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Hong Kong University of Science and Technology’s (HKUST) search committee has recommended renowned neuroscientist Nancy Ip Yuk-yu to be the institution’s next president after incumbent Wei Shyy steps down in October, the Post has learned. If Ip’s appointment is approved by HKUST’s council, she will become the first woman to head a public university in Hong Kong. A source confirmed on Friday that Ip, a top Alzheimer’s disease expert, was recommended by the HKUST search committee to be the university’s next president. Ip, 66, is now a professor of life science and the director of the State Key Laboratory of...
