KE Funding Projects
Strategic Impact Scheme
| Department/Centre | Project Investigator | Project Titles |
|---|---|---|
| Social Work and Social Administration | Professor Celia Hoi Yan CHAN | The Fertility Collective: A One-Stop Education Platform Towards Greater Fertility Literacy and Wellness |
Impact Project Scheme
| Department/Centre | Project Investigator | Project Titles |
|---|---|---|
| Geography | Dr Nicky Y F Lam | Empowering a school-based citizen science network to promote Geography-related STEM education |
| Social Work and Social Administration | Dr Shuang Lu | Experiences and Empowerment of Rural Left-behind Families: A Community-based PhotoVoice Project |
Strategic Impact Scheme
| Department/Centre | Project Investigator | Project Titles |
|---|---|---|
| The Hong Kong Jockey Club Centre for Suicide Research and Prevention | Professor Paul S F Yip | Wellbeing Guardian |
| Psychology | Professor Cecilia Cheng | Information Technology Application in Promoting Positive Education, Resilience, and Mental Wellness among Hong Kong Primary Students: A Gamification Approach |
| Department/Centre | Project Investigator | Project Titles |
|---|---|---|
| Faculty of Social Sciences | Dr Tom Barry | Supporting Charities/NGOs that Work with Vulnerable Mothers and Children through Knowledge Exchange |
| Psychology | Dr Chan Wai Sze | Disseminating and Evaluating a Digital Lifestyle Intervention for Individuals with or at-risk for Type 2 Diabetes (FitD) |
| Psychology | Professor Cecelia Cheng | A Novel Positive, Immunization Approach to Intervention Program Design for Enhancing Digital Quotient among Local Youth |
| Psychology | Dr Janet Hsiao | HKU Online Face Camp for Children with Autism |
| Sociology | Dr Gary Wong | Capturing the Moments of Living in Hong Kong’s Public Housing: A Record and Analysis of the Use of Home Space with Three-dimensional Techniques |
| Hong Kong Jockey Club Centre for Suicide Research and Prevention | Professor Paul S F Yip | Building Inner and Outer Resources for High Risk Students to Cope with School-related Stress: An Intervention that Creates a “Third Space” for Student Wellbeing through the Use of Therapeutic and Non-therapeutic Music Activities to Regulate Negative Emotions and Distress |
| Department/Centre | Project Investigator | Project Titles |
|---|---|---|
| Psychology | Dr Winnie Chan | Math at Home Programme |
| Psychology | Professor Cecelia Cheng | A Technology-Based Innovative Project for Curbing Cyberbullying |
| Psychology | Dr Kathy Shum | Teaching Parents and Teachers to Conduct Dialogic Reading with Preschool Children |
| Social Work and Social Administration | Dr Shuang Lu | Promoting Emotional Wellbeing of Migrant Youth through School-based Mindfulness Training |
| Hong Kong Jockey Club Centre for Suicide Research and Prevention | Dr Chan Chee Hon | Developing a Social Value Data Bank and an Online Learning Platform for Social Return on Investment (SROI) Tailored for Hong Kong |
| Hong Kong Jockey Club Centre for Suicide Research and Prevention | Professor Paul S F Yip | Charcoal Burning Suicide Prevention on Cheung Chau Island: Challenges and Opportunities |
| Centre for Criminology | Professor Karen A. Laidler | Harm Reduction Strategy: Its Application and Effectiveness in Hong Kong |
| Centre on Behavioral Health | Professor Rainbow T H Ho | Project on Cultivating Self-Compassion And Living with Mindfulness (CALM): An Innovative Online Holistic Wellness Programme |
| Department/Centre | Project Investigator | Project Titles |
|---|---|---|
| Politics and Public Administration | Dr Zhu Jiangnan | Fighting Corruption in China: Informing Anticorruption Practitioners with Scientific Research |
| Psychology | Dr Chan Wai Lan | Using E-Platform to Help Primary School Students to Learn Place-Value Concept |
| Psychology | Professor Cecilia Cheng | Multi-Perspective, Cross-Cutting Approach to Evaluate a Prevention Program of Gaming Disorder for Hong Kong Youngsters |
| Psychology | Dr Terry T Y Wong | The Development of Mobile Platform for Learning Arithmetic Word Problems |
| Social Work and Social Administration | Dr Lucy Jordan | Sustaining Transnational Family Well-being in Southeast Asia: Implications for Practice and Policy |
| Social Work and Social Administration | Dr Lu Shuang | Enhancing Family Wellness Through Parallel Parent-Child Mindfulness Intervention in Migrant Communities |
| Sociology | Dr Travis S K Kong | We are Always Here! Social Inclusion for Older LGBT Living in Hong Kong |
