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1. Arts should not miss out in funding shake-up

   Posted Dec 02nd 2010, 12:00am by Staff Reporter

   ... for the Research Grants Council to hand out. The organisation has a firm track record of favouring bids for the physical sciences. With less general funding available, the heads of arts and humanities ...

   http://www.scmp.com/article/732196/arts-should-not-miss-out-funding-shake
2. In Brief

   Posted Jul 01st 2009, 12:00am by Staff Reporter

   ... 776 academic applications The Research Grants Council yesterday announced that it approved about 776, or a third, of applications for research funds for 2009 and 2010, involving a total ...

   http://www.scmp.com/article/685455/brief
3. News - Hong Kong - SCIENCE

   Research lacks industry support, expert says

   Posted Jan 07th 2013, 12:00am by Dennis Chong

   ... News Hong Kong Research Research Funding Industries Science Innovation Research Grants Council Dennis Chong Dennis.chong@scmp.com City behind other developed economies in this area, says former head of grants council Hong Kong's investment in scientific research lags other developed economies in the region as well as the mainland partly because of a lack of contributions ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1121556/research-lacks-industry-support-expert-says
4. News - Hong Kong - POLITICS

   Central Policy Unit to take HK$20m fund from Research Grants Council

   Posted Dec 04th 2012, 12:00am by Simpson Cheung

   ... News Hong Kong Central Policy Unit Research Grants Council Sophia Kao Ching-chi Simpson Cheung simpson.cheung@scmp.com The Central Policy Unit, the city's most influential think tank, intends to resume administration of a HK$20-million funding scheme from the university-linked Research Grants Council next year, the council says. The move by the organisation, which provides ... with RGC grants for academic proposals, be it on govt policy or other topics. RGC grants are submitted by academics and vetted by academic peers at present and should be in the future. Who knows, we might next see Sophia on the RGC council... Why do you let shiu and sophia drag down your already weak credibility! Why hasn't someone told you how unpopular and useless the two ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1096915/central-policy-unit-take-hk20m-fund-research-grants-council
5. News - Hong Kong - POLITICS

   Academics want think tank to back away

   Posted Jan 09th 2013, 12:00am by Danny Mok

   ... University. The scheme, which until last month was administered by the Research Grants Council (RGC), has been a key source of funds for social scientists since it was set up in 2005, aiming to boost ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1123396/academics-want-think-tank-back-away
6. News - Hong Kong - EDUCATION

   Scholars may shun CPU research funds amid politicisation suspicions

   Posted Jan 07th 2013, 12:00am by JOSHUA BUT, Dennis Chong

   ... last month was administered by the Research Grants Council (RGC), has been one of the major sources of research funds for social scientists since its establishment in 2005. The scheme has ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1121668/scholars-may-shun-cpu-research-funds-amid-politicisation-suspicions
7. Research grants up 6pc

   Posted Nov 02nd 2002, 12:00am by Staff Reporter

   ... Technology Technology Association of Commonwealth Universities Research Research Funding Research Grants Council Technology A total of $428 million has been awarded to universities in this year's Research Grants Council's earmarked research grants, representing a six per cent increase on last year. Altogether 691 out of the 1,698 research projects submitted have been approved, ...

   http://www.scmp.com/article/396321/research-grants-6pc
8. Comment - Insight & Opinion

   Housing market crash would only add fuel to Occupy Central campaign

   Posted May 07th 2013, 12:00am by GRANT CHUM

   ... Comment Insight & Opinion Housing Market Occupy Central Political Reform Grant Chum Grant Chum says with a conflagration over political reform threatening to erupt, officials now have ...

   http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1231620/housing-market-crash-would-only-add-fuel-occupy-central
9. 'Will they use my findings? No idea'

   Posted Apr 13th 2009, 12:00am by Staff Reporter

   ... Politics Research Research Funding Eva Wu A professor has conceded he has no idea whether his research findings will be taken on board by the relevant bureaus when formulating policy. Lui ...

   http://www.scmp.com/article/676638/will-they-use-my-findings-no-idea
10. RGC head urges 'get out of the lab'

    Posted Sep 22nd 2007, 12:00am by Nora Tong

    ... Technology Education Technology Association of Commonwealth Universities University of Hong Kong Research Grants Council Technology University of Hong Kong Nora Tong Academics should take their research out of the laboratory to show the public their value in order to secure more government funding, head of the Research Grants Council said. Speaking at a seminar at the University of Hong ...

    http://www.scmp.com/article/608824/rgc-head-urges-get-out-lab

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