The University of Macau\u2019s (UM)\nZhuhai Research Institute (UMZRI) has received approval for research grants of RMB\n4.35 million from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) for\n12 research projects, according to the results of grants application for the\nyear 2016 recently released by the NSFC. This year, UM submitted funding\napplications to the NSFC for 40 research projects, of which 12 applications, or\n30 per cent, have been approved, a success rate higher than those of the\nprevious two years.<\/p>
Five research projects from UM\nhave been granted funding by the NSFC in the General Programmes category. These\nprojects are headed by Faculty of Science and Technology (FST) assistant professors\nChen Long, Li Yongjie, and Wong Fai; Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences\n(ICMS) professor Li Shaoping; and Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS) senior\ninstructor Chen Qiang, respectively. Only projects with significant research\nmerits, sound theoretical basis, and original academic ideas will be considered\nfor research funding by the NSFC.<\/p>
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The other seven research\nprojects from UM have been granted funding by the NSFC in the Young Scientists\nFund category. This fund aims to encourage young scientists to undertake\ninnovative research projects independently and to train backup talent for basic\nresearch. The seven projects are headed by FST associate professors Ma Shaodan\nand Mok Seng Peng, and assistant professor Zhang Yibo; Faculty of Social\nSciences assistant professor Du Hongfei; ICMS assistant professor Zhao Jing;\nFHS post-doctoral fellow Sun Heng, and State Key Laboratory of Analog and\nMixed-Signal VLSI assistant professor Zhu Yan.<\/p>
Source: Faculty of Science and Technology
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