| Sociology | Dr Gary P F Wong | Exhibiting Hong Kong in Wembley, London: An Outreach Programme on Local History Study and Community Building |
| Journalism and Media Studies Centre | Dr Fu King Wa | Wechatscope: Social Media Analytics |
| Centre on Behavioral Health | Professor Rainbow T H Ho | A Community EngAgement Project for Emotional Resilience and Personal Empowerment (Project CARE): A Strength-Based, Holistic Healthcare Approach to Wellness |
| Hong Kong Jockey Club Centre for Suicide Research and Prevention | Professor Paul S F Yip | WeCare Fund – A Secondary School Students Initiated Youth Suicide Prevention Project |
| Department/Centre | Project Investigator | Project Titles |
|---|---|---|
| Psychology | Professor Cecilia Cheng | A Comprehensive Empowering Program to Enhance Digital Citizenship and Mitigate Online Risky Behaviors |
| Psychology | Dr Christian Chan | Behavioral Intervention for Health and Wellbeing: Using Lifestyle Medicine to Address Health Problems Among Low Income Households in Leyte, Philippines |
| Psychology | Dr Janet Hsiao | HKU Face Camp |
| Psychology | Dr Shirley Li | Self-Help E-Platform for Managing Insomnia |
| Social Work and Social Administration | Dr Celia Chan | Fertility Knowledge: A Tailored Educational Website on Fertility Awareness |
| Social Work and Social Administration | Professor Rainbow Ho | HOlistic Healthcare Parents Support Program on Wellness Enhancement and Self-Care (HOPES) |
| Sociology | Professor Daniel Wong | Marital Rock & Roll: Developing Cognitive Behavioral Couple Interventions in Supporting Couples who have Experienced Mental Health Challenges |
| Sociology | Dr Tom McDonald | Developing Resources, Supporting the Curriculum and Embedding Positive Engagement with University Research on ‘Globalisation and Social Media’ within UK Further Education |
| Sociology | Dr Tommy Tse | Food for Thought, Food for Globe – Reduction of Meat Consumption Hong Kong’s Schools |
| Journalism and Media Studies Centre | Ms Sharron Fast | SHIFTING SANDS: Navigating the Changing Landscape for Free Expression in Asia |
| Journalism and Media Studies Centre | Professor Keith Richburg | Social Impact Journalism: Partnering with Hong Kong NGOs to Enhance Community Storytelling |
| Hong Kong Jockey Club Centre for Suicide Research and Prevention | Profssor Paul Yip | GIS and Elderly Suicide Prevention |
| Department/Centre | Project Investigator | Project Titles |
|---|---|---|
| Psychology | Professor Cecilia Cheng | Serious Play Effective Work: An Evidence-Based Experiential Program to Enhance Decision-Making and Team Work Effectiveness among Employees in Hong Kong and Mainland China |
| Psychology | Dr Xiaoqing Hu | Controlling Unwanted Memories and Distracting Thoughts to Enhance Learning Efficiency Among Secondary School Students |
| Psychology | Dr Shirley Xin Li | Sleep for Health – A Community-based Sleep Health Promotion Programme |
| Social Work and Social Administration | Dr Siuman Ng | Regular Qigong Practice to Reduce Fatigue: Train the Trainers to Help the Persons with Chronic Fatigue Build Up Healthy Lifestyle of Qigong Practice and Self-health Management |
| Sociology | Dr Julie Ham | Sustainable Sunday Couture: Domestic Workers and Upcycling Designers |
| Sociology | Dr Tom McDonald | Production of Quality Teaching Materials on Globalisation and Social Media for Secondary Education Teachers and Students in Hong Kong and UK |
| Sociology | Dr Tommy Tse | Green a Difference – Reduction of Animal Consumption in Hong Kong |
| Sau Po Centre on Ageing | Dr Vivian Lou | Developing Package Plus Toolkits for Capacity Building in Execution of Volunteer-assisted Spiritual Well-being Enhancement for Older adults (VASI) by Train the Trainer Model |
| Social Sciences Research Centre | Professor John Bacon-Shone | “Open Data Institute Hong Kong” Pilot Project |
| Hong Kong Jockey Club Centre for Suicide Research and Prevention | Professor Paul Yip | Helppiness – To Share the Joy of Helping to Hong Kong Society |
| Department/Centre | Project Investigator | Project Titles |
|---|---|---|
| Psychology | Professor Cecilia Cheng | Serious Play Effective Work: An Evidence-Based Experiential Program to Enhance Decision-Making and Team Work Effectiveness among Employees in Hong Kong and Mainland China |
| Psychology | Dr Shirley X Li | Empowering Parents to Help Children Sleep Better: Parent-based Sleep Education for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders |
