19
99
1999
Chinese Medicine programme launched and administered under the School of Chinese Medicine
(The School of Chinese Medicine migrated to the Faculty of Medicine in 2013)
98
1998
Materials Science (later renamed Materials Science and Engineering in 2001) and Molecular Biotechnology programmes launched
94
1994
Environmental Science and Food & Nutritional Sciences, first two out of seven new undergraduate interdisciplinary programmes, launched
90
1990
Second part-time programme, in Biology and Chemistry launched
(phased out between 1995 – 1998 to redeploy the resources to developing new full-time programmes)
89
1989
First part-time programme, in Mathematics and Statistics launched
(phased out between 1995 – 1998 to redeploy the resources to developing new full-time programmes)
82
1982
Department of Statistics established
81
1981
The first Ph.D. programmes introduced
73
1973
Department of Computer Science established
(Left the Faculty of Science to form the new Faculty of Engineering in 1991)
72
1972
University Science Centre opened
71
1971
Department of Biochemistry – a joint venture of the Faculties of Science and Medicine – established
70
1970
Department of Electronic Engineering established
(Left the Faculty of Science to form the new Faculty of Engineering in 1991)
69
1969
The first M.Phil. programmes introduced
63
1963
Faculty of Science founded, with the Departments of Mathematics (1954), Chemistry (1956), Physics (1956) and Biology (1957) coexisting in the respective Colleges as independent yet closely affiliated units