For some of Wuhan University’s students, there stands a “most beautiful station” along their journey—the “Laboratory of Advanced Nanomaterials”. These students’ shared supervisor, Professor Fu Lei, is a Doraemon-like guardian who offers both timely support and enduring kindness. These students have given their lab the alias LAN, which is short for “Laboratory of Advanced Nanomaterials”...

WUHAN, May 12 (Xinhua) -- Chinese scientists have identified a liver-secreted protein in mice that stimulates the fat formation in other organ and exacerbates obesity, a finding which will provide new strategies for treating obesity and related disorders.Researchers from the Wuhan University based in China's Hubei Province observed in experiments that when mice displayed less lipid formation in...

On March 31, a commemorative event of Zhou Gengsheng’s 130th anniversary was held at the Old Library of Wuhan University, which was sponsored by Wuhan University and the Chinese Society of International Law and supported by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China and the Chinese People’s Institute of Foreign Affairs. Participants in the symposium included Wan Exiang (Vice Chairman of the Sta...

On April 3, a student production exhibition on the theme of “bringing ancient Chinese characters to life” was held in the main hall of Zhenhua Building. Inspired by at least one ancient Chinese character, all works displaced here are originally assignments for freshmen who select a course in ancient Chinese in the School of Chinese Language and Literature. From oracle bone script to Chinese b...

The heart is the "engine" of the human body while aorta is its "main channel". The importance of both is self-evident. Mr. Li from Shanxi, was pushed to the edge by his poorly-functioning heart and aorta. This man was suffering from dilated cardiomyopathy, aortic sinus aneurysm, Marfan syndrome and other dangerous diseases. Fortunately, half a month ago, a team led by Wang Zhiwei, a cardiovascu...

​On April 26, Rector of Sapienza University of Rome Eugenio GAUDIO, Deputy Rector in charge of Foreign Affairs Bruno BOTTA, and the famous sinologist Federico MASINI visited WHU. Sapienza University of Rome and WHU reached and signed a joint training agreement on Contemporary Chinese Literature postgraduates.WHU’s Vice President Li Fei, together with leaders from School of Chinese Language an...

Recently, the Ministry of Education announced approval for the establishment of seven International Cooperative Joint Laboratories, including Wuhan University's modern geodesy and geodynamics laboratory, as part of the construction of "double-first-class" universities. The Modern Geodesy and Geodynamics Joint Lab, set up in October 2012, is co-run by Wuhan University, the University of Stuttgar...

As a first-tier university in China, WHU has long attracted people’s attention when it comes to its graduates’ career prospects, which is also a major concern of students and faculty. In response, the WHU Graduate Report 2018 was released before the 2019 graduation season to offer a broad picture of its graduates. During 2018, WHU graduates numbered 13,195 in total, consisting of 7,015 bachel...

On April 12, the inauguration of newly-appointed teaching talents was held at the Old Libruary of Wuhan University atop the Cherry Castle. Witnessed by teachers and students, 40 new talents entered the academic hall, crossing the symbolic red carpet that leads them to join the WHU family.WHU’s administrators and some of WHU’s outstanding scholars attended the ceremony, including Han Jin, secr...

On March 27, the 9th Asia-Pacific Enterprise Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) Simulation Competition, which was co-hosted by the School of Transnational Law of Peking University and the China M&A Association, concluded successfully in Shenzhen. Using a forward-looking perspective, interdisciplinarity and professionalism, the competition is held annually by different institutions across the Taiwan...