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Realising the goal of becoming the leading Research and Development Centre in Education, Humanities and Social Sciences under the Education-plus approach

Research performed at EdUHK aims to produce knowledge that can be applied to teaching and learning with the aim of improving professional practice and increasing the transfer of new knowledge and skills to society for community betterment. The University emphasises the translation of research results and findings into the promotion of positive change in education, social development and the enhancement of human well-being. The increase in research capacity in recent years with an emphasis on interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary research positions the University as one of the most competitive of the eight publicly funded local tertiary institutions in Education, Humanities and Social Sciences. The University has been increasing its share of the General Research Fund (GRF) and Early Career Scheme (ECS) grants from the Research Grants Council (RGC), and has performed well in terms of competitive grant allocations from the Humanities and Social Sciences panel.

Thus, we will continue to:

  • enhance both the quantity and quality of research outputs by building thematic research and research clusters;
  • foster a multidisciplinary research culture;
  • promote regional and international collaborative research by building strategic research partners and developing longer-term partnerships;
  • mentor young academic staff in their grant applications and research writing;
  • enhance our competitiveness in research grant applications; and
  • promote mentoring by formalising academic mentoring practices.
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