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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Professor CHOU Kee Lee | How to Increase the Demand for Annuity in Hong Kong: A Study of Middle-Aged Adults | Central Policy Unit: Public Policy Research Scheme | HK$767,917 |
| 2015 | Professor CHOU Kee Lee | Poverty in Old Age: New Measurement | RGC: Humanities and Social Sciences Prestigious Fellowship Scheme | HK$920,000 |
| 2015 | Professor CHOU Kee Lee | Combating in-work Poverty in Hong Kong | RGC: General Research Fund | HK$968,000 |
| 2015 | Dr Kelvin Cheung Chi Kin | Longitudinal Linkages Between Family Income and Learning Outcomes Among Children: Testing Two Underlying Mechanism 家庭收入與兒童學習能力的關係：闡釋兩種潛在機制 | RGC: EARLY CAREER SCHEME ($659,408) | |
| 2014 | Dr HO Ka Ki Lawrence | Studying the Deviant Behavior in Campuses: An On-line Pedagogical Resource | Teaching Development Grant (TDG) | |
| 2014 | Lo Shiu Hing Sonny | Evaluation of the Learning and Teaching Initiatives for the 2012-15 triennium and 2015/16 Roll-over year | Teaching Development Grant | |
| 2014 | Li Yu Wai | Subnational Dynamics of International Financial Outreach: Local States and China’s Financial Opening, 2014-15 (Dr. Li Yu Wai), Early Career Scheme, Research Grants Council. | Early Career Scheme, Research Grants Council | |
| 2014 | Dr Kelvin Cheung Chi Kin | Poverty of Ethnic Minority Children in Hong Kong 少數族裔家庭的兒童貧窮問題研究 | CENTRAL POLICY UNIT: PUBLIC POLICY RESEARCH SCHEME ($322,414) | |
| 2014 | Professor CHOU Kee Lee | Universalism or Means-tested Benefits for Children and Single Mothers | RGC: General Research FundHK | HK$1,592,500 |
| 2013 | Ho Ka Ki Lawrence | Studying the Deviant Behavior in Campuses - An On-line Pedagogical Resource | Teaching Development Grant |