The Croucher Foundation

The Croucher Foundation is an independent private foundation established by the late Noel Croucher in 1979 to promote the standard of the natural sciences, technology and medicine in Hong Kong. The work of the Foundation is organised into five broad areas: scholarships and fellowships for promising young Hong Kong scientists and medical doctors to pursue research overseas; senior research fellowships to enable leading scientists in Hong Kong to spend a sabbatical year away from teaching and administrative work; conferences, workshops and collaborative research to facilitate the exchange of ideas between Hong Kong scientists and their counterparts overseas; demonstration lectures to promote a wider understanding of science among Hong Kong school students and undergraduate students; and support for any undergraduate or postgraduate student in Hong Kong experiencing sudden financial difficulty. Noel Croucher entrusted the governance of his Foundation to the discretion of a Board of Trustees. Lord Todd, the Nobel Laureate and Master of Christ’s College, Cambridge was the founding President of the Foundation. The current Chairman is Professor Tak Wah Mak, a Fellow of the Royal Society, a foreign associate of the US National Academy of Sciences and an internationally recognised pioneer in the fields of immunology and cancer research. Professor Mak took up the chairmanship of the Croucher Foundation in June 2011. The immediate past Chairman is Professor Yuet Wai Kan FRS., CUHK

 

Croucher Summer Course

A Croucher Summer Course is a five-day residential summer course, which sets out to educate and inspire a small group of (approximately 25-30) very promising postgraduate students and early career researchers from Hong Kong and the wider region. Participants will have the opportunity to learn from world-renowned scientists, network with peers, participate in engaging and interactive discussions and, depending on the subject of the course, gain practical experience in the laboratory.