Ongoing
Ongoing
SDG Animations (SDG Law Firm)
A series of first-ever ‘made in CU’ educational videos will be screened to promote the UN SDGs and their associated targets. This animation series is contextualized as a continuous story in a law firm. Also, the coherent storyline illustrates the comprehensiveness and interconnectivity of the UN SDGs and targets in relation to real-life situations. This […]
Jun & Dec 2023
Jun & Dec 2023
Space+
The “Space+” program offers NGO representatives a unique opportunity to gain hands-on public space curation experience. The program includes training lessons, interactive events, and a public space intervention aimed at promoting the idea of placemaking. Through “Space+”, NGOs can learn to design place-compatible programs that respond to local needs and foster positive collaboration. The program […]
Upcoming
Upcoming
Business Sustainability Seminar Series
This seminar series will invite business practitioners and scholars to share their areas of expertise in sustainability. A CU60-themed series will be launched. Details will be announced soon.
Feb-Jun 2023
Feb-Jun 2023
Community Capacity Building for Hearing Health: The Future of Better Hearing
In order to reduce the risks of dementia in older people and language disorders and delayed cognitive development in children, this project is intended to build community capacity in advancing hearing health among healthcare professionals and the general public and increase communication skills and awareness among these groups about the needs of people with hearing […]
Upcoming
Upcoming
Promotion of social impact-driven projects
A new publication is being prepared to share success stories and showcase the innovative work done by CUHK researchers and partners through the Knowledge Transfer Fund. Details will be announced soon.
Ongoing
Ongoing
Music playgroup curriculum for infants and toddlers
Research has demonstrated the positive effects of music on language ability and its underlying neurocognitive functions. These findings have the potential to guide the development and implementation of high-quality early educational activities to facilitate language and neurocognitive development via music. A music playgroup curriculum has been designed in this project, based on the best available […]
Ongoing
Ongoing
Personalized hip protectors to prevent pelvis fracture
Hip fracture is a major health threat to older adults, and can often result in death. Prevention of hip fracture is a health care priority. Protection against falling is often achieved by using polymeric foam or textile hip protectors. However, they are usually bulky and uncomfortable to wear and not breathable, so that most users […]
Ongoing
Ongoing
Advance care planning education
Patients with progressive disease or older adults with frailty and their family members generally have poor awareness about the prognosis of their illness, and often fail to recognise the need to plan for future care. Without sufficient preparation, evidence have shown that conflicts between healthcare providers and families or among family members regarding the appropriate […]
Ongoing
Ongoing
Paediatric massage therapy for children with autism
This project seeks to use Chinese paediatric massage to improve the quality of life for children with autism. Known to enhance the function of the heart, liver, and kidney, this massage technique can help to restore the flow of Qi and improve sensory processing, which may help to alleviate mental health and behavioural issues among […]