The Department of Social Sciences and Policy Studies (SSPS) emphasizes academic rigor, professional relevance, and social impact in our research and development work. SSPS fosters multi-disciplinary research to expand the scope of disciplines, enrich research capacity, and deliver a more comprehensive approach to social issues and public policies. We strive to promote knowledge transfer for educational development, professional improvement, policy formulation, and community cohesion in Hong Kong, the Greater Bay Area, and Asia.
The Department's faculty members have been recognized for their scholarship with the award of various competitive, peer-reviewed grants, including grants from the Research Grants Council; Public Policy Research Grant and Strategic Public Policy Research Grant (Hong Kong); Australian Research Council (Discovery & Linkage Grant Scheme); National Natural Science Foundation of China; Ministry of Education Academic Research Grants Scheme (Singapore); and the Rockefeller Foundation (New York), among others.
| Year | Project investigator / Coordinator | Project Title | Funding source | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Prof JIM Chi Yung | Biogeographical and Socio-cultural Evaluation of Heritage Trees in Chinese Cities | ||
| 2019 | Dr LAU, Ngar Sze, Elsa | Brief Mindfulness-based Family Psychoeducation for Students with Early Psychosis: A Mixed Methods Study | General Research Fund | |
| 2019 | Prof JIM Chi Yung | Developing Practical Guidelines on Soil Design to Improve the Health and Stability of Urban Trees | Departmental Funding | |
| 2019 | Dr CHOW Sin Yin Alice | Do Intelligence, Competence and Perception Matter? A Structural Equation Modelling Approach to Explore the Roles of AR Sandbox in Enhancing Geographical Learning | Internal Research Grant | |
| 2019 | Dr CHEUNG, Ting On Lewis | Does Human Rights Awareness Lead People to Engage in Environmental Activism? The Case of the Development of Country Parks in Hong Kong | General Research Fund | |
| 2019 | Dr CHAN Kit Wa Anita | Exploring the Masculinities of Young Men in Hong Kong | The Women's Foundation | |
| 2019 | Dr HUNG Chung Fun Steven | Genealogical Study of Development and Transformation of Wo Hang Village in 300 years and Their Establishment and Maintenance of the Sha Tau Kok Chung Ying Street Market | ||
| 2019 | Prof Yu Wai Mui Christina | Implementing Entrepreneurship and Innovation Education at EdUHK | UGC Funding Scheme for Enhancing Internationalisation and Student Learning Experience | |
| 2019 | Prof JIM Chi Yung | Indoor Thermal and Air-quality Environment and Residents' Satisfaction in Subdivided Domestic Units | Internal Research Grant | |
| 2019 | Dr WONG Yee Hang Mathew | Decomposing Between- and Within-group Income Inequality in Hong Kong: Politics, Welfare, and Identity | Public Policy Research Funding Scheme | HK$360,578 |