LNU_Research_and_Impact_Cover_v4_Cover.pdf 1 27/3/2020 01:53 C M Y CM MY CY CMY K Accelerating and Innovation & Impact for Intergenerational Well-being Contents Message from the Vice-President 1 Significant Support for Research & KT 3 Success in Funds Bidding 5 Innovation & Impact for Intergenerational Well-being 9 Humanities in Innovations 15 Innovation & Impact Fund 20 Plaudits for Achievements 21 Greater Bay Area 24 Global Engagement 27 Lingnan on the Research Map 34 Conferences and Postgraduate Seminars 35 New Books 39 1 Message from the Vice-President Message from the Vice-President It has been another year of Lingnan University’s continuous advancement in research and knowledge transfer (KT) work. According to the QS Asia University Rankings 2020, Lingnan’s score of Citations per Paper has risen Professor Joshua MOK Ka Ho from 76.2 to 78.4, which is a further step up from 42.3 to 76.2 in the year before, representing a jump of 29 places from 117th to 88th in that year, and Vice-President a leap of 140 places over the preceding year. In QS terms, Lingnan “performed Lam Man Tsan Chair Professor of among the top 21% in the QS Asia University Rankings 2020”. Comparative Policy Lingnan University, Hong Kong Further encouraging records are marked in the Times Higher Education (THE) University Impact Rankings 2020 that Lingnan University is ranked world 2nd for Quality Education which measures the social and economic impact of universities based on the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals. Among these goals, Lingnan is also among the Top 50 in promoting NO Poverty and Top 100 in promoting Decent Work and Economic Growth. Such international recognitions underpin Lingnan’s core values – Education: Care for Learning, Research: Impact with Care. With Lingnan’s particular strengths in research and knowledge transfer (KT) of high social value and relevance, cumulative income received in 2018/19 from social projects, and the total contract value of on-going projects, were at record high of $14 million and $101 million, representing increases of 84% and 102% respectively. Of these, two are new projects funded by The Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust at a total of $48 million. Overall, the total income received from KT projects and Continuing Professional Development (CPD) courses rose by 142% from $30 million in the previous year to $74 million. We are glad to see our keen effort bearing fruits in our apt response to changing needs for professional skills in the job market, and our new master’s programmes in health & social services management and comparative social policy having won the UGC Fellowships for Taught Postgraduate Programmes. We shall continue to make bold and innovative moves to build on our strengths to excel in scholarship and better serving society. Accelerating and Accelerating Research and Impact 2 World Top nd 2 for 50 Quality in promoting Education NO Poverty THE University IMPACT Rankings 2020 84% 102 % 41,000+ in cumulative in total contract people benefited income from social value of on-going from our KT projects 2018/19 projects 2018/19 activities in 2018/19 RESEARCH at Lingnan University: Impact with CARE A tagline recently developed by the University encapsulates our research aspirations and summarises succinctly the nature and the scope of research conducted at Lingnan: Committing to Society Committing to Advancing a common theme of research conducted in our Social Society Entrepreneurship Sciences disciplines Advancing Entrepreneurship Business research that is of particular importance to our Strategic Plan in student development C A Revitalising Heritage Revitalising Embracing an important area of research conducted in the Faculty of Arts Heritage Sustainability Embracing Sustainability interdisciplinary research programmes (including research conducted by the Science Unit) that focuses on sustainability, a goal that spans many areas of human endeavours R E 3 Significant Support for Research & KT Significant Support for Research & KT Substantial Donations & UGC's Research Matching Grant The University Grants Committee (UGC) launched this research projects and student research work. These are Grant in August 2019 to encourage community and good testimonies to community support for our research industry contributions to university research work. and KT work. In the first processing cycle of the Grant, Lingnan had In the second processing cycle, another $13 million has presented $44 million in donations for matching, been presented for matching, with $8.6 million matching with $42 million matching grants approved. The two grants approved, including the generous donation for the sums will together support worthy causes of building “Lam Woo Research Fund” from the Lam Kei On Memorial