Facts and Figures 2011

Number of Projects and Amount Awarded by Research Grants Council General Research Fund 2010–11 Discipline Number of Projects Amount Awarded (HK$ million) Biology & Medicine 58 58.87 Engineering 38 30.16 Humanities, Social Sciences & Business Studies 68 31.57 Physical Sciences 22 16.84 Total 186 137.44 Distribution of Research Output 2009–10 * Items Number Journal Publications 2,574 Conference Papers 2,648 Scholarly Books, Monographs and Chapters 517 Creative and Literary Works, Consulting Reports and Case Studies 154 Patents, Agreements, Assignments and Companies 58 Others 837 Total 6,788 Sources of External Research Funding 2009–10 * HK$ million Percentage Research Grants Council / University Grants Committee 192.14 37.49% RGC General Research Fund RGC Direct Grant RGC Collaborative Research Fund RGC Others UGC Earmarked Grant 143.89 14.39 7.94 6.42 19.50 28.08% 2.81% 1.55% 1.25% 3.80% Government Departments and Agencies 79.37 15.49% Charitable, Trust and Individual Donations 60.09 11.72% Innovation and Technology Fund 31.64 6.17% Quality Education Fund 10.91 2.13% Industry and Others 138.35 27.00% Total 512.50 100% * For the period from 1 July 2009 to 30 June 2010 Note: USD1 = HK$7.8 approx. 24