Transdisciplinary Student Research
In implementing the University’s strategic focus on interdisciplinarity and fostering students’ research skills, Common Core has supported various student research projects through the Transdisciplinary Undergraduate Research Initiative and exchanges. This page lists our various transdisciplinary research projects and the student researchers involved.
2023-2024 Academic Year
| 2023-24 Round 1 Research Projects | Students | Faculty Mentors |
| Calligrapher, Illegal Advertiser, and Self-Proclaimed Kings: Situating Hong Kong Grassroots Graffiti in Global Street Culture | LIANG Shizheng (lead), Zihong ZHANG | Dr. Kathleen WYMA Department of Art History, Faculty of Arts |
| Tax Policies and Social Welfare in Canada: Influence on East Asian Migration and Lessons for Hong Kong | WONG Hau Yu | Professor Anna Wai-Kwan WONG HKU Business School |
| How do urbanization and environment change affect each other? | LIU Yilan (Keona) | 1. Dr. CONNOLLY, Creighton Paul Faculty of Architecture 2. Dr. Bin CHEN Faculty of Architecture |
| Comparative Analysis of Artificial Intelligence policy in China and United States | LAM Kwan Yiu | Dr. CHAN Kwan Nok Department of Politics and Public Adminstration, Faculty of Social Sciences |
| Difficult to Say No to Carnival Offerings? The Tactics that Vegetarian and Vegan Individuals Navigate the Structurally Meat-consuming Hong Kong Society. | ZHU Tingjiang (Ziggy, lead), CAI Guanrui (Jocelyn) | Miss TONG Yue Hong Kong Institution of Humanities and Social Sciences (HKIHSS) |
| “Rethinking the ‘minimum’: A Systemic Review of the Arguments for Raising the Minimum Age of Criminal Responsibility” | LEE Pei Jian (Leo) | Professor Simon YOUNG Faculty of Law |
| In the intersection of virtuality and reality: the impact of cinematic representations on territorial stigmatization in the case of Tin Shui Wai | LIAO Xiaochang (lead), ZHANG Rongdi, FU Zhennan, SHEN Yinuo | Professor Tarani CHANDOLA Faculty of Social Sciences |
| Effect of mutations in SARS-CoV-2 among immunocompromised patients in antigenic drift – a sequence bioinformatics approach | WONG On Ki (Angel, lead), LEE Cheuk Hang Jacob, HO Cheuk Hai Jason | Dr. LAM, Tsan Yuk Tommy School of Public Health, LKS Faculty of Medicine |
| Assessing student poverty and its impacts on sustainability, from the perspective of SDGs, in Hong Kong higher education institutes (HEIs): A case study at the University of Hong Kong (HKU) | LEUNG Ka Yi | Dr. Zhenci XU Department of Geography, Faculty of Social Sciences |
| Analyze and explore which components of royal jelly can kill senescent cells, which contribute to its anti-aging function | Yanchu WANG (lead), Yanhan WANG, Ruochen LIAO, WEN Ka Ning | Professor ZHOU Zhongjun School of Biomedical Sciences, LKS Faculty of Medicine |
| From Theory to Practical: Introducing Simple DNA Synthesis to MBB Practical | ZHONG Chiu Kong (Sam) | 1. Dr. ZHAI, Yuanliang School of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science 2. Dr. Wai Hung William NG School of Biomedical Sciences, LKS Faculty of Medicine |
| Wearable Technology Through Fashion – Redefining Aesthetics, Functionality, and Cultural Impact | LI Xinru | Mr ZHANG Haotian Faculty of Architecture |
| Exploration of the relationship between Global Citizenship and National identity in collectivistic East Asia. | CHAN Tsz Yung Frederick (lead), LI Chengze | Dr. Hui LI Department of Politics and Public Administration, Faculty of Social Sciences |
Coordinated by Dr Jack Tsao, Common Core, The University of Hong Kong
(In collaboration with Anna Iles, Futures Team, Business for Social Responsibility BSR)
| Team | Topics | Students |
| 1 | China, US and EU agree to work together on artificial intelligence safety at UK summit | YAN Hao CHAN Tsz Yung Frederick WU Yunxi |
| 4 | The Scaling of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) | TSUI Cheuk Wun (Cheryl) CHAU Tsz Yin Ian CHUNG Vivian |
| 5 | China-EU agreement to work together on Climate Change | ZHUMABAYEVA Aisha WONG Tik Dicky WONG Cheuk Fung Rayden CHONG Wo (Jay) XIE Ruiyang (Sheryl) |
| 6 | HKEX climate norms will be ‘most stringent ESG requirements’ in Asia | LI Gao Zhe MAU King Sum Ken NGAN Yuet Sheung Jacqueline TSO Pui Yi ZHANG Xintong (Emma) |
| 7 | Singapore’s drinkable waste water | CHIU Sin Kiu (Hilary) ANANDAKUMAR Yashika CHEN Chun YEUNG Hiu Yuet (Elmo) CHEUNG Ho Yin (Ivan) |
| 8 | Climate change causing a switch from green sources to fossil fuels for energy generation in maturing economies within Asia | KUMAR Aditi |
