Projects per year
UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. Our work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 1 No Poverty -
SDG 2 Zero Hunger -
SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 4 Quality Education -
SDG 5 Gender Equality -
SDG 6 Clean Water and Sanitation -
SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy -
SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth -
SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure -
SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities -
SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities -
SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production -
SDG 13 Climate Action -
SDG 14 Life Below Water -
SDG 15 Life on Land -
SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions -
SDG 17 Partnerships for the Goals
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Profiles
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Stuart Arthur GIETEL-BASTEN, 貝斯圖
- Office of the Dean of Humanities & Social Science - Associate Dean of Humanities and Social Science (Research)
- Division of Public Policy - Professor
- Division of Social Science - Professor
Person: HKUST Staff
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Julian Mcallister GROVES, 谷志良
- Division of Social Science - Associate Professor of Social Science Education, Senior Lecturer
Person: HKUST Staff
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Culturally and Individually Personalizing Misinformation Interventions
GUO, S. Y. S. (PI)
RGC - Junior Research Fellow Scheme
1/06/26 → 31/05/28
Project: Research
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Career Dynamics of Late Qing Officials: A Big Data Analysis
CAMPBELL, C. D. (PI) & XUE, Q. (CoPI)
China National Postdoctoral Council under the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, UGC - Research Infrastructure Grant
24/02/26 → 23/02/28
Project: Research
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Technologies, Data, and Learning: Digital language learning (DLL) and second language representation
HSIAO, J.H.-W. (CoI), LI, P. (PI) & LAN, Y. (CoI)
23/02/26 → 31/12/26
Project: Research
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Multimedia learning and multimodal interaction: Understanding individual differences in student online learning
CHEN, N.-S. (CoI) & LI, P. (PI)
23/02/26 → 31/12/27
Project: Research
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Understanding the relationship between face scanning behavior and autistic traits through computational modeling
CHAN, A. B. (CoI), HSIAO, J.H.-W. (PI), SHUM, C.K.-M. (CoI) & CHAN, S. K. W. (CoI)
1/01/26 → 31/12/28
Project: Research
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The Intergenerational Impact of Extrajudicial Racial Violence
HENDRY, D. J. (PI)
15/10/25 → 14/10/28
Project: Research
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Fundamental Research on Human Robot Interaction and Psychology
HSIAO, J.H.-W. (PI)
1/09/25 → 31/08/35
Project: Research
Research output
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A circumplex model of emotion
YIK, M., Aug 2026, Elgar Encyclopedia of Personality and Individual Differences. Schermer, J. A. (ed.). Edward Elgar Publishing, (Elgar Encyclopedias in the Social Sciences series).Research output: Chapter in Book/Conference Proceeding/Report › Book Chapter › peer-review
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A Lifetime of Inequality: Findings from Five Decades of Swedish Income Data
SHI, J. & Kolk, M., 14 Mar 2026, 40 p. (Stockholm Research Reports in Demography)Research output: Book/Report › Research Report › peer-review
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A machine learning approach for nominative record linkage in Chinese historical databases
Yu, Y., Hou, Y., Wu, Y. & Campbell, C., 26 Mar 2026, In: Historical Methods. 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal Article › peer-review
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Ambivalence in decision making for outdoor mobility among adult child carers of people with dementia: a study protocol for a randomized vignette study with message framing and eye-tracking
Fan, B., Lin, R., Lou, V. W. Q., Hsiao, J.H.-W., Yuen, J. K., Tsang, H. W. H. & Tang, J. Y. M., 11 Mar 2026, In: BMC Geriatrics. 26, 1, 10 p., 326.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal Article › peer-review
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A World Scientific Reference for Academic Researchers and Practitioners Volume 1: China's Business Titans: Transformation and Governance
LIN, Y.-M., May 2026, World Scientific Connect. 180 p. (World Scientific Series in Chinese Business, Innovation, Investment, & Economic Growth: Volume 2)Research output: Book/Report › Book › peer-review
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Beyond WEIRD societies: Global social identifications across 45 countries and their socio‐cultural and economic predictors
Hamer, K., Penczek, M., Marcinkowska, K., Nowak, B., Branowska, K., Sparkman, D., Loy, L. S., Baran, M., Okvitawanli, A., Gkinopoulos, T., Hackett, J. D., Bertin, P., Carmona, M., Guerra, R., Wlodarczyk, A., Akello, G., Albarello, F., Ashraf, M., Bednarowicz, M. & Beixiang, L. & 53 others, , Jun 2026, In: Political Psychology. 47, 3, 43 p., e70134.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal Article › peer-review
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Capacity-Learning Paradox: How Hong Kong and Singapore's Crisis Responses Shape and Are Shaped by Policy Capacities
Sharma, S., Wu, X. & Papyshev, G., Mar 2026, In: Review of Policy Research.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal Article › peer-review
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Celebrating funerals as weddings: a computational text study of Chinese foundations’ COVID-19 sentiment responses
Chen, R., Long, Y. & Zheng, W., 2026, In: Chinese Sociological Review. 58, 1, p. 53-83 31 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal Article › peer-review
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Child Maltreatment and Adolescents’ Exposure to Disorder in Daily Activity Spaces
Yoon, S., Yang, J., Napier, T., Wang, J., Maguire-Jack, K., Boettner, B. & Browning, C. R., Mar 2026, In: Journal of Youth and Adolescence.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal Article › peer-review
Open Access
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2026th Midwest Political Science Association Conference: Comparative Behaviors/Speaker
LI, J. (Invited speaker)
23 Apr 2026 → 26 Apr 2026Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited
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Understanding emotion in crisis negotiation
YIK, M. (Invited speaker)
Apr 2026Activity: Talk or presentation › Keynote
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Where Do We Stand With AI in Humanities and Social Science?
