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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Prof CHIU Wing Kai Stephen | The Development of Chinese Medicine in Hong Kong: Professionalization, Utilization and Policies | Departmental Funding | |
| 2020 | Prof JIM Chi Yung | Predictive Vegetation Management for Proximal Trees along Power Transmission Lines | ||
| 2020 | Dr LAU Ngar Sze Elsa | Promoting Wellbeing for students via Positive and Holistic Education Strategies: Horticultural Therapy, Tea Ceremony, Mindful Singing Bowl Therapy | Block Grant Faculty Fund | |
| 2020 | Dr CHOW Sin Yin Alice, Dr CHEUNG Ting On Lewis, Dr PEI Qing, Dr WONG Kwan Lam | Provision of Consultancy Services to Design Outdoor Learning Programmes and to Develop Learning and Teaching Resources for Primary and Secondary Schools with Reference to Country Parks and Special Areas of Hong Kong | Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department | |
| 2020 | Dr LAU Ngar Sze Elsa | Religious Education Curricula in Hong Kong Schools: A Comparative Study across Religious Bodies and Time | General Research Fund | |
| 2020 | Dr CHAN Kit Wa Anita | Remaking Chinese Families: Narratives and Practices of Adoptive Families in Hong Kong | ||
| 2020 | Prof CHIU Wing Kai Stephen | Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (Stem) Education: Giving Voice to Teachers on Notion of Integration | Block Grant Faculty Fund | |
| 2020 | Prof JIM Chi Yung | Site Requirements and Ecosystem Services for Sustainable Greening in Compact City | Research Matching Grant | |
| 2020 | Prof JIM Chi Yung | Soil Properties and Management in Landscape Tree Planters | Research Matching Grant | |
| 2020 | Dr TAN Weiqiang | The Effect of Terrorist Attack on Household Consumption | Departmental Funding |