Research

Our research endeavours emphasize positive impacts on the community. This has resulted in significant research developments in a number of strategic areas uniquely relevant and beneficial to the development of Hong Kong and the region.

1st

in total research funding from 2025/26 Competitive Research Funding Schemes for the Local Self-financing Degree Sector of Research Grants Council (RGC)

Best

funding results in RGC Institutional Development Scheme

160%+

number of Scopus-indexed journal articles in the past 5 years

Recent Research Achievements

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Research Infrastructure

Over the years, HKMU has continued to enhance our research infrastructure by capitalizing on our strengths and expertise to develop a wide range of strategic research areas. Five research institutes and four research centres have been set up.

We promote and conduct research on gamified intervention using gerontechnology to improve health of older adults.

We promote and conduct research in subjects related Cantonese Opera. 

We focus on the fields of international business, governance, sustainability, and entrepreneurship. 

We focus on research in environmental science and advanced network technologies.

We promote and conduct research with global experts in the field of open and innovative education.

We address two major themes of policy research: housing and population ageing. 

We aim at developing effective bilingual education in Hong Kong schools.

We address the changes and new possibilities in digital culture and digital humanities.

We facilitate and support research activities of the University and coordinate projects with internal and external funding.

We promote Chinese culture through various research and scholarly activities.

Research Postgraduate Programmes

HKMU is committed to nurturing research talents. Besides caring supervisors to advise on research work, we provide various kinds of support to students in Research Postgraduate Programmes. We are dedicated to assisting our MPhil/PhD students through various means to build up and broaden their research knowledge and skills, so as to contribute effectively and innovatively to the community in the future.