HUNG, J. (Panelist), PELZER, T. (Panelist), WONG, J. K. (Panelist) & SALGUES, C. (Moderator)
24 Mar 2026Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited
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Crisis, Credential, and Career: Career Pathways of Qing Local Civil Officials (1830-1870)
HOU, Y. (Contributor)
12 Mar 2026 → 15 Mar 2026Activity: Talk or presentation › Contributed
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Platformizing the Civic Sector: Connecting Chinese Civic Archipelago
ZHENG, W. (Invited speaker)
26 Jan 2026Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited
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The Family in Contemporary China: Lessons from the Past
CAMPBELL, C. D. (Invited speaker)
17 Jan 2026Activity: Talk or presentation › Keynote
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Journal of East Asian Studies (Journal)
HOU, Y. (Ad Hoc Referee)
2026 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editorial work
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Is happiness a distributional summary of momentary pleasures?
YIK, M. (Speaker) & FENG, Z. (Contributor)
2026 → …Activity: Talk or presentation › Contributed
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Keynote speaker on topic "Comparability between AI and human cognition and its role in psychological research and ethical AI"
HSIAO, J.H.-W. (Invited speaker)
6 Dec 2025 → 7 Dec 2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Keynote
Awards
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HKUST – UoB Global Knowledge Network Awards
ZHENG, W. (Recipient), 1 Apr 2026
Prize: Other Research Award and Prize
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Methodology Section Outstanding Publication Award
YU, A. (Recipient), 2026
Prize: Best Paper Award and Prize
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Best Student Paper Award of the East Asia Special Interest Group
YU, A. (Recipient), 2025
Prize: Best Paper Award and Prize
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Press/Media
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Yu and Elwert Develop Approach to Better Understand Causes Behind Group Disparities
8/07/25
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media
Courses
Datasets
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Replication Data for: chord diagrams used in analysis of intra-county migration
GIETEL-BASTEN, S. A. (Owner), DataSpace@HKUST, 2 Apr 2020
Dataset
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Replication Data for Nominative Linkage of Records of Officials in the China Government Employee Dataset-Qing (CGED-Q)
CAMPBELL, C. D. (Owner), DataSpace@HKUST, 23 May 2022
Dataset
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Longitudinal Links to Construct the Korean Multi-Generational Panel Dataset – Tansung (KMGPD-TS) from the Tansung Household Registers
CAMPBELL, C. D. (Owner), LEE, J. (Owner) & Hao, D. (Owner), DataSpace@HKUST, 25 Nov 2015
Dataset
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Supplementary Information for WHO Bulletin Article
GIETEL-BASTEN, S. (Owner), DataSpace@HKUST, 18 Nov 2025
Dataset
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China Government Employee Database-Qing (CGED-Q) Jinshenlu Public Release
CAMPBELL, C. D. (Owner), Chen, B. (Owner), Ren, Y. (Owner) & LEE, J. (Owner), DataSpace@HKUST, 23 May 2019
Dataset
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China Multi-Generational Panel Dataset, Liaoning (CMGPD-LN), 1749-1909 (ICPSR 27063)
CAMPBELL, C. D. (Owner) & LEE, J. (Owner), Interuniversity Consortium for Political and Social Research, 17 Aug 2010
Dataset
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China MultiGenerational Panel Dataset, Shuangcheng (CMGPD-SC), 1866-1914. ICPSR35292-v1.
CAMPBELL, C. D. (Owner), LEE, J. (Owner) & WANG, H. (Contributor), Interuniversity Consortium for Political and Social Research, 28 Jul 2014
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Student theses
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"State advances, private retreats" stagnates the development of the strategic resource industry in China : rare earth industry as a case
LUI, K. K. (Author), 2019Student thesis: Master's thesis
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Academic returnee policy and knowledge diffusion : case from Chinese national talent programs
KANG, S. (Author), 2018Student thesis: Master's thesis
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A comparative study of the role of culture and business activity : the cases of the Chinese and Indians in Malaysia
Sharif, N. (Author), 1997Student thesis: Master's thesis
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A content analysis of newspaper coverage of older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic in Singapore
LOH, R. X. L. (Author), GIETEL-BASTEN, S. A. (Supervisor), 2023Student thesis: Master's thesis
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Adaptation level of Chinese immigrants in Zambia
LU, Y. (Author), 2017Student thesis: Master's thesis
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Adoption of mobile communication standards : a comparative study of China, Japan, South Korea and Hong Kong
Mitsumori, S. (Author), 1997Student thesis: Master's thesis
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All humans as ingroup and environmental issues : understanding the relationship between common human identity and pro-environmental behavior, and exploring the role of identity-message congruence effect
PONG, V. (Author), 2018Student thesis: Master's thesis
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A new urban movement seeking democratic management of the city in Hong Kong : the campaign to preserve Lee Tung Street
Tang, Y. T. (Author), 2013Student thesis: Master's thesis
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An exploratory study on developing a framework for adopting community-oriented approach in constructing 3D social-based sustainable development indicators
Cheng, R. F. P. (Author), 2005Student thesis: Master's thesis