China's self-developed Haiqin, a 6,000-meter deep-sea remotely operated vehicle (ROV), is recovered from the sea, onboard ship Zhong Shan Da Xue, in the South China Sea, Aug. 23, 2025. (Xinhua/Zhang Jiansong)China's self-developed Haiqin, a 6,000-meter deep-sea remotely operated vehicle (ROV), has successfully completed a deep-sea voyage in the South China Sea, scientists have told Xinhua.The d...
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Chinese and Israeli scientists have developed a painless wearable device that monitors blood sugar and adjusts diabetes medication in real time, the Israel Institute of Technology (Technion) said Tuesday in a statement.The breakthrough, made with collaboration between Technion and Sun Yat-sen University, a public university in China's Guangzhou, and published in Nature Communications, uses micr...
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Sun Yat-sen University has opened a research institute in Altay prefecture, Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, aiming to help raise the standard of higher education in the northwestern region of China.The institute, unveiled on Saturday, was jointly established by Altay prefecture, Guangzhou-based Sun Yat-sen University and Xinjiang University of Finance and Economics. It will promote the implem...
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Oscar Lebeck holds up his father's photo album with Wu Chongqing of Sun Yat-sen University on July 4.Newly discovered photographs collected by German photojournalist Robert Lebeck in the 1930s, documenting Japan's invasion of China, will be displayed at Sun Yat-sen University in Guangzhou, capital of Guangdong province, at the end of August. The photos, recently donated by Lebeck's son, Oscar L...
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A total of 15 Chinese universities have made it to the top 100 of the 2025–2026 Best Global Universities rankings, up from 13 last year, according to data released by US News & World Report.Sun Yat-sen University (SYSU) is ranked 85 globally and 8 in the Chinese Mainland.The latest edition shows China topped the overall rankings with 397 universities, followed by the US with 280, India with 11...
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As ties deepen between Hong Kong and the Chinese mainland, young people lead the way in forging new bonds.Just before the 28th anniversary of Hong Kong's return to China on July 1, 32-year-old Lam Chak-kai from Hong Kong celebrated his seventh wedding anniversary with his wife, who is from Quanzhou, Fujian province.In 2012, Lam enrolled at Sun Yat-sen University (SYSU) in Guangdong, the neighbo...
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Chinese scientists have identified a protein molecule that acts as a "universal key" enabling the EB virus (EBV) to infect cells, opening new possibilities for developing effective EBV vaccines.EBV, one of the most common human herpesviruses, is associated with various diseases, and is the leading cause of nasopharyngeal carcinoma. The virus primarily targets B cells and epithelial cells.While ...
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The ophthalmology team at the Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center of Sun Yat-sen University in Guangdong has undertaken the world's first real-world prospective cohort study on congenital cataracts, providing significant references for global pediatric cataract treatment strategies.Recently, the research findings, titled "Visual Acuity and Complications at Age 7 Years Following Bilateral Secondary Intr...
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The world's first urban eye-protection digital atlas, the Guangzhou eye-care map, was officially launched on June 6 at a themed promotional event held by Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center (ZOC) of Sun Yat-sen University and the Guangzhou Organizing Committee for the 15th National Games.Lin Haotian, Director and President of ZOC, explained that the map analyzes remote sensing surveying and mapping dat...
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Artificial intelligence is stepping into the spotlight at China's universities, and institutions in Guangdong Province are among those leading the trend.On May 6, Sun Yat-sen University hosted a conference on AI, bringing together researchers and academic leaders to discuss how higher education should respond to one of the most profound technological shifts of our time.During the conference, th...