The Chinese University of Hong Kong has initiated an academy to foster female medical scientists, aiming to address a global gender gap in research. This initiative plans to support 100 early-career female researchers through mentorship and global exposure.

The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) has launched an academy to nurture the next generation of female medical scientists, aiming to bridge a sex gap in which women make up just one-third of researchers globally. The Women in Science and Medicine Academy (Wise) aims to attract 100 early-career female researchers from the city and overseas in five years, supporting them with mentorship, leadership training and global exposure. Professor Siew Ng, an associate dean of CUHK’s medical school and...