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Oscar Yau

PhD Candidate
Arts, Design & Architecture
School of Education

贰尘补颈濒:听o.yau@unsw.edu.au

厂耻辫别谤惫颈蝉辞谤蝉:听Andrew Martin, Rebecca Collie

Having earned a Bachelor of Business Administration with Honors from The Chinese University of Hong Kong and subsequently completing a Master by Research (MRes) in Management at the University of Exeter, I underwent a pivotal shift in my academic focus toward psychology, with a particular emphasis on educational psychology. Prior to embarking on my current Ph.D. journey, I attained a Master of Arts in Psychology from The Chinese University of Hong Kong.

In the professional sphere, I held the position of Project Associate at the Educational Development Center at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. Within this role, my primary responsibilities included making substantive contributions to manuscript drafting, conducting statistical analyses, and delving into the nuanced exploration of both quantitative and qualitative data.
  • Educational Psychology
  • Motivation
  • Engagement
  • Load-Reduction Instruction
  • Inquiry-based Learning
  • Yau, O.K.T., Martin, A., Ginns, P., Collie., R. (2025). Gender differences in academic buoyancy: A meta-analysis. Learning and Individual Differences. 121.
  • Yau, O.K.T., & Shu, T.-M. (2024). Negotiable fate-student engagement relationship in higher education: The mediation role of hope for success and fear of failure. Current Psychology, 43, 27045-27057.
  • Yau, O.K.T., & Shu, T.-M. (2023). Why are students with a high level of grit more engaging in learning? The mediation effect of negotiable fate on the grit-student engagement relationship in higher education during COVID-19. Journal of Pacific Rim Psychology, 17.
  • Yau, O.K.T., Chin, D.C.W., & Hsu, C.H.C. (2023). Understanding and planning for informal learning space development: A case study in Hong Kong. Cogent Education, 10(1).
  • Hsu, C., Chin, D., & Yau, O.K.T. (2022). Usage of informal learning spaces among students of academic units with vs. without dedicated buildings on campus. Journal of Learning Spaces, 11(1). Retrieved from