| 9 | Solar power helping Asian countries cut down fossil fuels | SAMOSIUK Arina RYU Seunghyun |
Coordinated by Dr Jack Tsao, Common Core, The University of Hong Kong
(In collaboration with Arup’s Foresight Team – Mr Yannick Lenormand, Dr Ricky Tsui)
| Team | Students |
| 1 | CHAN Chun Ip LAW Cheuk Heng (Ivan) LEE Ka Hei (Leon) ZIN Nyein Aye LAU Hok Yee (Natalie) |
| 2 | CHANG Sun Yu (Carney) SUN Ka Ying (Mia) VILLATORO, Daniel WONG Hoi Yan Corliss |
| 3 | BARASCUD Elsa CAO Fei Fan MA Yin Lam (Minnie) WILLYAM Anthony WONG Tik (Dicky) |
| 4 | CHAN Lei Suen (Caitlin) GUYONNAUD Mathilde LAGARDE Andrea Jane Miranda LEUNG Kok Yan Gracie WU Kunhuan YAN Hao |
2022-2023 Academic Year
| 2022-23 Round 1 Research Projects | Students | Faculty Mentors |
| An audio-visual account for linguistic and social selectivity in the accommodation to sibilant mergers in Mandarin. | DU Baichen | Dr. Jonathan Havenhill, Department of Linguistics, Faculty of Arts |
| Social Cost of Carbon and the Value of Catastrophic Climate Change: Uncertainty, Population, and Intergenerational Equity | YANG Ruiyi | Dr. Maurice K.S. TSE, Faculty of Business & Economics |
| Using Technology to Better Study the Human Past with Archaeology: Documenting and Classifying Ancient Objects | YE Xinyi (lead), Jin Yushang, CHU Wai Kit, ZHANG Zihong | Dr. Peter J. Cobb, Faculty of Education |
| A history of education for Hong Kong South Asians: reevaluating the ‘designated school” | CHU Henry Tin Heng | Dr. Michael B. C. Rivera, Department of History, Faculty of Arts |
| A two-sample mendelian randomization on potential biomarkers of antisocial personality disorder | SUNG Chun Yin Gabriel | Dr. Ryan Au Yeung, School of Public Health |
| Has the bacteriology of Periprosthetic Joint Infection after Total Knee Arthroplasty changed over the years? A Retrospective cohort study of 2171 patients | KHOO Jun Ren (Issac) | Dr. CHAN, Ping-Keung Lewis, Department of Orthopaedics and Trauma |
| Why do primary Total Knee Arthroplasty (TKA) patients re-admit to hospitals within 30 days after surgery? What are the risk factors? Retrospective Cohort Study from 2001 to 2020 | TSUI Wai Kiu Omar | Dr. CHAN, Ping-Keung Lewis, Department of Orthopaedics and Trauma |
| Prevalence and factors of hypercalcemia after the use of Stimulan absorbable calcium sulphate beads in lower limb arthroplasty | LI Ka Yau (Samuel) | Dr. CHAN, Ping-Keung Lewis, Department of Orthopaedics and Trauma |
| A matched cohort comparison of clinical outcomes for One-stage and Two-stage Revision for Peri-prosthetic Joint Infection after Total Knee arthroplasty | BUT Cheuk Yun (Victoria) | Dr. CHAN, Ping-Keung Lewis, Department of Orthopaedics and Trauma |
| Machine Learning Models Can Predict Periprosthetic Joint Infection Following Total Knee Arthroplasty | CHONG Yuk Yee (Yuki) | Dr. CHAN, Ping-Keung Lewis, Department of Orthopaedics and Trauma |
| Rethinking the tree growth response to extreme drought on the Tibetan Plateau | NG Kam Ping (Lily) | Dr. Jinbao Li, Department of Geography, Faculty of Social Sciences |
| A Public Key Infrastrucutre-Based Approach for Digital Asset Compliance | WANG Songyue | Dr. Allen M.H. Au, Department of Computer Science |
| Transcultural Tango: Queer Affect in Wong Kar-wai’s Happy Together (1997) from Manuel Puig’s The Buenos Aires Affair (1973) | LIANG Wenxin | Dr. María Mercedes Vázquez Vázquez, School of Modern Languages and Cultures, Faculty of Arts |
| California Dreamin’— Chinese immigrants in California and United States policies | LAU Ka Yi (Athena) | Dr. Dov Haim Levin, Department of Politics and Public Administration |
| Natural Language Processing in Clinical Diagnosis Decision Support | ZHU Runqi, Sui Hangke | Dr. Lequan Yu, Faculty of Science |
| From Real to Reel: Making/Re-making Tin Shui Wai Using Participatory Video | TSANG Tung Yee (Cathy) | Dr. Iaquinto, Department of Geography |
| International sustainable finance regulatory dynamics: interactions between the United Nations, national governments, and financial markets. The case of COP 27 and Green Bonds in the USA and EU capital markets | DURAND Hermine Marie Yikyinboula | Dr. Roland C. Vogt, School of Modern Languages and Cultures |
| 2022-23 Semester 2 Research Projects | Students | Faculty Mentors |
| Comparative Analysis of Multiple Algorithms for Segmentation and 3D Modelling of Thin Bone Structures in the Maxilla in CT and CBCT for Computer-Assisted Surgery | LO Hei Yuet Elaine, LI Wai Ling Angela | Dr. Yang, Teddy Weifa, Oral and Maxillofacial surgery, Faculty of Dentistry |
| Perceptions of Masculinity: The Effect of Podcasts | SAYED Samiya Sainur | Dr. Jack Tsao, Common Core |
