PhD Candidates Receive Universitas 21 Graduate Research Project Grants

With the aim to enable doctoral candidates to develop and implement international research collaborations within its network, Universitas 21 (U21) launched a pilot Graduate Research Project Grants scheme in 2016. The results of the Grants have recently been announced, and three projects led by HKU PhD candidates or supervisors have been awarded:

Project Title: 
Representation of tone and rhythm in Asian and African languages

Project Team Members from HKU:
Yiu Suet Yee Suki (PhD Candidate, School of Humanities (Linguistics))
Professor Diana Archangeli (School of Humanities (Linguistics))

Collaborating Institutions:
The Ohio State University
The University of British Columbia

(From left) Professor Diana Archangeli and Suki Yiu
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Project Title:
A Study of the Microbiome on Smartphone Touchscreens in the Households of Psoriasis Subjects

Project Team Members from HKU:
Yan Kang (PhD Candidate, School of Public Health)
Yao Xiaoxin (PhD Candidate, School of Public Health)
Dr Hei Man Herbert Pang (School of Public Health)

Collaborating Institutions:
The Ohio State University
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
University of Glasgow

(From left) Yao Xiaoxin, Dr Herbert Pang and Yan Kang
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Project Title:
Mobility, Migration and the Family: Establishing the U21 Asia Pacific Graduate Student Network on Family Migration

Project Team Members from HKU:
Ridgway Alexandra (PhD Candidate, Department of Sociology)
Professor Karen Joe Laidler (Department of Sociology)

Collaborating Institutions:
National University of Singapore
The University of Queensland
The University of Auckland

Alexandra Ridgway 

Professor Karen Joe Laidler