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.
| 年份 | 项目负责人 | 研究题目 | 经费来源 | 拨款金额 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 詹志勇教授 | Urban Trees Uprooted by Typhoons: Root Causes and Preventive Measures | Block Grant Faculty Fund | |
| 2020 | 赵永佳教授 | 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 | 刘雅诗博士 | A Stepped-Care, Multi-disciplinary, Evidence-based Approach to Strengthen Adolescence and Family Well-being after Social Unrest | Public Policy Research Funding Scheme | |
| 2020 | 胡志强教授 | 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$568,040) | |
| 2020 | 周基利教授 | 在社会动荡中市民对暴力的态度 | 政策创新与统筹办事处：公共政策研究资助计划特别轮次 | HK$ 500,000 |
| 2019 | 吕大乐教授 | 区域化底下香港专业界别的状况 | 政策创新与统筹办事处：公共政策研究资助计划 | $835,130 |
| 2019 | 陈洁华博士 | Trajectories, Strategies, Practices of Second-Generation Hong Kong Transnational Families | Faculty Development Scheme, Research Grant Council, Hong Kong | |
| 2019 | 赵永佳教授 | A Study on Students' STEM Aspiration in Asian Economies | Block Grant Faculty Fund | |
| 2019 | 邹倩贤博士, 赵永佳教授 | Becoming a Teacher: Understanding the Pathway to Pursue a Teaching Career | Block Grant Faculty Fund | |
| 2019 | 詹志勇教授 | Biogeographical and Socio-cultural Evaluation of Heritage Trees in Chinese Cities |