduate Students Main Library 31 Law Library 38 Medical Library 8 24 Hours Single Study Carrels for All 44 Computer Workstations 411 Wireless Network Access Points 103 Postgraduate Library Workshop 135 Workshops Information and Referral Service 79,897 Reference Transactions Total Number of Registered Library Users 125,964 42 | 43 138 18 50 63 84 113 7 4 Human Necessities Main Library 1,425,670 Fung Ping Shan Library 1,127,282 E-books 4,957,174 Medical Library 229,872 Law Library 143,817 Computer Files (Excluding E-video and E-audio) 4,955 Education Library 66,657 Dental Library 56,691 E-journals (Subscriptions) 189,834 E-video 27,644 E-audio 152,250 E-journals (Titles) 155,136 Databases 1,031 Music Library 38,596 Performing Operations, Transporting Chemistry, Metallurgy Fixed Constructions Mechanical Engineering, Lighting, Heating, Weapons, Blasting Physics Electricity Multiple*