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An innovative project titled "Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Navigation, Control, and Communication Integration Technology and Application" and led by Prof Yuan Weijie, Assistant Professor (Presidential Early Career Scholar) of the School of Interdisciplinary Studies of Lingnan University has recently received the prestigious Platinum Award for Satellite Navigation and Positioning Innovation Application in 2024 from the GNSS and LBS Association of China. By integrating communication, navigation, and control systems, the project’s comprehensive solution augments the efficiency and precision of UAV technology in the agriculture sector, and addresses critical technical challenges faced by UAVs in smart agriculture. The project also holds 25 national invention patents, and has won the Best Paper Awards at three IEEE international conferences.
Lingnan University Faculty of Business MPhil graduate and Senior Lecturer in Supply Chain Management at Queen’s Business School Dr Guo Hangfei is leading a pioneering project that has been awarded £6.25 million (approximately HK$64 million) by UK Research and Innovation, the national funding agency that invests in science and research in the United Kingdom. According to Dr Guo, the awarded project "ReImagining Supply Chain Network Plus (RiSC+)" will bring together a vast network of experts who can use their specialist knowledge to conduct significant research on the complex systems of the UK’s fashion, critical mineral, and food supply chains. This substantial grant recognises Dr Guo’s commitment to excellence and also demonstrates the Lingnanian’s exceptional capabilities.
Lingnan University, together with the Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine of the University of HK, the Department of Paediatrics of the Chinese University of HK and the HK Paediatric Society, conducted a Hong Kong School Children Happiness Annual Survey. 9 primary schools and 10 secondary schools were enlisted in the 2023/2024 study, covering 1503 primary school students, 2033 secondary school students, and 152 teachers. This index is compiled by averaging the indices for different grades and then averaging across grades. It shows a small rise from 6.62 to 6.75 on the 0 to 10 scale. However, a worrying finding is that this year Hong Kong school children’s assessment of “Life is worth living” has fallen to the lowest since 2017. At 6.74, this index is 0.53 points from the high of 7.27 in 2017.