PhD/MPhil Programmes |
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The Institute offers research training opportunities across a wide spectrum of sustainability and environmental issues, subject to the availability of supervisory resources. |
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| Doctor of Philosophy ( Ph. D.) |
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| Candidates are permitted to register for the research degree of Doctor of Philosophy on the first day of each month. For more details please contact the University Graduate School at http://www.hku.hk/gradsch/. |
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Master of Philosophy ( M. Phil. ) |
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Candidates are permitted to register for the research degree of Master of Philosophy on the first day of January and September. For details on registration for the research degree of Master of Philosophy, please contact the University Graduate School at http://www.hku.hk/gradsch/. |
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Applications |
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Application form for MPhil./Ph.D. is downloadable from the Graduate School website at http://www.hku.hk/gradsch/web/forms/applicant/adm_app_form.pdf
The School has also launched an online application system at http://www.hku.hk/gradsch/online where applicants may submit the form and pay the application fee electronically.
In addition, applicants may request for application materials by sending an email to the Graduate School, at gradsch@hkucc.hku.hk. |
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Current Research Topics |
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Ph.D. Students: |
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Michelle Heather Brown
Investigating for development? An analysis into how companies can evaluate and improve their contributions to communities and development in Asia
Supervisors: Professor Peter Hills and Dr. Richard Welford
Man Shun Chow
Public Service Motivation in Organizations: Publicness and Network Perspectives
Supervisors: Professor Peter Hills and Professor Richard M. Walker
Mary Ching Ching Ho
Alternate Socially Responsible Investment Indices in Asian Financial Markets: The Involvement of Stakeholder Dialogue
Supervisors: Professor Peter Hills and Dr. Richard Welford
Koon Leung Lam
Socially Responsible Investment and Corporate Social Responsibility: a Multiple Stakeholders Perspective on Strategies and Practices of Listed Companies in Hong Kong, China and Selected South East Asian Economies
Supervisors: Professor Peter Hills and Dr. Richard Welford
Patricia Shui Ling Tse
Future Public Housing Policy: Privatization, Governance and Stakeholders
Supervisors: Professor Peter Hills and Professor Richard M. Walker
Anson On Shun Wong
Enhancing Sustainability by Managing Environmental and Social Risk into the Hotel and Resort Industry of Guangdong
Supervisors: Professor Peter Hills and Dr. Richard J. Welford
Peggy Suk Ting Yang
Food Miles in Hong Kong
Supervisor: Professor Peter Hills
Xiang Zeng
Sustainable Development, Environmental Planning and Management, Environmental Impact Assessment
Supervisor: Professor Peter Hills
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| M. Phil. Students: |
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Michelle Man Suet Law
Significance of Forest Dynamic Plot in Achieving Corporate Sustainability: A Case Study of Business Links to Scientific Forest Research in Hong Kong
Supervisors: Professor Peter Hills and Dr. C. H. Hau |
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Xoni Kwan Ki Ma
Forest Research and Environmental Education
Supervisors: Professor Peter Hills and Dr. C. H. Hau |
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Jane Wing Kam Tsoi
Public Health Policy
Supervisors: Professor Peter Hills and Dr. Kerrie L. MacPherson |
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Samuel Guihua Wang
Environmental Policy
Supervisor: Professor Peter Hills |
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Recently completed MPhil / PhD Dissertations supervised by Institute Staff |
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2004 |
Margaret Julia Burnett (PhD)
Enhanced food traceability: promoting food safety, quality and consumer choice
Supervisors: Professor Peter Hills (Primary Supervisor) and Dr. W.F. Barron
Ming Tat So (MPhil)
Tracking the evolution of corporation environmentalism in Hong Kong: A study of environmental reporting
Supervisor: Professor Peter Hills
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Michael Leif Hansen (MPhil)
Investment, governance and the environment: An institutional assessment
Supervisors: Professor Peter Hills (Primary Supervisor) and Dr. Richard Welford
Sharmin Salahuddin (PhD)
Extended Producer Responsibility in Asia: Drivers and Barriers
Supervisors: Professor Peter Hills (Primary Supervisor) and Dr. Richard Welford
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2006 |
Joyce Chung Sze Tsoi (PhD)
Supply Chain Management for Sustainable Development: Perspective from Greater Pearl River Delta
Supervisors: Professor Peter Hills (Primary Supervisor) and Dr. Richard Welford
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2007 |
Jacqueline Chi Kei Lam (PhD)
Ecological Modernization and Environmental Innovation: A Case Study of Public Transport Industry in Hong Kong
Supervisors: Professor Peter Hills (Primary Supervisor) and Dr. Richard Welford
Cho Yam Lau (PhD)
The Influence of Socio-Economic and Land-Use Variables on Personal Accessibility in the Urban Areas of Hong Kong
Supervisor: Professor Peter Hills
Tze Hoi Tam (PhD)
An Assessment of the Effectiveness of the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) System in Hong Kong
Supervisor: Professor Peter Hills
Suzuya Pui Sze Tang (MPhil)
A Comparative Study on the Environmental Reporting of the public sectors in Hong Kong and Japan
Supervisors: Dr. Richard Welford (Primary Supervisor) and Professor Peter Hills
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Yakun Cui (PhD)
Developing Sustainable Cultural and Heritage Tourism in Transitional China: A Case Study of Beijing
Supervisor: Professor Peter Hills
Asghar Naeem Malik (PhD)
Stakeholders' Perceptions of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR): Case Studies from Bangladesh and Pakistan
Supervisors: Professor Peter Hills (Primary Supervisor) and Dr. Richard Welford
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| 2009 |
Felix Yat Hang Wong (PhD)
Sustainable Construction and Health: Developing a Quantitative Assessment Tool
Supervisor: Professor Peter Hills
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2010 |
Ngar Yin Mah (PhD)
Local States, Policy Capacity and the Sustainability Transition: A Study of Policies for Wind Energy Development in Xinjiang, Shanghai and Guangdong
Supervisor: Professor Peter Hills
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| 2011 |
Jieqiong Yu (PhD)
The Effectiveness of Extended Producer Responsibility in Motivating Eco-design Changes: Perspectives from China's Electrical and Electronic Industry
Supervisor: Professor Peter Hills
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| 2012 |
Golam Moinuddin (PhD)
Metropolitan Government: An Examination into its Prospects for Improving Urban Basic Services Governance in Dhaka City, Bangladesh
Supervisor: Professor Richard M. Walker |
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