by admin | May 22, 2023
The COVID-19 pandemic was a stressful time for everyone. The World Health Organization estimates depression and anxiety increased 25 per cent globally during its first year alone. In Hong Kong, as hospitals became overwhelmed, people were asked to stay home unless...
by admin | May 22, 2023
In 2015, the first International Survey of Children’s Well-Being was published by Children’s Worlds and it immediately caught the attention of Dr Lee Juyeon. The pilot study surveyed 10- and 12-year-olds in 15 countries across five continents. The country where...
by admin | May 18, 2023
“An informal discussion between colleagues about the benefits of having a collaborator close by led to agreement that face-to-face interactions – no time-difference, no Zoom meetings – seemed to spur more in-depth exchange,” said Dr Frank van der Wouden, Assistant...
by admin | May 17, 2023
It takes someone skilled in weighing multiple variables to take the decision made by Professor Ming Wen last summer. She agreed to become the new Dean of Social Sciences, having never been to HKU or even Hong Kong Island.Professor Wen was headhunted for the position...
by admin | Nov 21, 2022
Two decades ago, Professor Tatia Mei-chun Lee, Chair Professor of Psychological Science and Clinical Psychology and May Professor in Neuropsychology, was puzzled by a patient’s symptoms. The man had suffered from acute liver failure and undergone an emergency liver...
