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CityU develops a Caregiver Support Model to help tackle the challenges of taking care of frail older adults
A team led by the Department of Social and Behavioural Sciences of CityU has developed a scientific and comprehensive Caregiver Support Model and has increased family caregivers’ resilience through a Psycho-education Program on Empowerment to help them tackle the challenges they encounter on their caregiving journey.
CityU clinches National Teaching Achievement Award
Led by Professor Sylvia Kwok Lai Yuk-ching in the Department of Social and Behavioural Sciences at CityU, JUMP was honoured with a Second Class Award in the 2022 Higher Education (Undergraduate) National Teaching Achievement Award by the Ministry of Education. 
Loneliness among senior citizens spiked during 5th COVID outbreak
A home-based intervention programme for managing chronic diseases that has been designed by a team from CityU can reduce older people’s sense of loneliness which has worsened significantly during the fifth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a CityU telesurvey.
LSNS survey
A survey conducted by the Department of Management Sciences at CityU discovered that during the Covid-19 pandemic, older people in Hong Kong have a higher risk of social isolation, which makes them more likely to become sick, as their physical and mental health are affected.
CityU-led collaborative research worth of HK$19m rewarded for Covid-19 projects
Funding worth HK$19 million has been secured for four highly competitive collaborative research projects into Covid-19 led by scholars at CityU.
Eminent CityU faculty receive RGC awards
Outstanding faculty members at CityU were recognised by RGC at an Awards Presentation Ceremony on 24 November for their distinguished research achievements and significant contributions to higher education.
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A more integrated elderly care covers the “Elderly Ecosystem” can help relieve the burden that a public healthcare system experiences in the era of greater longevity.
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A mobile app that can effectively protect users from falling victim to phone scams has been developed by a cross-disciplinary research team at CityU.
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Young people will be more friendly to senior citizens if they know more about ageing, according to a cross-generation survey conducted by CityU.
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Learning traditional Chinese martial arts has a direct bearing on reducing aggressive behaviour, delinquent behaviour and attention problems among schoolchildren, according to a recent study conducted by CityU.

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