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Current News

Launch of the New CityUHK Scholars Public Portal

We are pleased to announce that the new public portal of CityUHK Scholars is now live and accessible to all users as of 10 June 2025. This upgrade marks a significant milestone in our ongoing commitment to enhancing the visibility of our scholars' contributions and supporting the University's research strategies with cutting-edge technology.

Fresh Interface and Enhanced Features

The new public portal of CityUHK Scholars offers an array of features, including:

  • Improved Interface for better showcasing of our research excellence
  • UN SDGs Mapping to demonstrate our contribution to sustainability
  • Visualization of Collaboration Networks to present our international partnerships
  • Fingerprints to highlight research specialities and faculty expertise
  • Additional Metrics to demonstrate impact within and beyond the academia
  • Enhanced Filtering Functions to increase search precision, visibility and discoverability of works

Explore and Leverage the New Portal

We invite all staff and students to explore the new public portal of CityUHK Scholars. Faculty members are encouraged to review and update their researcher profiles as needed, leveraging the new features and capabilities to increase research visibility and enhance research collaborations.

Support and Assistance

The CityUHK Scholars Support Team is pleased to offer assistance. For enquiries, feedback and support, please contact scholars_support@cityu.edu.hk.

(10 June 2025)

News Archive

CityUHK Scholars – Public Portal Shutdown for Major Upgrade

As part of our ongoing commitment to providing cutting-edge support for the University's research activities and enhancing the visibility of our scholars' contributions, the “public portal” of CityUHK Scholars will undergo a major upgrade. To facilitate this enhancement, the public portal will be temporarily shut down from 5 June 2025 (Thursday) after 8:00pm to 9 June 2025 (Monday), both dates inclusive. It will be re-opened with a brand-new look and improved functionalities on 10 June 2025 (Tuesday).

What to Expect: Improved Features and Interface

This enhancement will ensure stable system performance and introduce an array of new features that align with the University's research strategies.

The new public portal of CityUHK Scholars will offer:

  • Improved Interface for better showcasing of our research excellence
  • UN SDGs Mapping to demonstrate our contribution to sustainability
  • Visualization of Collaboration Networks to present our international partnerships
  • Fingerprints to highlight research specialities and faculty expertise
  • Additional Metrics to demonstrate impact within and beyond the academia
  • Enhanced Filtering Functions to increase search precision, visibility and discoverability of works

Backend System Unaffected

During the shutdown of the public portal, the Backend PURE system will continue to operate as usual, ensuring that internal processes remain uninterrupted.

We appreciate your understanding and patience during this brief period of transition. Questions and enquiries can be directed to the CityUHK Scholars Support Team at scholars_support@cityu.edu.hk.

(2 June 2025)

CityUHK Scholars Jumpstart for Newcomers (2-course Self-paced Online Training)

Welcome to CityUHK! CityUHK Scholars is the University's Research Information Management System. It allows you to maintain up-to-date profile and CVs, integrate ORCID iD, and fulfill various reporting requirements. The two online training courses, consisting of 10 modules in total, are designed to help you maximize the features of CityUHK Scholars and support your research and administrative needs.

New faculty members, research students, DAs (Departmental Administrators), and any other parties authorized to handle CityUHK Scholars records can click here for course details.

(10 Sep 2024)

CityU Scholars – System Upgrade – 12 Dec 2024 (Thursday)

CityU Scholars will be upgraded to a newer release on 12 Dec 2024 (Thursday) from 20:00 to 21:00. During the period, the following services will be temporarily unavailable:

  • CityU Scholars
  • CityU Scholars Backend (Pure)

Any enquiries can be directed to scholars-support@cityu.edu.hk. Thank you for your attention.

(9 Dec 2024)