Facts and Figures 2013

Number of Projects and Amount Awarded by Research Grants Council General Research Fund 2012–13 * Discipline Number of Projects Amount Awarded (HK$ million) Biology & Medicine 51 43.9 Business Studies 17 6.0 Engineering 35 23.9 Humanities & Social Sciences 39 22.6 Physical Sciences 29 24.7 Total 171 121.1 Number of Projects and Amount Awarded by Research Grants Council Early Career Scheme 2012–13 Discipline Number of Projects Amount Awarded (HK$ million) Biology & Medicine 3 6.3 Business Studies 4 1.9 Engineering 4 2.6 Humanities & Social Sciences 4 2.6 Physical Sciences 7 6.8 Total 22 20.2 Distribution of Research Output 2011–12 ** Items Number Journal Publications 3,153 Conference Papers 2,500 Scholarly Books, Monographs and Chapters 519 Creative and Literary Works, Consulting Reports and Case Studies 109 Patents 41 Others 939 Total 7,261 * The Research Grants Council operates under the aegis of the UGC and functions as an advisory body responsible for advising the HKSAR Government on the needs of Hong Kong’s higher education institutions in the field of academic research and for the distribution of funding for academic research projects undertaken by UGC-funded institutions. ** For the year ended 30 June 2012 Research 31