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  • It Takes a Village

    It Takes a Village

    A team that encompasses local residents, academia and the private sector has joined forces to embark on a long-term programme to develop a blueprint for the revitalisation of villages and rural communities in Hong Kong in ways that are both innovative and sustainable.

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  • Knowledge Exchange Awards 2016

    Knowledge Exchange Awards 2016

    The annual Faculty Knowledge Exchange (KE) Awards recognize each Faculty's outstanding KE accomplishment that has made demonstrable economic, social or cultural impacts to benefit the community, business/industry, or partner organizations. The KE Award (Non-Faculty Unit) was introduced with the same objective for the independent centres, institutes and units of the University. Results of the 2016 KE Awards are now available.

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  • HKU "Lung Cancer Fighter Programme" for lung cancer patients and caregivers launches second phase recruitment

    HKU "Lung Cancer Fighter Programme" for lung cancer patients and caregivers launches second phase recruitment

    HKU Department of Social Work and Social Administration and the Hong Kong Cancer Fund launched the first phase "Lung Cancer Fighter Programme" in April. Ninety-seven pairs of lung cancer patients and family caregivers were recruited to participate in an eight-session psychosocial intervention course. Before taking the course, about 50% of both the patients and family caregivers were at-risk of developing anxiety and depression problems. After the course, over 80% of the patients reported improvement in general vitality and daily functioning, and nearly 80% of the caregivers and 70% of the patients experienced improvements in their overall quality of life. One-third of patients and more than a quarter of caregivers who were at-risk have fallen below the clinical cut off in mental health functioning. The organisers are recruiting participants for the second phase.

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  • JC A-Connect study reveals over 90% of autism students in primary and secondary schools have adjustment problems

    JC A-Connect study reveals over 90% of autism students in primary and secondary schools have adjustment problems

    Supported by the JC A-Connect: Jockey Club Autism Support Network, the HKU Department of Psychology partnered with six non-governmental organizations (NGOs) to investigate how well 2,783 primary and secondary school students with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) adapted in schools. The students surveyed accounted for approximately 40% of the students identified with ASD studying in public sector mainstream schools, and this has been the largest ever study in Hong Kong on the support needs of students with ASD in mainstream schools. The research findings revealed over 90% of the students had obvious adjustment problems in social-emotional areas, and more than 80% of the students also had difficulty participating in learning. ASD students showed significant delay in their development of adaptive behaviours at all stages of schooling when compared to same-age peers. In light of the findings, the researchers have suggested that related professional support should be strengthened. 

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  • Joint effort by HKU Centre for Suicide Research and Prevention, Facebook and social service organisations to prevent suicides

    Joint effort by HKU Centre for Suicide Research and Prevention, Facebook and social service organisations to prevent suicides

    The HKJC Centre for Suicide Research and Prevention (CSRP) of HKU, Facebook, Hong Kong Federation of Youth GroupsSave the Children Hong Kong and the Samaritans jointly released a "Help a Friend" booklet to provide guidance and support to those emotionally distressed. CSRP Director Professor Paul Yip said it would require the whole community’s support to encourage those suffering from distressed to disclose their pain and seek help. According to the latest findings by the Centre on student suicide cases between September 2013 and April 2016, about 30 per cent of the deceased had been diagnosed with psychiatric problems and about 26 per cent had made suicide-related posts online or such searches, but less than 9 per cent of them were known to social services for their problems. A total of 5,000 pamphlets will be distributed in selected schools and street events. An online version is also available at all the partner organisations' websites.

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  • British Airways' HK80 Heritage Exhibition at HKU

    British Airways' HK80 Heritage Exhibition at HKU

    The HKU Department of Sociology collaborated with British Airways (BA) to launch a heritage exhibition at MC3@702 Creative Space, The Jockey Club Tower, Centennial Campus from now to June 30 to showcase the company's 80 years of history of flying to Hong Kong. Visitors can get a close-up look at the historical artefacts, including vintage cabin crew uniforms, inflight menu and promotional posters used on the route decades ago. Postgraduate students of Sociology also worked with the British Airways' Heritage Centre curators in the UK to interview the airline's loyal customers and long serving staff members about their experience and memories of the airline over the years.

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  • Two HKU departments offer first self-help stress release programme for women receiving test tube baby treatment

    Two HKU departments offer first self-help stress release programme for women receiving test tube baby treatment

    The HKU Department of Social Work and Social Administration and the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecologyconducted a longitudinal study from 2013 to 2015 on 151 women who received In Vitro Fertilisation (IVF, or so called "test tube baby") treatment but failed. According to the findings, 39.1% of patients reported symptoms of anxiety immediately after the failed treatment and 18.6% of patients reported symptoms of depression. Their depression and anxiety levels remained in the subsequent months. To help women undergoing the treatment to better cope with the stress in the process, the two departments have offered a "Body-Mind Wellness Intervention Program", which consists of a three-hour workshop and a set of self-help body-mind techniques for stress release. The pilot programme conducted since October 2015 has demonstrated good results with significant decrease in the anxiety level of participants in the treatment group during post-embryo-implantation period.

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