| Power and Unity: Is there a correlation between being in power and Unity? An examination of MPs losing their whip. | YANG Ching Hin, Garyson | Dr. Hugo Horta, Faculty of Education |
| Unit 731: Little Known Dark Pages of Harbin, History and Humanity | YU Serena Sheung Wing | Dr. Zohar Lederman, Medical ethics and humanities unit, LKS Faculty of Medicine |
| Auto-Imagination: An Ethnography of Robotics Design at Yale University, USA | KHO Patrick Thomas | Dr. Andrew Pau Hoang, Faculty of Social Sciences |
| From the “leap of faith” to contemplation: the highest form of human intellectual and religious life | WANG Hao, Wendy | Prof. Gray Kochhar-Lindgren, Comparative Literature, Faculty of Arts |
| Urban Spatial Expansion Dynamics and Transportation Infrastructure: A Case Study of Chengdu – Chongqing Metropolitan Area | ZHANG Hongjiang, KUANG Yi, LIANG Shizheng, LIN Ruiya | Prof. Anthony G.O. Yeh, Faculty of Architecture |
| Research Attachment in Computational Clouds and Climate Lab at University of California, Irvine | CHAN Xiao Jun, Bonnie | Dr. Jin Wu, School of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science |
| “Fasting from the Internet”: The moderating role of joy of missing out (JoMO) between Hong Kong young people’s social media usage and mental well-being | LAM Lok Huen Adora | Dr. Gloria Wong, Department of Social Work and Social Administration |
| Exploring the Experiences of Chinese Immigrants in the Farthest Reaches of South America: A Study of Restaurants and Retail Stores of Chinese People in Uruguay and Argentina | REN Lifeiyang, Renie | Dr Zhu Jiangnan, The Faculty of Social Science/ Department of Politics and Public Administration |
| The role of postgraduates in the Chinese labor force market | ZHANG Yin HUANG Wenxi | Dr Jisun Jung, Academic Unit of Social Contexts and Policies of Education |
| The Oral-Microbiome-Brain Axis: How Oral Microbiota associate with academic-related stress of university student. | WONG Hoi Ching | Dr. Gao Peng, Department of Microbiology, LKS Faculty of Medicine |
| Fluidity in walks and silences: The city of desire and memory in In the Mood for Love (2000) and The Great Beauty (2013) | WANG Yingyi | Dr. Elizabeth Harper, Faculty of Arts |
Supervised by: Prof Gray Kochhar-Lindgren, Common Core, The University of Hong Kong and Dr Rick Dolphijn, Department of Comparative Literature, Universiteit Utrecht
| 2022-23 Research Projects | Students |
| The City As A Forest | SO Chi Fai (Peter) (HKU) SHAN Yanran (Georgia) (HKU) AU YEUNG Sim Sai (Cindy) (HKU) WANG Xueying (Lynn) (HKU) KHAW Chin Pok (Skyler) (HKU) Stethanie YEUNG (HKU) Xavian Gabriel Daflaar (UU) Logan Embregts (UU) Nora Janssen (UU) |
| Finding The Eye Of The Storm | CHEUNG Fung Chit Jack (HKU) Erica WIDJAJA (HKU) Tratik DIXIT (HKU) WANG Hao (Wendy) (HKU) Emmanuella Nhyira AGORMEDA-TETTEH (HKU) Stethanie YEUNG (HKU) Marleen Melisse (UU) Pauline Scherer (UU) Xavian Gabriel Daflaar (UU) |
Supervised by: Dr Jack Tsao, Common Core, The University of Hong Kong
(In collaboration with Suraiya Hameed & Kate McLay, The University of Queensland and Danielle Heinrichs & Sakinah Alhadad, Griffith University)
| Students |
| ZHUO Qianlin ZHANG Qi Jie WONG Tak Wun COOPER Benji Grayson SHI Keyan (Skye) GAN Yucan TSE Hei Lam Claudia SUNG Chun Yin Gabriel LOHIA Suyash LOBO Sean Paul Bagabaldo WONG Yiu Him SAKUNTALA Angela Venus PADMANABHAN Preeti LI Kin Keung CHAN Ka Hei CHEUNG Fung Chit Jack LEUNG Ka Wun |
Supervised by: Dr Jack Tsao, Common Core, The University of Hong Kong
(In collaboration with the Rotary Peace Centre at Chulalongkorn University)
| 2022-2023 Semester 1 Projects | Students |
| Advocacy for the Prevention of Child Marriage in Bangladesh (Khandoker Abu Jafor Md. Saleh) | PENG Zhentong SUN Ruohan YAM Yat Chung (Keith) YEUNG Hio Tong |
| Communications support for Rotary Peace Centre at Chulalongkorn University (Martine Miller and Thita Orn-In) | CHEUNG Ho Ching (Candy) SZE Cheuk Man (Monica) |
| Domestic Violence Awareness in Manchester, Jamaica (Oberlene Whyte) | CHAN Yiu (Natalie) CHENG Chun Yan (Zoe) WONG Hiu Yu Tiffany |
| Fostering public-private partnerships to counter violent extremism across the Asia Pacific Region (Neha Vijay Nair) | HUANG Qilin |
| Peacebuilding within schools and communities in Sindh, Pakistan (Habibullah Khaskheli) | COOPER Benji Grayson SRIVASTAVA Sagarika YEUNG Long Fung Jeffrey |
| Sanitation and Waste Management for Marginalised Communities in Nepal (Sunil Kumar Pariyar) | LAGARDE Andrea Jane Miranda PANDEY Krishna WONG Serena Yee-on |
