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 | Dr CHEUNG Ting On Lewis, Dr CHOW Sin Yin Alice | University Enhancement of ePortfolio for Reflective Learning Phase II | ||
| 2020 | Prof JIM Chi Yung | Urban Trees Uprooted by Typhoons: Root Causes and Preventive Measures | Block Grant Faculty Fund | |
| 2020 | Prof CHIU Wing Kai Stephen | 香港市民中醫藥使用情況：社經背景、選擇過程與政策面向 | ||
| 2020 | Dr LAU Ngar Sze Elsa | A Stepped-Care, Multi-disciplinary, Evidence-based Approach to Strengthen Adolescence and Family Well-being after Social Unrest | Public Policy Research Funding Scheme | |
| 2020 | Prof Woo Chi-keung | Performance-based Regulation of Mass Transit Railway's Reliability Performance 港鐵可靠性的績效監管 | PICO: Public Policy Research Funding Scheme (HK$568,040) | |
| 2020 | Professor CHOU Kee Lee | Public Attitude to Violence in Hong Kong Social Unrest | PICO: Public Policy Research Funding Scheme (Special Round) | HK$ 500,000 |
| 2019 | Professor LUI Tai-lok | Hong Kong's Professional Sector under Regionalization | PICO: Public Policy Research Funding Scheme | $835,130 |
| 2019 | Dr CHAN Kit Wa Anita | Trajectories, Strategies, Practices of Second-Generation Hong Kong Transnational Families | Faculty Development Scheme, Research Grant Council, Hong Kong | |
| 2019 | Prof CHIU Wing Kai Stephen | A Study on Students' STEM Aspiration in Asian Economies | Block Grant Faculty Fund | |
| 2019 | Dr CHOW Sin Yin Alice, Prof CHIU Wing Kai Stephen | Becoming a Teacher: Understanding the Pathway to Pursue a Teaching Career | Block Grant Faculty Fund |