About ERC

School of Nursing and Health Sciences Exergaming Research Centre for Healthy Aging About ERC

Funded by the University Grants Committee's Research Infrastructure Grant under the Institutional Development Scheme, Exergaming Research Centre for Healthy Aging, which incubates gamified intervention using gerontechnology to improve the physical health, cognitive abilities, and emotional health of older adults, was founded in September 2023 to address issues arising from aging population. It will function as a multidisciplinary hub that specifically aims to facilitate research development and provision of research support capacities in exergaming, foster industry-academia collaborations and technology creation in exergaming, and create an infrastructure to implement evidence-based exergaming programmes.

Mission

  • To facilitate research development and provision of research support capacities in exergaming, especially supporting young and mid-career researchers;
  • To foster industry-academia collaborations and technology creation in exergaming; and
  • To create an infrastructure to implement evidence-based exergaming programmes.

Organisation Structure

Director

Director

Professor Janet WONG Yuen-ha
Dean, School of Nursing and Health Sciences

Deputy Director

Deputy Director

Professor Gary TSE
Associate Dean (Innovations and Research)
Professor, School of Nursing and Health Sciences

Exergaming Development Team Member

Exergaming Development Team Member

Professor William TSANG Wai-nam
Associate Dean (Development and Strategic Relationships)
Professor, School of Nursing and Health Sciences

Exergaming Development Team Member

Dr Timothy YAM Tsz-ting
Assistant Professor, School of Nursing and Health Sciences

Implementation Science Team Member

Implementation Science Team Member

Dr LIU Tai-wa
Head of Nursing (Mental and Primary Care)
Associate Professor, School of Nursing and Health Sciences

Implementation Science Team Member

Dr Bonny WONG Yee-man
Assistant Professor, School of Nursing and Health Sciences

Evaluation Team Member

Evaluation Team Member

Professor Gary TSE
Associate Dean (Innovations and Research)
Professor, School of Nursing and Health Sciences

Evaluation Team Member

Professor Jack TANG Wai-ho
Head of Health Sciences
Professor, School of Nursing and Health Sciences