| Youth as Peace Ambassadors in Liberia (Amos Williams) | WU Si Yu (Angel) YANG Ching Hin |
| 2022-2023 Semester 2 Projects | Students |
| Breaking the Culture of Examination Malpractice in Nigerian Higher Institutions | PENG Zhentong SUN Ruohan YAM Yat Chung (Keith) YEUNG Hio Tong |
| Enhancing the Capacity of Local Judicial Committees for Sustainable Peace in Nepal | Nagar Tanvi LUO Jingyi |
| Incorporating Peace and Conflict Studies into Pakistani University Curricula | LEUNG Jackie Cheuk Ying SIAH Xin Yi Bibi Alysha |
| Peace Building for Youth Communities in Myanmar | SONE Su Pyae WANG Xue Ying |
| Strengthening Interfaith Leadership for Peace and Tolerance in Nigeria | Shan Yanran Georgia WONG Cheuk Fung Rayden |
Supervised by: Dr Jack Tsao, Common Core, The University of Hong Kong (In collaboration with artists Yaya Chen, Leeman, Moon.Noon)
| Students |
| LI Chuqi, Catherine BHARTI Sanjaya SOFJAN Benedictus Alvian LI Xinru (Thea) HURIP Ethan |
Supervised by: Dr Jack Tsao, Common Core, The University of Hong Kong
(In collaboration with Arup- Wendy Mak, Claudia Yu, Tina Wong, Raymond Tsui, Dr Samuel Tang, Dr Ricky Tsui)
| Group | Students |
| 1 | CHIM Chin Tung KHAN Ahmad LI Kin Keung NG Cheuk Tung (Anson) YADUKA Dhruv |
| 2 | BHARTI Sanjana CHAN Chun Ip CHAN Shun Wai (Faith) CHEUNG Tsz Wun (George) UZDOWSKI Kacper Milosz |
| 3 | FERNANDES Erika Anna GNON Fridossetou GRIGORYAN Lilit (Lily) YU Jakie |
| 4 | LENDY Gaby Davina MATHUR Rishima NATALIE Davina NUR Shamayel |
Coordinated by Dr Jack Tsao, Common Core, The University of Hong Kong (in collaboration with Press Start Academy)
| Project Title | Students |
| Butterfly Effect | FAN Jian (Jane) LI Jianing ZHAO Chenyang (Peter) |
| The Global Goals | BAI Qingyu Lee Ka Lun (Clive) PENG Zhentong SAAD Muhammad Abdur Rahman (Abdur) |
| Big Tech Scandal | KANG I Nuo (Enoch) LEUNG Hiu Kwan (Alison) MU Yitong (Molly) |
| Breaking News | TANG Yiyi |
Coordinated by Dr Jack Tsao, Common Core, The University of Hong Kong
Supported by the Gallant Ho Experiential Learning Fund and the UGC Teaching Development and Language Enhancement Grant
| Students |
| CHAN Tze Yeung, Ross CHAN Yan Nok, Sonia DESLOGE Aria Patricia SOFJAN Benedictus Alvian WANG Xueying WAT Tsz Yan Monica WONG Lai Shan, Vivian XIE Jialin YEUNG Stethanie WONG Tik |
Coordinated by Dr Jack Tsao, Common Core, The University of Hong Kong (in collaboration with Press Start Academy – Vince Siu)
| Project Title | Students |
| Who’s gonna survive? | GAOLI Pei Jun (Yolanda) |
| Board Game for Children: Water Conservation | HO Wing Shan (Sandy) |
| Immutable | NEOH Yi Theng (Audrey) |
Coordinated by Dr Jack Tsao, Common Core, The University of Hong Kong
(In collaboration with Dr Collier Nogues, CUHK School of English)
| Project Title | Students |
| The World as Seen by Hands Painted Red | BHARTI Sanjaya |
| Untitled Short Stories | CHAN Ka Hei Emily LEE Sum To Rachel LEONG Winky |
| White Flower | LI Chun Hong (Phillip) |
| Rebirth | MAO Xiyu (Minnie) |
| Dividing Love By Zero | WANG Xin Jie (Crystal) |
| The Last Wuxia | LEE Ka Lun (Clive) |
| Splendid as the spring flower, bright as the autumn moon | FU Jingyuan (Joo Fu) |
| Terra Nova | CHAN Chun Ip |
Coordinated by Dr Jack Tsao, Common Core, The University of Hong Kong
(In collaboration with Dr Betsy Porritt, Liberal Arts and Natural Sciences at the University of Birmingham)
| 2022- 2023 Semester 2 Social Impact Consulting Projects | Students |
| The causes of high rates of Cocaine use and addiction in the Youth of Birmingham | Fan Nga Yin, Jake O’Hanlon |
| Obesity and its contribution to a reduction of life expectancy | Ho Bin Kim, Kalra Hridi |
| Smoking and vaping in young people in Birmingham – 2030 smoke free policy | Jasmine Trang, Pavneet Kaur |
| Implementation of behavioural activation therapy into the BSMHFT to make mental health care more accessible to the people of Birmingham. | Nimra Mushtaq, Jake O’Hanlon |
| Health inequality regarding respiratory diseases in Birmingham | Wu Wai Sze, Shun Chan |
| Isolation in the ageing population, with the elderly defined as over 65. | John Huang, Amy Chen, Suki Cheung |
| Food insecurity in Birmingham. | Hoi Chun Leung, Kalra Hridi |
| Improvement of rehabilitation within and beyond the prison system. | Xin Yi Siah, Yang Ching Hin, Wan Weng In |
| Crimes against women in Birmingham and how to reduce them. | Tehani Rassool, An Lan, Hanry Ng |
| Homelessness within single mothers in Birmingham | Wu Tianyi |
| Educational inequality during covid with a focus on the digital divide. | Lam Tsoi Yin, Prudence, Li Yue Man, Vito |
