Annual Report 2011–12

Serving and Caring 39 以大學研究成果服務社會 知識轉移與教學及科研是大學三大核心工 作。在大學教育資助委員會撥款支持下， 大學的知識轉移處舉辦了眾多活動和研討 會，使校內知識轉移文化得以開展及持續， 並落實各種資助計劃，包括「知識轉移項目 基金」，「專利申請基金」，「科技及業務發 展基金」，以及新增的「專業培訓基金」。 在 2011 至 12 年，大學共推動了二十三項「知 識轉移項目計劃」，在批核過程當中，「感 動社區、關愛社群」成為撥款要求之一。這 些項目把校內各學科的研究成果，應用於 改善社會、文化、環境和經濟各領域。 文學院項目「通過手語語言學的研究理據 以孕育香港聾健共融的社會」，旨在通過講 座、工作坊和電子平台，把累積了十八年的 手語學研究成果傳播到社區，使市民更關 注多年以來對聾健溝通、聾人教育、語言康 復、聾人社會保障等各方面的誤解，有助推 動社會共融。 醫學院團隊的「心藥──透過遠距藥事照 護及外展服務以促進長者群體醫療安全及 改善臨床療效」項目，致力於解決長者所 面對的藥物相關問題，繼而開發一系列包 括家訪的保健推廣計劃，增加與長者和其 照顧者的直接溝通，為加強社區保健作出 貢獻。 在技術轉讓方面，過去一年，大學總共提出 了一百四十六項專利申請，獲批四十一項。 同期，多項知識產權實現產業化，為大學帶 來將近一千九百萬港元的收益。 由 2012 年 4 月起開展的「專業培訓基金」， 支持學者和研究人員在本地乃至海外學習 知識轉移典範經驗，並回到校園分享成功 案例，以達到漣漪效應。至今已有六位學 者獲得資助，遠赴海外學習，並回校分享 經驗。 In the academic year 2011–12, 23 projects supported by the Knowledge Transfer Project Fund were launched, translating academic knowledge into action to improve the social, cultural, environmental and economic fabric of our society. For the new round of projects in 2011–12, ‘Touch the Community and Touch their Lives’ was one of the criteria for funding. A typical example in promoting communal harmony is the ‘Nurturing Inclusiveness of the Deaf in Hong Kong Society with Empirical Evidence from Sign Linguistics Research’ project from the Faculty of Arts. The project is aimed at transferring knowledge generated from 18 years of sign linguistics research at the University to the local community through seminars, workshops, and electronic platforms. It is an effort to dispel certain long- standing misconceptions about deaf education, language rehabilitation, social welfare for the deaf, communication between the deaf and hearing people, thus promoting social inclusion. The project ‘Collaborative Ambulatory Drug Resources for Elderly (CARxE)—Promoting Medication Safety and Improved Clinical Outcomes among the Elderly Community through Telepharmacy and Outreach Services’ from the Faculty of Medicine is an illustration of the University’s commitment to improve health care. The project identifies and resolves drug-related problems for the elderly, and develops much needed health promotion programmes, including home visits to communicate with the elderly and their caregivers. On the technology transfer front, for the year under review, 146 patent applications were filed across the world, with 41 granted. During the same period, an income of close to HK$19 million was generated through commercialization of intellectual property rights. The new Professional Enhancement Fund has been introduced to support academic and research staff to undertake capacity building initiatives on knowledge transfer, locally or overseas. Since its launch in April 2012, six staff members have been supported by the fund to disseminate what they have learned to the CUHK academic community, so as to create a ripple effect on campus.