| Social Work and Social Administration | Dr Amy Y M Chow | Reweaving Grief: Innovative Bereavement Care |
| Social Work and Social Administration | Dr Ernest W T Chui | Enhancement of Professional Practice Competence of Social Work Practitioners in China – A Collaborative Project between The University of Hong Kong and Sun Yat Sen University of Guangzhou, China |
| Social Work and Social Administration | Dr Rainbow T H Ho | Project EMBRACE (Empowering CoMmunity and Building Resilience for Adults Caregivers of the Elderly) |
| Sociology | Dr Julie Ham | Visualizing the Voices of Migrant Women Workers |
| Sociology | Dr Gary Wong | Enabling Sustainable Community Development: Documenting and Sharing Recent Strategies and Practices of HKU’s Collaborations in Pokfulam Village |
| Hong Kong Jockey Club Centre for Suicide Research and Prevention | Professor Paul S F Yip | CSRP X Initium Media – 1cm Distance from Blue to Blue |
Impact Project
| Department/Centre | Project Investigator | Project Titles |
|---|---|---|
| Geography | Professor P C Lai | Promoting a Safe and Walkable City for the Elderly |
| Geography | Dr Frederick Y S Lee | Engaging Civil Society Groups to Innovate Public Awareness-Building Projects on Water Conservation in the Greater Pearl River Delta Region |
| Geography | Professor Becky P Y Loo | Promoting Cycling Safety in Hong Kong: Evidences from Adolescent Cycling Training Programme |
| Psychology | Dr Christian S Chan | Long-Term Post-Typhoon Haiyan Mental Health Rehabilitation and Capacity Building |
| Psychology | Professor Cecilia Cheng | Cultivating a Generation of I-Smart Kids: Applying Quality-of-(Real)-Life Theory to Internet Addiction Prevention |
| Social Work and Social Administration | Dr Celia H Y Chan | From Parenting to Parents’ Being: Enhancing Quality of Life of Parents and their Children with Eczema through Integrated Body-Mind-Spirit Programme |
| Social Work and Social Administration | Dr Frances Y W Law | Capacity Building for Social Workers on Working with Cyber Youth – Leading to Evidence-based Group Work Practice |
| Hong Kong Jockey Club Centre for Suicide Research and Prevention | Professor Paul S F Yip | Build Online Platforms for Exchange of Knowledge of Well-being |
| Sau Po Centre on Ageing | Dr Vivian W Lou | Workshops on Enhancing Meaning of Life for Older Adults: A Novel Mobile App Approach |
Interdisciplinary KE Project Fund
| Department/Centre | Project Investigator | Project Titles |
|---|---|---|
| Social Work and Social Administration
Family Medicine and Primary Care |
Dr Celia Hoi Yan Chan
Dr Julie Yun Chen |
Cultivating Compassion for Adolescents through Meaning-focused Experiential Learning Practices |
| Sociology
Architecture |
Dr Denise Tang
Ms Vincci Mak |
Everyday Space and Memory at Wah Fu Estate: Recording and Envisioning the Daily Life of Public Estate Residents in Hong Kong |
| Sociology
School of Biological Sciences |
Dr Tommy Tse
Dr Benoit S. Guénard |
Size Does Matter: Reflecting our Attitudes and Knowledge about Non-human Animals in Urban Hong Kong |
| Department/Centre | Project Investigator | Project Titles |
|---|---|---|
| Social Work and Social Administration | Dr Celia Hoi Yan Chan | IVF CARE – Developing an Interactive Self-help Kit in Assisting Patients to Monitor the Medication and Psychosocial Well Being during IVF Treatment |
| Social Work and Social Administration | Dr Sandra Kit Man Tsang | Home-schooling Wisdom in Facilitating Mathematics and Related Learning Going On-line |
| Psychology | Dr Christian Chan | Post-Typhoon Haiyan Mental Health Risk Assessment and Intervention |
| Psychology | Professor Cecilia Cheng | Evidence-Based Stress Management Intervention Designed for Employees of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises |
| Psychology | Dr Janet Hui-wen Hsiao | HKU Project in Enhancing the Orthographic Awareness of Chinese Characters in Local Chinese-as-a-Second-Language (CSL) Secondary School Students |
| Psychology | Dr Harry Hui | The Science of Love and Relationships |
| Hong Kong Jockey Club Centre for Suicide Research and Prevention | Professor Paul S F Yip | Engage Media Professionals into Suicide Prevention |
| Sau Po Centre on Ageing | Professor Cecilia L W Chan | Advancing Dignity and Compassion in End-of-Life (EoL) Care |
| Sau Po Centre on Ageing | Professor Terry Y S Lum | Healthy x Productive Ageing: Elderly Peer Health Educator Programme |
| Sau Po Centre on Ageing | Dr Gloria H Y Wong | Workshop and Implementation Guidebook for Elderly Services Organisation Managers on Evidence-based Non-pharmacological Interventions for People with Dementia and Family Caregivers |