up strong Research Centres, economic policy research, Trust for the University to foster junior academic staff in projects to revitalise cultural heritage, intergenerational advancing the University’s scholarly reputation. $5 Million from Tin Ka Ping Foundation to promote Chinese Culture and Medicine Happy Ageing with Chinese Medicine Project led by Prof Dickson CHAN Asia-Pacific Institute of Ageing Studies Lingnan University Chinese Cultural Project led by Prof CAI Zongqi Department of Chinese Accelerating Research and Impact 4 Meeting pressing societal need for Consulting and Counselling Psychology With a generous donation by the social entrepreneur Dr Joseph LEE, the Wofoo Joseph Lee Consulting and Counselling Psychology Research Centre (WJLCCPRC) has been established under the leadership of Prof SIU Oi- ling, Dean of Social Sciences and Chair Professor of Applied Psychology. The Centre not only conducts innovative and impactful research on psychology, but also offers psychological consulting and counselling services and courses for teachers, parents and students. Just months after the Centre’s establishment, seven schools in Yuen Long, Tin Shui Wai and Tuen Mun have been engaged by the Centre as partners in organising regular training Through further collaborations with schools, hospitals and courses on counselling tactics for teachers and parents, non-governmental organisations, the Centre will actively thereby enhancing the well-being of local communities. conduct KT activities to promote mental wellness for positive impact on society. Lingnan study finds work She suggests the government to take the lead in encouraging communication between employers stress costs Hong Kong and employees, and employers to provide adequate $14.9 billion a year support for their staff, including updating equipment and supplies, more on-the-job training and flexible Hong Kong employees play truant from work for an work arrangements - measures to enhance the work- average of 8.3 days a year, incurring annual economic life balance. losses of $5.3 to $14.9 billion, according to a recent study led by Prof Siu Oi-ling. This survey forms part of The study was widely covered in media channels the research conducted by Lingnan on the “Influence such as The Standard, Hong Kong Commercial Daily, of Work Stress on Society and Economy in Hong Hong Kong China News Agency, Oriental Daily News, Kong”, commissioned by the Occupational Safety and Headline Daily, Ta Kung Pao, Hong Kong Economic Health Council. Times, Wen Wei Po, Economic Digest, Liberty Times Net and QS WOW News. Prof Siu says stress at work can lead to absenteeism, family issues or feigned sickness and thus economic losses. % Success in Funds Bidding 5 69 over the preceding year in total sum received in GRF and ECS Funds 2019/20 Success in from the Research Funds Bidding Grants Council Success Rates in Early Career Scheme (ECS) % Sector Sector Sector Sector st st 100 1st 2nd 1 1 80 Sector Sector Sector Sector Rate Rate Rate Rate 60 71.4 60 66.7 66.7 40 42.3 39.9 38.1 40.2 20 0 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 2018/19 Success Rates in Early Career Scheme (ECS) 2019/20 % Success Rate in General 100 Research Fund (GRF) 100 2019/20 80 Sector Sector Rate % Rate 60 100 50 100 40 80 35 Sector Sector 20 23 Rate Rate 60 0 40 Business Psychology & Studies Linguistics 33.3 20 27 23.5 0 Biology & Psychology & Medicine Linguistics Accelerating Research and Impact 6 Public Policy Research Funding Scheme provided by HKSAR Government’s Policy Innovation and Co-ordination Office HK$ Housing as an Intergenerational Project-parental Prof Maggie LAU 868,278 Resources, Parental Strategies and the Housing Centre for Social Policy and Opportunities of Young People in Hong Kong Social Change The Greater Bay Area and Career Opportunity for Hong Prof JIANG Jin 500,000 Kong Youth: Integrating Big Data Analysis and Survey School of Graduate Studies Privacy Challenges and Big Data in Smart City Prof IP Iam Chong Department of Cultural Studies 268,870 From Bonding to Bridging: Building Social Cohesion Prof Vincent WEN 374,250 between Mainland Talents and Hong Kong Professionals Asia-Pacific Institute of Ageing Studies Loss of Innocence: Participation of Secondary School Prof Samson YUEN 143,750 Students in Hong Kong’s Anti-Extradition Law Amendment Department of Political Science Bill Movement Ripple Effects of Social Movements: Initial Biographical 435,850 Consequences of Hong Kong’s Anti-Extradition Law Amendment Bill Movement More Funds Lam Woo Research Fund Prof Ka Ho MOK 10,000,000 Young Scholar Research and International Higher Education Research Lam Man Tsan Chair Professor of Comparative Policy Thanksgiving Research Fund for Ageing Prof Dickson CHAN 2,000,000 Ageing in Place and Care for Carers Asia-Pacific