Projects per year
Personal profile
Name in Chinese
黎苑姍
Biography
Prof. Ruby Lai obtained her Ph.D. from the Department of Sociology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong. She joined Lingnan University in August 2019. Her research interests revolve around gender, family, reproductive politics, and ethnicity. She teaches Hong Kong Society and Asia Pacific Comparative Development and Policy Symposium.
Research interests
Gender and Family, Reproductive Politics, Ethnic Minorities, Hong Kong Society
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 5 Gender Equality
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Can Care Infrastructures Alleviate Housing Precarity? A Comparative Case Study of Three Community Living Rooms in Hong Kong (關懷建設能否緩解居住不穩定性？香港三個社區客廳的比較個案研究)
LAI, Y. S. R. (PI), LEUNG, K. M. (CoI) & CHAN, C. Y. (CoI)
Research Grants Council (Hong Kong, China)
1/06/26 → 31/05/28
Project: Grant Research
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Jockey Club Life Skill Program for at-risk Young Woman in the Sex Industry – Landscape research and Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Study
LAI, Y. S. R. (PI)
15/05/25 → 14/05/28
Project: Contract Research
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Cultivating Sexual Agency Through Comprehensive Sexuality Education: The Case of Ethnic Minorities Youth in Hong Kong
LAI, Y. S. R. (PI), ARAT, G. (CoI) & LEUNG, Y. M. L. (CoI)
31/03/25 → 30/03/27
Project: Grant Research
Research output
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Abortion caringscapes: female homosociality and reproductive healthcare in post-one-child China
LAI, R. Y. S., 2 Jan 2026, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Journal of Gender Studies. 18 p.Research output: Journal Publications › Journal Article (refereed) › peer-review
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From liberal to state feminism? Exploring gender politics amid political transition in Hong Kong
LAI, R. Y. S., 11 Mar 2026, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Globalizations.Research output: Journal Publications › Journal Article (refereed) › peer-review
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Repairing Home, Rebuilding Mental Well-being: Mitigating Housing Precarity through Community Materialities of Care
LAI, R. Y., 2026, In: Health and Social Care in the Community. 2026, 1, 2573798.Research output: Journal Publications › Journal Article (refereed) › peer-review
Open Access
Prizes
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LU Research & Knowledge Transfer Fund Award 2025 (RGC Grant)
LAI, Y. S. R. (Recipient), Sept 2025
Prize: Prize (CDCF)
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LU Research & Knowledge Transfer Fund Award 2022 (RGC Grant)
LAI, Y. S. R. (Recipient), Sept 2022
Prize: Prize (CDCF)
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從簡樸房設定再思基本住屋質素
黎苑姍 (Speaker)
25 Nov 2024Activity: Talks or Presentations › Other Invited Talks or Presentations
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Book launch event : Reproductive politics in East Asia : rethinking reproductive agency amid demographic crises
LAI, Y. S. R. (Speaker), CHOI, S. (Speaker), JHANG, J.-C. (Speaker), SHOAN, Y. C. (Speaker) & CHENG, S. (Speaker)
10 Mar 2023Activity: Talks or Presentations › Other Invited Talks or Presentations
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訓醒未呀? : 睡眠社會學
陳效能 (Speaker) & 黎苑姍 (Speaker)
24 Oct 2020Activity: Talks or Presentations › Public Lecture
Press/Media
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未來城市：全港近60萬「一人住」 如何獨而不孤？ On Hong Kong’s growing number of people living alone
22/03/26
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research / Knowledge Transfer › Research / Knowledge Transfer
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周日話題：風雨不動安如山——記一間初代社區客廳的最後一周 The final week of a first generation community living room
22/02/26
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Commentaries › Commentaries