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- Lingnan co-develops world's first large-scale AI archaeological system for ancient Chinese plant seeds
- Exploring future applications of ‘AI + wrinkled materials’ in anti-counterfeiting, artificial organs, and stretchable batteries
- AI falls short on context and cultural rhetoric and still cannot replace human interpreters
- AI autonomously taking over tasks may not reduce employees’ mental workload
- Lingnan finds critically endangered Chinese bahaba in western HKSAR waters using co-developed environmental DNA technique
- Tropical species may be near thermal limits
- RGC funding secured for 49 research projects: early-career scholars drive research success
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- Welcoming new students for 2026/27 academic year
- Campus facility upgrades: Canteen (Tai Ning Hall) with diverse cuisines and new convenience store
- Summer exchange initiatives highlight Lingnan’s innovations and global vision
- A record number of seven elite athletes admitted for new academic year
- From Pakistan to the global stage: how Seemi’s ‘Seek Discomfort’ philosophy led to Distinguished Student honours
- Master’s students curate exhibition ‘Who Cares?’, with diverse perspectives of a new generation of curators
- Six Lingnan students awarded HSBC scholarships in 2025-26
- Elite athletes excel at international track cycling and tennis events
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- Lingnan wins 16 awards at Silicon Valley International Invention Festival 2026 - tops Hong Kong universities for total and gold medals
- Lingnan reports record admissions success: ranking first in JUPAS Band A application growth for three consecutive years
- Two AI awards recognise community health and social inclusion breakthroughs
- Top Three-Star Certificate earned for the third consecutive year, plus one of Hong Kong’s Ten Outstanding Community Service Awards
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- Honours awarded to Chairman Yao and Lingnanians
- The Education View names President S. Joe Qin one of the Top 50 Visionary Education Leaders to Watch in 2026
- Canton Tower lights up to celebrate Lingnan’s World No. 1 in Quality Education
- Lingnan rises 300 places in the ShanghaiRanking’s 2026 ARWU
- AI and edTech innovations shine at Learning & Teaching Expo
- Lingnan officially unveils 60th/140th anniversary logo
A record number of seven elite athletes admitted for new academic year
- Student Achievements/Campus Life
Issue No. 197 Aug 2026

Seven elite student-athletes enrolled at Lingnan for the 2026/27 academic year, including (from left, back row) Hui Chi-man, Siu Ka-chun, Lam Lok-shi, and Kwok Chun-yan, (from left, front row) Ma Yik-sin, Ma Yik-fei, and Amen Yuen Cheuk-hin.
Lingnan University has always actively supported the holistic development of local athletes. This year, the University has admitted seven elite athletes, a record intake, through the “Student-Athlete Learning Support and Admission Scheme (SALSA Scheme)”.
They include four cyclists Ma Yik-sin, Ma Yik-fei, Kwok Chun-yan, and Siu Ka-chun; triathlete Lam Lokshi; tenpin bowler Amen Yuen Cheuk-hin; and high jumper Hui Chi-man. All seven enrol in undergraduate programmes for the 2026/27 academic year: five of them pursue the Bachelor of Social Sciences (Honours) in Sports Coaching and Event Management programme, while Lam studies Psychology, and Hui studies Philosophy.

