Research Highlights
The Thriving Dark Web
The digital underworld is a thorn in the side of authorities, who struggle to eliminate communities involved in dealing drugs, promoting far-right conspiracies and circumventing state firewalls, among other illicit activities. Professor Isak Ladegaard explores this phenomenon in a new book.
More The Thriving Dark WebFive HKU Scholars Ranked First in Asia by Discipline by Research.com
Twelve HKU distinguished scholars have been named by the international academic website Research.com among the top 100 scholars globally in their respective disciplines in 2025. Among them, five professors have been ranked first in Asia in their disciplines.
More Five HKU Scholars Ranked First in Asia by Discipline by Research.comHKU Young Scientists Shine in NSFC Funding Exercise
Young scientists from HKU have excelled in the 2025 National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) funding exercise, securing the highest number of grants among all Hong Kong institutions in both the Young Scientist Fund (Type A) and (Type B) categories.
More HKU Young Scientists Shine in NSFC Funding Exercise