| Wellbeing for students in secondary schools | Mak Chit Yuk, Jerry |
| Menstrual Inequity in the UK | Chen Yudan, Fong Kwai Yi |
| Local secondary education inequality | YUAN Long Ching Stephanie |
| The academic attainment disparity for deaf students in the UK | Kam Yee Nim Sarah, Ngan Ka Wing Renee |
| How to avoid the exploitation of vulnerable youth into County Lines gangs | WONG Cheuk Fung Ryden, WONG Nicole |
| 2022-23 Research Projects | Students |
| DropaPad | Wing Tung Gloria Ng, Ka Yi Lee, Ar Wou Joivia So, Charlotte Theodora So and Cheuk Ying Tse |
| LEAN Social – Virtual Work & Study Space for GenZ | Ky Nam Nguyen, Fanyin Yang and Zi Hao Lam |
Coordinated by Dr Jack Tsao, Common Core, The University of Hong Kong
(In collaboration with Anna Iles, Futures Team, Business for Social Responsibility BSR)
| Team | Topics | Students |
| 2 | SCALING CELLULAR AGRICULTURE IN ASIA | CHAN Shun Wai KU Pak Ho (Alvin) MANATUNGE Dinethi Chathurma STETTLER Jael Lorena TRANG Jasmine Di Vy |
| 3 | Introduction: Driving Forces in Asia’s ESG Alignment with the World | CHAN Wing Tung (Charis) HUANG Shiqing LEE Hyunji WANG Issam |
| 4 | Asian countries are delaying retirement age due to aging population | Huang Yueying, Grace Leung Yam Hong, Ian |
| 4 | Rise of agricultural drones in Asia | Sun Jiashuo, Joshua Tsoi Tung Pang, Leo |
| 5 | Role of Asia in expansion of global EV market | CHONG Wo (Jay) LAI Meiqi (Angela) XI Zhu (Zoe) |
Coordinated by Dr Jack Tsao, Common Core, The University of Hong Kong
(In collaboration with the Rotary Peace Centre at Chulalongkorn University)
| Students |
| Xueying WANG Jirawong WU Hoi Yiu FU Hau Yin Zoe CHEUNG Lee Yan CHAN Pui Wa AU Hin Ching CHAN Siu Hay Cordelia CHIK |
2021-2022 Academic Year
| 2021-22 Round 1 Research Projects | Students | Faculty Mentors |
| Effect of covid-19 on global marketing | Khyati Gupta | Dr Michael Jia Faculty of Business and Economics |
| Playful patriotism on bilibili: How state persuasion machine adapts to and interacts with teenagers’ culture in China | Rui Jie Rachel Liu (Lead) Ya Qi Jin | Dr King-wa Fu Journalism and Media Studies Centre The Chinese University of Hong Kong |
| Analysis of the Economic and Social Origin of China’s Street-stall Economy and Development in Post-COVID-19 Era | Heqi Cai | Dr Maurice Tse Faculty of Business and Economics |
| Hong Kong Universities: Re-imagining Spaces for Dialogue | Ericka Anne Regalado | Dr Jaspal Singh School of English Faculty of Arts |
| Views by Ch’ing China on India: From Buddhist Barbarian to British Barbarian | Cheuk Him Lee | Prof So Cho Wai School of Chinese Faculty of Arts |
| Exploring the mechanisms of Chinese zero pronoun interpretation and production in human and computer processing: Focusing on the role of topichood | Suet Ying Eliza Lam | Dr Heeju Hwang Department of Linguistics Faculty of Arts |
| Hard-determinism on the meaning of Historical studies and education | Shing Hei Alfred Kam | Prof Gray Kochhar-Lindgren Common Core |
| 2021-22 Round 2 Research Projects | Students | Faculty Mentors |
| The Effect of Anthropomorphism on the Warmth and Competence Perceptions of Green Products | Eva Chen Yiyu | Prof. Sara Kim Faculty of Business and Economics |
| Asking the WONG Questions: A Video Series Exploring the 5W1H Framework of Inquiry | David Wong | Prof. Gray Kochhar-Lindgren Common Core |
| 2021-22 Round 1 Research Projects | Students | Faculty Mentors |
| Folk Arts: An exploratory study into self-expression and traditional arts revitalization | Eeshaane Shandilya (Lead), Aastha Gaur, Vaishali Ranbir Rathi, Van Kie Liew | Dr Kathleen Wyma, Department of Art History, Faculty of Arts |
| Understanding the Underrepresentation of Women in STEM in Hong Kong | Anshika Rajiv (Lead), Sze Nga Chan | Dr Caroline Dingle, School of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science |
| Consumer Behavior Modeling of Adoption of Alternative Food Delivery Packaging | Zheng Trista Zhang | Prof Gray Kochhar-Lindgren, Common Core |
| Exploring the Spiritual Well-being of Medical Students’ Lives: A Mixed-method Study | Lok Yi Mandy Yuen | Dr. Julie Yun CHEN, Department of Family Medicine and Primary Care, Dr. Harry Yi-Jui WU, Medical Ethics and Humanities Unit |
| From Fast Fashion to Eco-Fashion: Science and Style | Sarah Khan | Dr Karen Laidler, Department of Sociology, Faculty of Social Sciences |
| Enjoy1001: Sex education website and sex-related survey research | Yue Moanna Tang (Lead), Jiayi Zheng, Ding Wang | Prof Petula S.Y.Ho, Department of Social Work and Social Administration, Faculty of Social Sciences |
