NA-affiliated Professor Hui Ho-lam Jerome, Professor of the School of Life Sciences, was awarded funding under the Research Grants Council (RGC)’s Overseas Research Fellowship Scheme (ORFS) 2026/27.

The ORFS is a new funding initiative launched by the RGC this year, operating on a pilot basis for three academic years. It aims to promote internationalisation of funded universities of the University Grants Committee, encourage scholars to visit overseas institutions for immersive international collaborative experiences, helping them broaden their global perspective and deepen their understanding of research trends beyond Hong Kong, and boost the visibility of Hong Kong universities as a whole.