Prof Chui’s scholarship covers three lines of research inquiries: (1) the interface between policy, social innovation, social entrepreneurship, and ecosystem-building; (2) the organisational mechanisms of nonprofits, social enterprises and social businesses in empowering older adults, people with disabilities, and marginalised women; and (3) the advancement of novel community development models through innovative participatory research methods to promote age-friendly and inclusive cities. Her works in these areas have been extensively published in high impact journals. Translating research into impact, Prof Chui’s work has contributed to policy changes for social innovation and age-friendly cities, facilitated capacity-building in nonprofits, social enterprises, and inclusive business practices, and enhanced advocacy efficacy for marginalised communities.
Prof Chui is principal, co-principal, and co-investigator to external competitive research grants funded by the Research Grants Council, the Labour and Welfare Bureau, the Chief Executive’s Policy Unit, and the Efficiency Office of the HKSAR Government; and charitable trusts-commissioned projects funded by the Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust, and Swire Trust. Prof Chui is an associate editor to Journal of Social Entrepreneurship, and International Journal of Social Welfare, a consulting member and advisor to several nonprofits and social enterprises, and regularly contributes to knowledge exchange activities in international and local settings.
Prof Chui is director to the HKU Master of Social Sciences in Nonprofit Management (MNPM) programme, and co-director to the HKU-UBS Sustainable and Social Innovation Leadership Programme (https://ssilp.hk/)