| Ample somatic gene sequence sample generation for variant-calling deep neural network training | Jieran Sun | Dr Ruibang Luo, Department of Computer Science, Faculty of Engineering |
| Philosophical Fragments of Environmental Education | Sing Yuen Hecate Fong | Prof Gray Kochhar-Lindgren, Common Core |
| Young adults’ perspectives, acceptance, hesitancy and suggestion regarding the COVID-19 vaccine uptake in Hong Kong | Siu Wah Alan Yau | Dr Pauline Po Ling Luk, Bau Institute of Medical and Health Sciences Education, LKS Faculty of Medicine |
| Girlguiding around the World -achieve gender equality together | Ka Ying Tiara Lau | Dr Tracy Zhou, Centre for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning |
| 2021-22 Round 2 Research Projects | Students | Faculty Mentors |
| The Long-term Effect of Covid-19: Understanding how the covid-19 related policy exacerbated the inequality problem from the Perspective of Political Science & Data Science | Athena Tsang Pui Yi, Alexandra Law Hoi Ting | Prof. Haohan Chen, Faculty of Social Sciences |
| The Power of Biofilm in Coral Reef Restoration | Angela Fan Ting Hay | Dr. Tse Edmund Chun Ming, Faculty of Science |
| Literature and theater, an art of the people: Post colonialism in India | Rathi Vaishali | Dr. J. Daniel Elam, Faculty of Art |
| The effects of climate change on mental health: a systematic review of systematic reviews | Sung Chun Yin Gabriel | Dr. Ryan Au Yeung, Faculty of Medicine |
| A kindergarten survey on speech and/or language problems in preschool children from non-Cantonese language backgrounds | Hu Zhiyao, Lau Yan Kiu, Yue Hang Chi | Dr. Anita Wong and Dr. Elizabeth Barrett, Faculty of Education |
| Peer influence mechanisms in adolescence: how do peers affect adolescents’ behaviors? | Mu Zexuan (Evokee) | Prof. Gray Kochhar-Lindgren, Common Core |
| Up-cycling Microplastics using Electrochemistry | Chan Chin Hung, Lo Yin Chung, Siu Pui Kong | Dr. Tse Edmund Chun Ming, Faculty of Science |
| The History of Narcotic Prohibition in China, 1949-1957 | Lau Ka Yi (Athena), Tsang Hing Hoi | Prof. Frank Dikötter, Department of History, Faculty of Arts |
Coordinated by Dr Jack Tsao and Mr Ian Paolo Villareal, Common Core, The University of Hong Kong
(In collaboration with Absolutely Fabulous Theatre Connection)
Summer Fellowship
| Project Title | Student |
| Where does the sound lead you? | Nim Tung Kwong (Grey) |
| A Serenade Alone | Benedictus Alvian Sofjan |
| Inconsistent | Sanjana Bharti |
| We die once. But we live every day. | Chuqi Li (Cahtherine) |
| The Help Centre | Sanjaya Bharti |
| An incomplete tale | Chutong He |
| Life is like learning to dance, we need to experience some struggles to get what we need to get | Hoi Ting Law (Alexandra) |
| Plumeria Girl | Wu Fan (Lucy) |
| Tomorrow Never Came | Ka Yi Lau (Athena) |
| A Normal Morning | Yimiao Liu |
| Translator Headphones | Yu Sum Leung |
| Project Title | Student |
| “Sister Common Room” Project with the Hong Kong Federation of Women’s Centres | Wu Fan (Lucy) |
Coordinated by Dr Jack Tsao, Common Core, The University of Hong Kong (in collaboration with Press Start Academy)
| Project Title | Student |
| Wrap: A board game about film production | Trudy Mak |
| The Prism of Math | Xin Xu (Arturo) |
| Eclipse | Wing Ki Wu (Ivy) |
| Maestro | Wong On Yan |
| In Lost World: A Table-Top Role Playing Game | Wan Sai Kit |
| How to Live A Life | Tsui Ho Lam (Tiffany) |
| Plague Fighter: Dr Wu Lien-The | Tang Wai Yin (Antonia) |
| Barter Land | Lee Hoi In (Lesley) |
| Outer Space | Lam Cheuk Yin (Bryan) |
| Wave Out | Lai Cheuk Sing (Jackson) |
| Panopticon | Patrick Thomas Koh |
| Manage My Wallet | Ju Ran (Julia) |
| Life in the Dark | Lok Hang Hui (Hedy) |
| Eco-no-mist | Hui Nga Wun |
| Daylight | Yazhuo Han |
| Mandate of the Fairyland | Enoch Fong |
| Draw your Mandala | Cheung Hoi Ching (Karen) |
| The Rational Thinker | Cheung Ho Ching (Candy) |
| Delpha Escapso | Chan Chun Wang |
Supervised by: Dr Jack Tsao, Common Core, The University of Hong Kong
(In collaboration with Arup and Green Earth Hong Kong)
| Research Teams and Sites | Students |
| Team 1: Investigation of Causeway Bay Hysan Place (Kai Chiu Road) and Lee Garden area (Yun Ping Road) | Leung Jackie Cheuk Ying Joyce Hoi Ying Leung Sabrina Lerskiatiphanich |
| Team 2: Investigation of Kowloon Park (Haiphong Road) and Kowloon Park (Austin Road) | Chun Yan Oscar Wong Lee Ming Kan (Ken) Lam Wing Tung, Karis |
| Team 3: Investigation of Taikoo Shing Estate and So Uk Estate | Leung Hoi Ching Ju Ran, Julia |
