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 CHEUNG Tsan Yin Peter | The Politics of the Greater Bay Area Planning in South China | Start-up Research Grant | HK$120,000 |
| 2019 | Prof CHIU Wing Kai Stephen | The Long March towards Professionalization: Study of Chinese Medicine Practitioners' Attitudes towards Professional Development in Hong Kong | Public Policy Research Funding Scheme | HK$741,761 |
| 2019 | Dr CHENG Wai Lun, Eddie | The Role of Social Media in Influencing Students with Asperger Syndrome on Their Group Work Performance | Block Grant Faculty Fund | HK$150,000 |
| 2019 | Prof JIM Chi Yung | Study of Heritage Trees and Their Multiple Benefits | Research Matching Grant | HK$722,500 |
| 2019 | Dr PAN Suyan | Strategic Partnership between UBC-Based Hong Kong Studies Initiative & EdUHK-Based Global Hong Kong Studies Programmes (UG&PG) | FLASS Internationalization and Exchange Scheme | HK$100,000 |
| 2019 | Dr PAN Suyan | Reflection on the Rationales and Realities of International Student Exchange in the Era of Globalization: The Case of Hong Kong | General Research Fund | HK$569,984 |
| 2019 | Dr CHU Man Ying Amanda | Multivariate Randomized Response Modeling for Mixed Sensitive Data | Internal Research Grant | HK$100,000 |
| 2019 | Prof JIM Chi Yung | Indoor Thermal and Air-quality Environment and Residents' Satisfaction in Subdivided Domestic Units | Internal Research Grant (Funding Support to GRF Proposal Rated 3.5 by the RGC) | HK$80,000 |
| 2019 | Dr CHAN Kit Wa Anita | Exploring the Masculinities of Young Men in Hong Kong | The Women's Foundation | HK$948,260 |
| 2019 | Prof JIM Chi Yung | Developing Practical Guidelines on Soil Design to Improve the Health and Stability of Urban Trees | Departmental Funding | HK$393,600 |