Research Stories
Breaking the Impasse
Politics is polarised in much of the West and at a crossroads in the East. Injecting Confucian values into modern political life could offer a way forward, says Professor Joseph Chan
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Harnessing the 'Pep' in Sichuan Peppercorns
A hotpot dinner inspired a group of chemists to synthesise the chemical that causes that tingling sensation. Its potential uses are numerous
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Tube Worms, Oysters and the Contingency of Seawater Chemistry
Ocean acidification drives a complex dance of survival for two marine species
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Trade and Inequality
Trade and opening up to China have fuelled Hong Kong's phenomenal economic success in recent decades, but they have also left greater inequality in their wake
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Exposing the Censors
A programme developed by the Journalism and Media Studies Centre can detect entries that have been deleted by government censors on China's Sina Weibo microblog site
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