On 18 April, the University of Nottingham Ningbo China (UNNC) held the inaugural Research Achievements and Industry Engagement Roadshow. Nearly 40 research projects in fields such as advanced manufacturing, green energy, life science and healthcare were on display, demonstrating the fruitful results of UNNC's scientific research and knowledge exchange over the past 20 years. Representatives from about 100 well-known enterprises and research institutions, including Hikvision, China Venture Capital, Zhejiang Machinery and Electrical Group, MedicalSystem, AUX, and Yangtze Delta Region Institute of Tsinghua University, Zhejiang gathered at UNNC to explore how scientific research can empower industry development.

This event received strong support from government departments such as Ningbo Science and Technology Bureau, Yinzhou Organisation Department, and Yinzhou District Science and Technology Bureau. This marks a milestone that UNNC has comprehensively showcased its research projects with industrialisation potential.

Professor Hing Kai Chan, Professor of Operations Management of UNNC, is among the "World's Top2% Scientists" and "Highly Cited Chinese Researchers". His project "Designing the Authentication Platform based on the Patented 3D Printing Digital Watermarking Technology and Blockchain Technology" aims to promote Chinese digital model authentication standards and the national protection of digital model intellectual property rights, and help China have a competing say in the intellectual property protection of digital model.

Leveraging the international resources of University of Nottingham (UoN), UNNC boasts a network of research partners spanning 120 countries and regions worldwide, engaging in long-term collaboration with over 4,000 domestic and foreign enterprises, government agencies, and research institutions.