WUN supports a wide spectrum of research activities and encourages research of an interdisciplinary nature. The Network fosters distinctive international research collaborations directed at problems of global significance. It also promotes researcher mobility for the purposes of advancing their knowledge and skills, and expanding their international networks for future academic success, which is particularly relevant to early and mid-career academics. In particular, through its Research Development Fund, WUN supports collaborative research that addresses the overarching theme of sustainable development.
CUHK is involved in over 30 research collaborations in collaboration with WUN member universities, working together to address some of the most pressing issues the world currently faces.
Research Highlights
WUN-CUHK Projects
Under the auspices of WUN, CUHK has over the years collaborated with WUN member universities in over 70 research projects, including 18 projects led by CUHK members:
Project |
CUHK PI |
Adopting REDD+ for Conservation, Sustainable Community Livelihood & Climate Change Mitigation |
Prof. Lawal M. Marafa, Dept of Geography & Resource Management |
Analyzing the Role of Urban Forms in Making Sustainable, Healthy Cities (completed) |
Prof. Hendrik Tieben, School of Architecture |
Controls of Mercury Toxicity by Subtropical and Tropical Mangrove Ecosystems |
Prof. Martin Tsui, School of Life Sciences |
Development & Evaluation of a Mesh WiFi-based In-Home Health Monitoring System for Older Adults (completed) |
Prof. He Chen, Dept of Information Engineering |
Development of a Modified ddPCR Assay for Highly Accurate & Sensitive Detection of SARS-Cov-2 RNA for Screening of Infected Individuals & Environmental Monitoring (completed) |
Prof. Yangchao Chen, School of Biomedical Sciences |
Health & Social Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Young People across the Socioeconomic Ladder: A Cross-Country Comparative Study (completed) |
Prof. Hung Wong & Prof. Roger Chung, CUHK Institute of Health Equity |
Impacts of Future Climate & Land Use Changes on Air Quality & Food Security: Implications for Sustainable Land Management in Southeast Asia & Africa (completed) |
Prof. Amos Tai, Earth System Science Programme |
Impacts of Grain Legume R&D in Developing Countries (completed) |
Prof. Hon-ming Lam, SKL of Agrobiotechnology (CUHK) |
Integrating Health & Social Care Services to Tackle Asia’s Ageing Population & Rise in Chronic & Multi- Morbidity: Global Developments & Lessons (completed) |
Prof. Benjamin H.K. Yip, JC School of Public Health & Primary Care |
Investigating Global Warming & Future Urbanization Impacts on Heat Stress in Lagos, Nigeria & the Greater Bay Area, China Megacities—A Multi-Scale Modeling Approach |
Prof. Francis Tam, Earth System Science Programme |
Labor Market Outcomes among Highly-Skilled Immigrants & Return Migrants: The Role of Place of Education (completed) |
Prof. Yuying Tong, Dept of Sociology |
Low-Carbon Transport, Individual Wellbeing & Planetary Health in the Era of Smart Cities & New Mobilities |
Prof. Sylvia He, Dept of Geography & Resource Management |
Migration Policy, Welfare Boundary, Social Integration & Health-related Quality of Life of Children from Immigrant Families (completed) |
Prof. Joseph T.F. Lau, JC School of Public Health & Primary Care |
Provision of Health Service & Community Care for the Elderly: Intergenerational Roles & Equity (completed) |
Prof. Eliza Wong, JC School of Public Health & Primary Care |
The Role of Big Data in Addressing the Determinants of Non-communicable Diseases in the Ageing Era |
Prof. Kelvin Tsoi, Stanley Ho Big Data Decision Analytics Research Centre |
The WUN Data Science Network (WUN-DSN) |
Prof. Kelvin Tsoi, Stanley Ho Big Data Decision Analytics Research Centre |
Wind or Solar? The Political Economy of Fuel Competition between Renewables (completed) |
Prof. Yuan Xu, Dept of Geography & Resource Management |
Women’s Mobility: Negotiating Work & Family Spheres in Asia (completed) |
Prof. Jing Song, Gender Studies Programme |
To see a full list of WUN projects CUHK engages in, please click here.
WUN at CUHK Contact
To learn more about opportunities provided through the WUN for CUHK researchers, please visit WUN’s website or contact:
Ms. Shally Fan
Director of Academic Links
Email: shallyfan@cuhk.edu.hk
Ms. Yvonne Heung
Senior Manager
Email: yvonneheung@cuhk.edu.hk