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The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) is a member of the Worldwide Universities Network (WUN), an exclusive network of 18 research-led universities across nine countries. OAL is pleased to announce that three applications submitted by CUHK to the WUN Research Development Fund 2012 were selected for the fund.

Three CUHK projects awarded by the WUN Research Development Fund 2012
The competitive WUN Research Development Fund (RDF) offers seeding fund to kick-start research projects under four key areas of research identified as the Global Challenges, including "Adapting to Climate Change", "Global Higher Education and Research", "Public Health and Non-Communicable Diseases", and "Understanding Cultures".

The three applications nominated by CUHK were all successful. Each application was awarded with a grant of £10,000 from WUN, which will be matched by a funding from CUHK. The following table summarizes details of the successful applications:

PI / CUHK Dept.	Global Challenge	Project Name	WUN Partners
Prof. Lawal Marafa, Dept. of Geography & Resource Management	Adapting to Climate Change	Adopting REDD+ for Conservation, Sustainable Community Livelihood and Climate Change Mitigation	University of Bergen, Norway University of Leeds, UK University of York, UK
Prof. Zhang Junsen, Dept. of Economics	Understanding Cultures	Migration with and without Children: Causes and Economic, Social, and Psychological Consequences	University of Alberta, Canada Zhejiang University, China
Prof. Huso Yi, Jockey Club School of Public Health & Primary Care	Public Health and Non-Communicable Diseases	Scoping Survey of Autism Care Resources: Social Integration of Diagnosis, Treatment, and Support Systems	University of Bristol, UK University of Cape Town, South Africa University of Leeds, UK The University of Western Australia, Australia University of Wisconsin–Madison, US

In addition, CUHK was invited to participate in nine research projects led by other WUN member universities, of which eight were selected for the award. For CUHK researchers involved in the projects, CUHK will provide a funding to support their participation. They include:

CUHK Staff / Dept.	Global Challenge	Project Name	Leading Institution
Prof. Lam Hon Ming, School of Life Sciences ; Prof. Lawal Marafa, Dept. of Geography & Resource Management	Adapting to Climate Change	Evaluating the Potential for Urban Agriculture to Enhance Food Security in Response to Climate Change	University of Alberta, Canada
Prof. Barley Mak Chan & Prof. Icy Lee, Dept. of Curriculum & Instruction	Global Higher Education and Research	Establishment of a WUN Language Assessment Research Network	Zhejiang University, China
Prof. Mingyue Michelle Gu, Dept. of Curriculum & Instruction	Global Higher Education and Research	Negotiating Multilingual Identities in Migrant Professional Contexts	The Pennsylvania State University, US
Prof. Huso Yi, Jockey Club School of Public Health & Primary Care	Public Health and Non-Communicable Disease	Global Public Health Justice: The Ethics of Research for Public Health	University of Bergen, Norway
Prof. Gary Wong, Dept. of Paediatrics	Public Health and Non-Communicable Disease	WUN International Inflammation (in-FLAME) Network	The University of Western Australia, Australia
Prof. Helen Chiu, Dept. of Psychiatry	Public Health and Non-Communicable Disease	Collaborative Care for Dementia in Rural China Primary Care	Zhejiang University, China
Prof. Simon Haines, Dept. of English	Understanding Cultures	Romantic China: Cultural Revolution between China and the West in the Later Qing Period, 1793-1850	The University of Sydney, Australia
Prof. Wu Qiaobing, Dept. of Social Work	Understanding Cultures	'Precarious' Migrants, Access to Social Support and Wellbeing in Global Cities	University of Southampton, UK

Research Mobility Programmes for 2013-14

1. PhD Student Exchange Programmes – applications open on 30 January 2013

Applications for the PhD Student Exchange Programmes with the University of Bristol and the University of Leeds for 2013-14 will open on 30 January 2013. The programme allows CUHK and the partner universities to exchange up to two PhD students per year for short-term research undertakings of 3-6 months. Selected CUHK students will be awarded with a grant to cover part of the travelling cost and living expenses at the host university. The closing date is 15 March 2013.

2. Short-term Faculty Exchange Programmes – applications open on 30 January 2013

Applications for the Short-term Faculty Exchange Programmes with the University of Bristol and the University of Leeds for 2013-14 will open on 30 January 2013. The programmes allow CUHK and the partner universities to exchange one to two faculty members per year for a one-week exploratory visit at the host university. CUHK will provide the international airfare to selected outgoing faculty members and free accommodation to the visiting faculty members. The closing date is 15 March 2013.

Visits from WUN member universities

CUHK received the following visitors from WUN member universities between 1 November and 31 December 2012:

Date	WUN Member	Delegate(s)
5 Nov 2012	University of Alberta, Canada	A group of 3 delegates led by Dr. Douglas Hedden, Walter Stirling Anderson Professor and Chair, Department of Surgery
5 Nov 2012	University of Campinas, Brazil	Prof. Leandro R. Tessler, Advisor - Internationalization Projects
6 Nov 2012	University of Leeds, UK	A group of 3 delegates led by Prof. Frank Finlay, Dean, Faculty of Arts
12 Nov 2012	University of Rochester, US	A group of 3 delegates led by Dr. Joanna Olmsted, Dean, School of Arts and Sciences
12 Nov 2012	University of Wisconsin–Madison, US	Ms. Lauren Worth, Study Abroad Advisor, International Academic Programs
21 Nov 2012	University of Alberta, Canada	Prof. Gordon Holden, Director, China Institute
5 Dec 2012	University of York, UK	Mr. Matt Smelt-Webb, Academic Programme Manager, Contract Language Courses Centre for English Language Teaching, Vanbrugh College
20 Dec 2012	The University of Sheffield, UK	Ms. Karen Tsui, WUN Coordinator

For more information on WUN and collaboration opportunities with WUN member universities, please contact the CUHK WUN Coordinator:

Ms. Shally Fan, Director of Academic Links, Office of Academic Links
Tel: +852 3943 7586, Email: shallyfan@cuhk.edu.hk