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Programme(s) to which this project applies: |
| ☑ MPhil/PhD | ☒ MRes[Med] | ☑ URIS |
About the Project
Our research team welcomes motivated research students to join projects that focus on translating evidence in the fields of nutrition, physical activity, and obesity to promote good health and prevent chronic diseases. The research projects include:
- Community-based trials related to diabetes prevention
- AI-assisted diabetes prevention programme
- Psychological eating behaviours
- Chrono nutrition, and
- Evaluation of cost-effectiveness and science of implementation of community-based diabetes prevention programme
About the Supervisor
Professor M Ho, School of Nursing
Dr. Mandy Ho is an Associate Professor, Chair of Teaching and Learning (Postgraduate Education), and Program Director of the Master of Nursing Program at the School of Nursing of the University of Hong Kong. With a double qualification of nursing and dietetics, her research work centers on translating evidence in the fields of nutrition, physical activity, and obesity to promote good health and prevent chronic diseases across the lifespan. Her current research work focuses on developing innovative and culturally specific models of diabetes prevention targeting the high-risk population (i.e., adults who are overweight and with prediabetes) in community and primary care settings. She is the pioneer for setting up a culturally specific community-based lifestyle intervention program and a digital diabetes prevention program for overweight Chinese adults with prediabetes in Hong Kong. The work has been disseminated at regional and international scientific meetings and international peer-reviewed journals on nursing, obesity, endocrinology, and behavioral science.
Next Step?
For more information or to express interest for this project, please email the supervisor or the specified contact point in the project description. Interested candidates are advised to enclose with your email:
- your CV,
- a brief description of your research interest and experience, and
- two reference letters (not required for HKUMed UG students seeking MRes[Med]/URIS projects).
Information on the research programme, funding support and admission documentations could be referenced online at the Research Postgraduate Admissions website. General admission enquiries should be directed to rpgmed@hku.hk.
HKUMed MBBS students interested in the Master of Research in Medicine (MRes[Med]) programme may visit the programme website for more information.
HKUMed UG students interested in the Undergraduate Research Internship Scheme (URIS) may visit the scheme’s website for more information.
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