​On May 15, Professor John Robertson, distinguished Fellow of the Royal Society,  delivered a lecture entitled “Future of electronics and where new materials theory can help” at the Old Library, one of the earliest historical buildings of Wuhan University.Prof. John Robertson at Luojia ForumProfessor John Robertson is a professor of Electronic Engineering at Cambridge University. He is also ...

​Three students from WHU clinched second place in the Asia-Pacific Rounds of the "Manfred Lachs International Space Law Moot Court Competition 2019", held at Amity Law School in India. Teams from forty-seven countries participated in this competition. The Manfred Lachs Space Law Moot Court Competition is held every year by the International Institute of Space Law (IISL), and it aims to prepare...

From April 5 to June 5, 2019 the Invitational Exhibition of Contemporary Renowned Academic Watercolor Artists in China is held at Wanlin Art Museum, Wuhan University. On display are works by 11 well-known academic watercolor artists showcasing varied features of Chinese aesthetics. Organized by Wanlin Art Museum and coordinated by the School of Urban Design, the exhibition is aimed at the furth...

Wuhan University has co-founded four Confucius Institutes (CIs) with Université Paris Diderot in France, the University of Pittsburgh in the USA, the University of Duisburg-Essen in Germany, and the University of Aberdeen in Great Britain respectively. Every year, hundreds of teachers and students from WHU go abroad to work in these institutes. To provide a better picture of how they are doing,...

On March 22, the China Association of Remote Sensing Application (CARSA) announced that the successful launch of the Luojia-1 A satellite has been selected for inclusion in the ten great events of China remote sensing.Organized by CARSA in association with Taibo.cn the Journal of Remote Sensing, and others, the criteria for selection put emphasis on identifying the “most beneficial and impactf...

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...