Impact Project
| Department/Centre | Project Investigator | Project Titles |
|---|---|---|
| Psychology | Professor Cecilia Cheng | The “APPTT” Project: A New Dual-Process Scheme for Mitigating Job Stress among Working Adults |
| Psychology | Dr Chia-huei Tseng | HKU Young Brain Scientist Program |
| Sociology | Dr Travis Kong | The Unforgettable and Unspoken: Oral Histories of Older Gay Men Living in Hong Kong |
| The Hong Kong Jockey Club Centre for Suicide Research and Prevention | Professor Paul S F Yip | Knowledge Exchange of Problem-solving Program |
Student KE Project
| Department/Centre | Project Investigator | Project Titles |
|---|---|---|
| Psychology | Mr Ricky Van Yip Tso (Leader)
Miss Wing Yan Chan Miss Wing Yee Wong Mr Ka Shing Chung Mr Saifullah |
Inspiration Network – Mentorship Programme for Matriculation Non-Chinese Speaking Minorities |
| Journalism and Media Studies Centre | Miss Lily Wai Ling Lee (Leader)
Miss Fiona Hiu Ching Li Miss Stephanie Long Ting Lok |
Training Next-Generation Journalists |
Impact Project
| Department/Centre | Project Investigator | Project Titles |
|---|---|---|
| Psychology | Professor Cecilia Cheng | Promoting Social Inclusion among Indivduals with Physical Disability through Virtual Mobility: Social Networking Platform for One-Stop Online Support |
| Social Work and Social Administration | Dr Celia Chan Hoi Yan | Empty Cradle, Broken Heart – Advancing Perinatal Bereavement Care for Healthcare Professionals in Supporting People who have Experienced Pregnancy Loss |
| Hong Kong Jockey Club Centre for Suicide Research and Prevention | Professor Paul S F Yip | Train the Trainers Workshop Series for Local Secondary Schools |
Student KE Project
| Department/Centre | Project Investigator | Project Titles |
|---|---|---|
| BSocSc Student
BEng Student BBA(LAW) Students |
Miss Joyce Ng Hoi Ling (Leader)
Mr Choi Ka Wai Ms Chow Ying Kiu |
Healthy Kids Project |
| PhD (Psychology)
Students |
Miss Sally Chan Man Pui
Miss Jodie Lui Yik Man Miss Lau Hi Po |
Psychology on Cloud (PoC): An Innovative Way to Advance Psychological Health in Cancer Patients |
| BSocSc(G&L) Student | Miss Wu Chiu Sik & Yes Network | Breeding Social Innovations – Pioneers for Change! |
Impact Project
| Department/Centre | Project Investigator | Project Titles |
|---|---|---|
| Psychology | Dr H C C Hui | Screening of Disaster Relief Volunteers |
| Social Work and Social Administration | Dr K S L Cheung | Healthy Longevity: The Emergence of Oldest-old and Centenarians |
| Social Work and Social Administration | Professor P S Y Ho | A NGO Capacity Building Project – Training Workshops and Community Forums for Understanding Changing Families in Hong Kong |
| Social Work and Social Administration | Professor R T H Ho | End of Life Social Enterprise – Training Cancer Survivors and Volunteers on Life and Death Education for Terminal Ill Patients |
| Social Work and Social Administration | Dr P P Y Leung | Integrative Body-Mind-Spirit Approach to Patient Empowerment |
| Centre on Behavioral Health | Dr J S Potash | Guided Relational Viewing: Art Therapy for Social Change |
| Hong Kong Jockey Club Centre for Suicide Research and Prevention | Professor Paul S F Yip | Understanding Suicide and Depression (Information Booklet) |
Student KE Project
| Department/Centre | Project Investigator | Project Titles |
|---|---|---|
| BSocSc(G&L) Student | Miss Wu Chiu Sik & Yes Network | Breeding Social Innovations – Pioneers for Change! |
| Department/Centre | Project Investigator | Project Titles |
|---|---|---|
| Social Work and Social Administration | Professor Petula Ho | 22 Springs: Community Forums and Film Screening |
| Social Work and Social Administration | Dr Law Chi-kwong | Social Impact Assessment for Social Services |
| Hong Kong Jockey Club Centre for Suicide Research and Prevention | Professor Paul S F Yip | Financial Management 101 |
| Department/Centre | Project Investigator | Project Titles |
|---|---|---|
| Centre for the Civil Society and Governance | Dr Eliza Lee | Mapping Hong Kong’s Civil Society |
| The Hong Kong Jokey Club Centre for Suicide Research and Prevention | Professor Paul S F Yip | An Interactive Website will be Developed to Offer Psychological Well-being Care Tips, Support Network with Other Peers and Professionals in the Community |
| Social Sciences Research Centre | Professor John Bacon-Shone | KE Community Engagement Feedback Plan |