List of Selected Funded Projects 2016-2020
Prof Joshua MOK Ka Ho
- HK$ 2.5 million donation matched with the Research Matching Fund from UGC in support of Asia Pacific Higher Education Research Partnership, 2020 -
- HK$ 2.2 million for the “Jockey Club Age-Friendly City Project”, Phase One Extension, funded by Jockey Club Charities Trust, 2019 -
- HK$19.68 million under the Chief Executive’s Community Project List 2018 for the “LU Jockey Club Gerontechnology and Smart Ageing Project” to promote Smart Ageing and Active Ageing through social innovations and socialpreneurs development, funded by Jockey Club Charities Trust, 2019 -
- HK$8.8 million for “The Hong Kong Jockey Club Intergenerational Communication and Health Promotion Programme”, funded by Jockey Club Charities Trust, 2017 -
- HK$7.13 million for the “Jockey Club Age-Friendly City Project (Pilot Phase for Two Districts)”, funded by Jockey Club Charities Trust, 2018 -
- HK$7.12 million for the “Jockey Club Age-friendly City Project (Second Phase) Baseline Assessments, Training, District Engagement and Professional Support for Two Districts”, funded by Jockey Club Charities Trust, 2018 -
- HK$ 0.76 million for the “A Study of Contracting out Social Services and Changing Welfare Governance in China”, funded by General Research Fund, UGC, 2017 -
- HK$ 0.93 million for the project “Hong Kong Non-Governmental Welfare Organizations in Mainland China: Services, Challenges and Opportunities”, funded by Public Policy Research Grant, funded by PICO, 2016 – 2019, Completed
- Undertaking the Lingnan portion of the HK$4.37 million Strategic Public Policy Research Fund project “Accelerating the Development of a Global Innovation and Technology Hub in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Bay Area: The Roles of Public Research Universities in Hong Kong” funded by PICO in collaboration with HKUST, HKU and EdUHK, 2019 -
- Undertaking, together with Prof Maggie LAU, the Lingnan portion of the HK$3.25 million Strategic Public Policy Research Fund project “Trends and Implications of Poverty and Social Disadvantages in Hong Kong: A Multi-disciplinary and Longitudinal Study” funded by PICO in collaboration with the University of York, University of Bristol, University of New South Wales and CUHK, 2014 – 2019, Completed
Prof Maggie LAU
- HK$0.87 million Public Policy Research Fund from the Policy Innovation and Co-ordination Office (PICO) for the project “Housing as an Intergenerational Project-parental Resources, Parental Strategies and the Housing Opportunities of Young People in Hong Kong”, 2019 -
- HK$0.7 million Public Policy Research Fund from PICO for the project “Relationship between Poverty and Neurocognitive Skills”, 2017 -
- Undertaking, together with Prof MOK Ka Ho, the Lingnan portion of the HK$3.25 million Strategic Public Policy Research Fund project “Trends and Implications of Poverty and Social Disadvantages in Hong Kong: A Multi-disciplinary and Longitudinal Study” funded by PICO in collaboration with the University of York, University of Bristol, University of New South Wales and CUHK, 2014 – 2019, Completed
- Together with Prof Stefan KÜHNER of Department of Sociology and Social Policy, received a funding of HK$0.77M from the Hong Kong Committee for UNICEF for the project “The Voices of Ethnic Minority Children on Their Lives and Well-Being in Hong Kong”, 2018 -
Prof Dickson CHAN
- HK$1.8 million Together with Prof Albert LEUNG and Dr Vera TANG of APIAS, received a funding from Tin Ka Ping Foundation for the project “Students and Happy Ageing with Chinese Medicine Project”, 2019 -2022
- HK$2 million (1 million private donation and 1 million UGC matching grant). With Dr Vera Tang for two studies - Ageing in Place: Students' Participation and Research Project and Care for Carers: Intergenerational Services and Research Project, 2020 - 2021
- HK$0.3 million with researchers from Wuyi University for a project called “Ageing in Place in Jiangmen City”, 2020 - 2021
Prof Vincent WEN
- HK$0.37 million Public Policy Research Fund from PICO for the project “From Bonding to Bridging: Building Social Cohesion between Mainland Talents and Hong Kong Professionals”, 2020 -
Prof Vera TANG
- Together with Prof Dickson CHAN of APIAS, received a funding from Elder Academy Development Foundation for the project “Business Genius in Silver Age”, 2019 -
Prof Paulina WONG
- HK$0.5 million Environment and Conservation Fund for the project “Fine particulate matter pollution from incense burning at temples in Hong Kong”, 2019 -
Grant from the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC)
LU playing a prominent part in the £4.9 million international research project “Future of HE: Centre for Engaged Global Higher Education” which is led by University College London and participated by other 11 universities in the UK, the USA, Australia, the Netherlands, Japan, South Africa, Ireland, and the mainland China. This 60-month project is funded by the Economic & Social Research Council (ESRC) of Research Councils UK and the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE). At Lingnan University, Professor Joshua MOK Ka Ho is leading the Project working with colleagues from Oxford and UCL Institute of Education in the UK, 2017 -