| Team 4: Investigation of West Kowloon Art Park and Kowloon Park | Li Yue Man, Vito Chan Ying Tung, Mandy Tsang Yik Chi, Tommy Kui Man Kwan, Alice |
| Team 5: Investigation of Kwun Tong Promenade and K11 Musea Promenade | Davina Natalie Rishima Mathur Lau Wing Chung Cleo Lam Quynh Vo |
Coordinated by Dr Jack Tsao, Common Core, The University of Hong Kong, with Dr Michael Rivera, Chi Zhang, and Adrian Lam
(in collaboration with Liberal Arts and Natural Sciences at the University of Birmingham)
| Social Impact Consulting Projects | Student(s) |
| LGBT+ Education in Primary Schools | Annabel Sara Cheung |
| Education on Gender-based Discrimination | Tsz Hang Henry Mak, Zhengton Peng |
| Education in Secondary Schools | Annabel Sara Cheung, Yijiang Qiu, Pak Yin Arvin Sze |
| Air Pollution and Health | Ting Hay Angela Fan, Yue Moanna Tang |
| Solving motor pollution | Tin Wai Elzaphan Liu, Hoi Ching Wong |
| Plastic Bottle Recycling | Yue Moanna Tang, Wai Yiu Ryan Ho, Hui Man Natalie Kwok |
| Sustainable Fast Fashion | Siu Hay Cordelia Chik, Man Kwan Alice Kui |
| Mental Health in Primary Schools | Ka Wun Coby Leung, Po Ting Jamie Leung |
| Drug Spiking | Laura Simone Elisabeth Schulz, On Ni Annie Lui |
| Wellbeing Gardens for the Elderly | Wing Sum Stephanie Lee, Hong Yi Connie Chan, Kit Ling Michelle Lee |
| Mental Health in Children’s Homes | Cheung Ho Candy Ching, Ho Yin Ivan Cheung, Hoi Tung Lam |
| Refugee Employment and Integration | Chin Pok Khaw, Wai Yin Kelly Cheung |
| Reducing Education Inequality | Chen Jessie Ruan, Xinyi Joyce Huang, Kit Yee Lilian Yeung/td> |
| Refugee ‘Move On’ Period Extension | Ka Yi Lau, Long Fung Jeffrey Yeung, Kon Ting Emily |
| Reducing food inequality | Sau Wing Yeung, Hiu Kwan Kwok |
| 2021-22 Research Projects | Students |
| AILEMapp | Xinyao Liu Venus Yick Christina Zhao |
Supervised by: Prof Gray Kochhar-Lindgren, Common Core, The University of Hong Kong and Dr Rick Dolphijn, Department of Comparative Literature, Universiteit Utrecht
| 2021-22 Research Projects | Students |
| Cohabitating with the More-Than-Human-City dwellers | Elsa Du (HKU) |
| New Babylon in the Meta-Verse: Technics, Sociability, and the More-Than-Human-City | Iris Yeung (HKU) Anthony Mok (UU) Rosa van Dijk (UU) |
| Urban Semiotics in the More-Than-Human-City | Nicole Huang (HKU) Truston Yu (HKU) Nina van Roij (UU) Duco Dijkema (UU) |
| Mental Health, Education, and the More-Than-Human-City | Alexandra Law (HKU) Edward Ye (HKU) Louana Bellettini (UU) Afke Hilferink (UU) |
| Mapping the Precise and the Blurred: Boundaries, Thresholds and the More-Than-Human-City | Fergal Tse (HKU) Cynthia Chen (HKU) Maria Bosacka (UU) Mirjam Ravier (UU) |
Coordinated by Dr Jack Tsao and Chi Zhang, Common Core, The University of Hong Kong, with Patrick Desloge, Anika Thym.
| 2021-22 Research Projects | Students |
| A Foreign Domestic Helper in Hong Kong during the Pandemic | Peng Zhentong (Yen) |
| Pandemic, Agency and Solidarity: The Experience of a Middle-aged Hong Kong Woman | Ma Hiu Hei (Aurora) |
| A Woman Secondary School Teacher in Hong Kong during the Pandemic | Cheung Ho Ching (Candy) |
| The Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Elderly Nepali Women in HK | Regalado Garen Arjun Gurung |
| A Filipino Woman Activist in Hong Kong during the Pandemic | Leung Hoi Ying, Joyce |
| A Mainland University Student Living in Student Hall of residence in Hong Kong during COVID19 | Wang Xinjie (Crystal) |
| A Part-time Girl Friend (PTGF) in Hong Kong during the Pandemic | Choi Wing Tung (Samantha) |
| A Mainland Woman Student in Hong Kong during the Pandemic | Mak Tsz Hang (Henry) |
| A Nigerian International Student Living in Hall Residence in HK during COVID19 | Li Chuqi (Catherine) |
Coordinated by Dr Jack Tsao, Common Core, The University of Hong Kong
(In collaboration with Davis College and the Nyamirambo Women’s Center, Rwanda).
| Students | |
| Team 1 | Wong Ling Yan (Tia) Luo Wenhao (Ace) Lai Cheuk Yin (Katie) Sanjaya Bharti |
| Team 2 | Emmanuella Nhyira Agormeda-Tetteh Garen Arjun Gurung Regardo Austin Taylor Sanjana Bharti |
| Team 3 | Wong Kwan Yeung (Wilfred) Yeung Lok Sze (Phoebe) Ali Kayna Pardines |
Coordinated by Dr Jack Tsao, Common Core, The University of Hong Kong.
| Students |
| BHATIA Divtej Singh CHAN Nok Yi, Gloria FALI Yasmine KALYANA Audilia KWOK Nga Tsz LEUNG Wing Yan, Kitty MIRANDA Hannah Angela Flores NG Chui Yin, Judy TSE Mei Ying Gabrielle YE Binwei ZHONG Ying Cloe |
Coordinated by Dr Jack Tsao, Common Core and Patrick Desloge (CAES) The University of Hong Kong, with Dr Michael Rivera, Dr Aditi Jhaveri, Jenny Chak, Cezar Cazan.
