Dr Ivy ZHAO (Person-in-charge and Research Assistant Professor), Prof. Angela CHAN (Interim Head and Professor), and Prof. Angela LEUNG (Associate Head [Research] and Professor) were awarded the 1st Runner Up and Co-Innovation Award in the Health Future Challenge 2023 organised by the PolyU Knowledge Transfer and Entrepreneurship Office for their start-up project ‘A Web-Based GameLike Dual-Task Hearing-Cognitive Training System’. The system aims to enhance the hearing efficiency, cognitive functions, and social engagement of older adults with hearing loss. The project also received a Translational Research Grant from the Faculty of Health and Social Sciences. Other members of the team included Dr Richard LI (Assistant Professor, Department of Applied Social Sciences) and Dr Janet NG (Associate Professor of Practice, Department of Chinese and Bilingual Studies).
