Hoyee Tse was the recipient of the 2023 Vice Chancellor’s Doctoral Scholarship at London Metropolitan University. Her doctoral research explores the role of visual imagery in Hong Kong social movements in fostering pro-democratic values and identity examining the extent to which this visual imagery reflects and shapes the identity of Hongkongers. Prior to her doctoral study, she obtained a BA in Italian and History of Art and a MA in Museums and Galleries in Education (with Distinction) at University College London and a MA in Dutch Art History at the University of Amsterdam.
She was 2022 Design Trust/RCA Fellow at the Royal College of Art. Her project explores the potentiality of digitally co-curating local design and cultural history collections with small entrepreneurs in London and Hong Kong. In 2023, she was the Young Researcher Fellow of the Creative Impact Research Centre Europe (CIRCE) of u-institut, investigating the representation and employment of Asian cultural and curatorial professionals. In addition, she has research and professional experience across the arts and cultural sector, including the Victoria and Albert Museum and the National Gallery, London.