Facts and Figures 2014

Research Number of Projects and Amount Awarded by Research Grants Council General Research Fund 2013–14 * Discipline Number of Projects Amount Awarded (HK$ million) Biology & Medicine 63 50.38 Business Studies 19 5.38 Engineering 44 26.54 Humanities & Social Sciences 43 21.76 Physical Sciences 27 18.23 Total 196 122.29 Number of Projects and Amount Awarded by Research Grants Council Early Career Scheme 2013–14 Discipline Number of Projects Amount Awarded (HK$ million) Biology & Medicine 2 1.66 Business Studies 1 0.47 Engineering 6 4.88 Humanities & Social Sciences 7 4.19 Physical Sciences 5 3.56 Total 21 14.76 Distribution of Research Output Items Number 2013–14 ** 2012–13 *** Journal Publications 3,232 3,241 Conference Papers 2,814 2,809 Scholarly Books, Monographs and Chapters 653 599 Creative and Literary Works, Consulting Reports and Case Studies 175 122 Patents 136 65 Others 843 869 Total 7,778 7,705 * 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 2014 *** For the year ended 30 June 2013 Sources of External Research Funding 31