HKUST president Nancy Ip wins Unesco prize for Alzheimer’s research

South China Morning Post Saturday 07 November 2026, 02:54 UTC By Cannix Yau 1 min read

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Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) president Nancy Ip Yuk-yu has been awarded a United Nations prize for her “outstanding contributions” in neuroscience, which have enabled the earlier diagnosis and better monitoring of Alzheimer’s disease. Ip was presented with the Unesco-Equatorial Guinea International Prize for Research in the Life Sciences on Friday in Paris. “Dr Nancy Yuk-yu Ip, president of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, is a world-renowned...

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