Prof. FUNG Sai Fu (馮世富)
BSocSc (CityUHK), MA, PhD (Warwick)
- Assistant Professor, Department of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Biography
Prof. Sai-fu Fung is affiliated with the Department of Social and Behavioural Sciences, City University of Hong Kong. Prof. Fung teaches undergraduate and postgraduate courses related to social research methods, digital sociology, political sociology, social problems, and issues in Chinese society. He obtained his PhD from the University of Warwick. His research interests are in the fields of computational social science, health-related quality of life (HRQOL), digital health, gerontology, and sports. Prior to joining City University of Hong Kong, he served at the University of Hong Kong.
Prof. Fung is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Medicine. He currently serves as an editorial board member for various international top-tier academic journals. In the past five years, he has also served as an ad hoc reviewer for over 80 international peer-reviewed journals. Prof. Fung is available for media interviews. He has been featured on local and international media, including CCTV, TVB, RTHK, Metro Radio, Ming Pao, Sportsoho, Hong Kong Commercial Daily, Al Jazeera, and Time Magazine.
Prizes/Honours
Sep 2024, “World's top 2% most-cited scientists” Stanford University
Oct 2023, “World's top 2% most-cited scientists” Stanford University
Aug 2022, “Springer Nature Editor of Distinction Awards 2022” Springer Nature
Editor or Editorial Membership
2025, Guest Editor, Healthcare (Special Issue: Depression, Anxiety and Emotional Problems Among Healthcare Workers)
2025 - Now, Co-editor (Managing Editor since 2014), Bandung: Journal of the Global South
2023 - Now, Editorial Board Member, Journal of Social Health
2022 - Now, Editorial Board Member, PLOS ONE
2022 - 2023, Guest Editor, Healthcare (Special Issue: Social Psychology in Youth Sport)
2020 - Now, Reviewer Board Member, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
2020 - Now, Associate Editor, Frontiers in Psychology
2019 - Now, Associate Editor, Health and Quality of Life Outcomes
Services in CityUHK
CLASS Student Chapter, Member
BSocSc (Criminology & Sociology), Associate Programme Leader cum Year-1 and Internship Coordinator
MA ASS (Sociology stream), Admission Tutor
Teaching
Postgraduate Courses:
SS8805 Methodology and Ethics in Social and Behavioural Sciences
SS6591 Integrative Project (Master Dissertation), MA in Applied Social Sciences
SS5426 Social Problems in Contemporary Societies
SS5115 Social Sciences Theories for Social Work
Undergraduate Courses:
SS4595 Independent Study (Final Year Project), BSocSc in Applied Sociology
SS4571 Digital Sociology and Big Data Research
SS2709 Research Methods
SS2029 Basic Sociology
SS2027 Social Statistics and Research Methods
SS2025 Sociology of Politics and Deviance
Membership of Professional Bodies
2024 - Now, Council Member & Life Member (since 2020), Hong Kong Sociological Association
2024 - Now, Full Member, Sigma Xi
2023 - Now, Member, IEEE
2022 - Now, Fellow, The Royal Society of Medicine
2022 - Now, Full Member, The Gerontological Society of America
Services outside CityUHK
2021 - Now, Chairperson, Gymnastics Association of Hong Kong, China (GAHK)
2019 - Now, Member of Olympic Day Organizing Committee, Sports Federation & Olympic Committee of Hong Kong, China (SF&OC)
2019 - Now, Member of Trampoline Technical Committee, Asian Gymnastics Union (AGU), Doha, Qatar
2018 - Now, Executive Committee Member, Sir Edward Youde Scholars Association (SEYSA)
2012 - 2021, Convener of Research & Resources, GAHK
2006 - 2021, Member of Trampoline Technical Committee, GAHK
2001 - Now, Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique (FIG) Brevet Judge in Trampoline Gymnastics
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