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 | Dr CHAN Kit Wa Anita | Trajectories, Strategies, Practices of Second-Generation Hong Kong Transnational Families | Faculty Development Scheme, Research Grant Council, Hong Kong | HK$1,012,330 |
| 2019 | Dr Lina Vyas | Advancing Job and Health-associated Outcomes for Employees of Small and Medium Enterprises in Hong Kong: A Study on Workplace Supervisor Support with Smartphone-based and Capacity-building Interventions. 推進香港中小企業員工的工作與健康果效：利用智能手機及能力建設干預措施對工作主管支持進行研究 | PICO: Public Policy Research Funding Scheme ($ 882,395) | $882,395 |
| 2019 | Prof Yu Wai Mui Christina | Investigating the Effectiveness of an Information Technology Entrepreneurship Training Program for Ethnic Minorities in Hong Kong | Public Policy Research Funding Scheme | |
| 2019 | Dr CHU Man Ying Amanda | Multivariate Randomized Response Modeling for Mixed Sensitive Data | Internal Research Grant | |
| 2019 | Dr CHONG King Man Eric | Preparing Young Citizens in an Era of Polarization: Hong Kong Civic Education and Liberal Studies Teachers’ Understanding and Teaching Practices of Civics and Democracy | Dean's Research Fund | |
| 2019 | Dr PAN Suyan | Reflection on the Rationales and Realities of International Student Exchange in the Era of Globalization: The Case of Hong Kong | ||
| 2019 | Dr PAN Suyan | Strategic Partnership between UBC-Based Hong Kong Studies Initiative & EdUHK-Based Global Hong Kong Studies Programmes (UG&PG) | ||
| 2019 | Prof JIM Chi Yung | Study of Heritage Trees and Their Multiple Benefits | ||
| 2019 | Dr LI Yu Wai | Taming the Regulatory Goliath: Asia’s Responses to Post-Crisis EU Capital Market Overhaul | Departmental Funding | |
| 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 |