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HKBU School of Communication Awarded Over HK$3.5 Million for Six Projects Under the RGC General Research Fund (GRF) and Early Career Scheme (ECS) in the 2026/27 Exercise
29 June 2026
The School of Communication at Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU) has been awarded over HK$3.5 million for six research projects in the 2026/27 exercise of the Research Grants Council (RGC) General Research Fund (GRF) and Early Career Scheme (ECS).
In this exercise, HKBU secured a total of HK$68.68 million across 95 projects university-wide. The School of Communication’s results reflect the academic quality and societal impact of its faculty’s work across media, communication, and interactive technologies.
Of the six funded projects, four received grants under the GRF, while two were awarded under the ECS—a scheme designed to support early-career academics in establishing their research tracks.
The School congratulates the following faculty members on their funded projects:
General Research Fund (GRF)
| Principal Investigator | Department | Project Title |
| Prof. Stephanie Tsang | Communication Studies | Platformized News and Scientific Misinformation in Hong Kong: Mapping and Mitigation |
| Prof. Timothy Fung | Interactive Media | Applying the Risk Information Seeking and Processing (RISP) Model to Explain Cancer Information Acquisition and Processing |
| Prof. Ken Chu | Journalism | Scrolling into Distress? A Three-Wave Longitudinal Investigation of How and When Short-Form Video Affects Hong Kong Adolescents’ Well-being |
| Prof. Nick Zhang | Journalism | Mattering on the Margin: A Cultural Study of Ethnic Minorities’ Digital Creative Media Practices in Hong Kong |
Early Career Scheme (ECS)
| Principal Investigator | Department | Project Title |
| Prof. Ye Hui | Interactive Media | Augmenting Hong Kong Paper Crafting Technique: Interactive Heritage Preservation and Transmission with Augmented Reality and Generative AI |
| Prof. Daniel Muñoz | Interactive Media | Sound First Simulations and Virtual Environments for Blind and Low Vision Users in Hong Kong: Pattern Library, Cantonese Earcons, Open Software development kit, and Community Trials |
The School remains committed to supporting faculty research that contributes to academic scholarship and addresses key societal needs. These awards will further support the School’s ongoing research efforts and interdisciplinary initiatives.