(In collaboration with the Digital Literacy Lab at the Centre for Applied English Studies (CAES) and HKUST Centre for Language Education – Levi Lam, Jessica Chan, Mark Melican)
| Project | Episodes | Students |
| Hanging In The Imbalance Podcast Series | Gender Identity and Exploration in Hong Kong | LUI On Ni (HKU) MISHRA Shruti (HKU) LAU Fung Yee (HKU) |
| Depictions of Women in Movies and Games | TAN Weixin (HKU) HUANG Andra On Ying (HKU) TSE Chak Lun (HKU) | |
| Workplace Gender Discrimination | YUEN Kai Ying (HKU) MARJAN Lotfi Fard (HKU) | |
| Women in STEM | Hrishita Shyamsukha (HKUST) | |
| Women in STEM | Sid Natarajan (HKUST) |
Coordinated by Dr Jack Tsao, Common Core, The University of Hong Kong
(In collaboration with the Rotary Peace Centre at Chulalongkorn University)
| Project | Students |
| Equality Promotion for Women in Palestine | Regalado Garen Arjun Gurung Bibi Nazish Limbu Garima Chow Kei Yin Stephanie LABORIE-BOUSQUET Tiffanie Qing Yi Aurora Zhao Zao Ijaz, Aesha Kiwi Zhang Qiwei Ambrose Leung Patrick Gale Mo Cheuk Yu Siby Chan Hong Yi Ou Xintong, Sinton |
| Stories for Change (Youth Environmental Stories) | Wong Ching Hang, Abby Fung Hoi Wing Christine Khaw Chin Pok, Skyler Cheuk Sung Ho, Tommy Fung Kei Yin, Jacqueline Lau Cheuk Tung, Emily Cheung Yuet Sum Fong Kwai Yi Grace Moore, Danny Huang Yueying, Grace” |
| Women’s Rights to Land in Uganda | Marie Steen Einem Ida Gohar Fosse Ho Cheuk Ying Cherry LUI On Ni Annie Hu Chi Wai Jiang Ning Yeung Choi Man Yihan Guo |
| Climate Change Games for Change | Wang Duyu Lau King Hung Kwok Ting Yan Yee Pak On Patrick Moanna Tang |
| Communications at the Rotary Peace Centre at Chulalongkorn University | Lau Ka Yi Wong Lok Chi |
2020-2021 Academic Year
| 2020-21 Research Projects | Students |
| Catering Care | Yan Ping Sammie Ng Wai Yiu Ryan Hoi Yi Lam Yvonne Hui On Ni Lui Ching Ho Wong Hoi Shan Kwong |
| Art Apart | Alya Prasad Di Heng Tsev Siddhant Darpan Ningoo Priscilla Fong Benjamin Harris Elicia Neo |
2019-2020 Academic Year
| 2019-20 Research Projects | Students |
| The Eczema Eradication Project (TEEP) | Harrison Li Alan Yau Vincent Chu Joann Ng Keshia Kung Rosy You |
Supervised by: Prof Gray Kochhar-Lindgren, Common Core, The University of Hong Kong and Dr Rick Dolphijn, Department of Comparative Literature, Universiteit Utrecht
| 2019-20 Research Projects | Students |
| TransPortal | Jeroen Spieker (UU) Julian Pallinger (HKU) Wesley She (HKU) Sophie van der Leij (UU) Zhang Zheng (HKU |
| PlastiCITY | Aisha Wahab (HKU) Ka Ming Sze (HKU) Muriel Motaleb (UU) Myrthe Hemker (UU) Wietske Wijnja (UU) |
| No Strings Attached | Marjolein Marzacu (UU) Mel, Xing Ju (HKU) Phoenix Chiu (HKU) Simon Remijn (UU) Utso Roy (HKU) |
| An Everchanging Riddle | Anouk Jorna (UU) Daniel van Wyngaarden (UU) Katie, Chow Tsz Yan (HKU) Richita Kudlamath (HKU) Sofie van Dorst (UU) |
2018-2019 Academic Year
| 2018-19 Research Projects | Students |
| Hidden in Plain Sight | Alex Cheng (HKU: Governments and Law) Aicha Dijkshoorn (UU: Neuroscience & Cognition) Michiel Hekkens (UU: Philosophy) Margot Hoogerwerf (UU: Cultural History) Trixie Tsang (HKU: Medicine) |
| Untitled: Boundaries | Hester Xiao (HKU: Psychology, Philosophy, and Statistics Yuhe She (HKU: Psychology and Finance) Lien Gillisjans (UU: Language & Cultural Studies, Conflict Studies) Christoph Kruger (UU: Global Sustainability Science) Jason Vassiliy (HKU: History and German) |
| (Non) Human Intentions | Daniil Scheifes (UU: Environmental Sciences and Philosophy) Stella Aalderink (UU: International Relations and Conflict Studies) Parmeet Kaur (HKU: Law) Tran Ngoc Chau (HKU: Biochemistry) Kuen Yiu Nelson Hui (HKU: Civil Engineering) |
| [Un[human]imal] | Laura Derks (UU: Veterinary Medicine) Lai Man-Kit Edmund (HKU: Fine Arts) Illa Carrion Braakman (UU: Child Psychology and Linguistics) Anouck Fietje (UU: Social Psychology) Win-Lai-Lai (HKU: Psychology and Education) |