Yu Hao conducts research in Chinese-English translation and museum accessibility. Her research interests include teaching translation technology, multilingual and cross-cultural public communication, and audio description (for the blind and visually impaired) in museum settings.Representative publications:

Hao, Y (2025). Employability and Translator Education. In C. Walker & Lambert J (Eds.). Routledge Handbook of Translation and Industry. pp. 496-510. Routledge.
Hao,Y. (2024). Studying translation abroad: A case study of Chinese international students' motivations during the COVID-19 pandemic. In M. Ward, C. Eugeni, & C. Walker (Eds.). Teaching Translation: Contexts, Modes andTechnologies (pp. 200-222). Routledge.
Hao, Y. (2023). Students’ perceptions and expectations of translation technology in the training setting: What can emotional narratives tell us?. Translation&Interpreting.15(2), 157-175.
Pym, A. & Hao, Y.(2024). How to augment language skills: Generative AI and machine translation in language learning and translator training. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781032648033
Hao, Y. & Pym, A. (2023). Where do translation students go? A study of the employment and mobility of Master graduates. The Translator and Interpreter Trainer,17(2), 211-229.
Hao, Y & Pym, A. (2022). Teaching how to teach translation: Tribulations of a tandem-learning model. Perspectives: Studies in Translation Theory and Practice, 30 (2), 275-291.
Hao, Y. & Pym, A. (2021). Translation skills required by Master graduates for employment: Which are needed, and which are not? Across Languages and Cultures, 22 (2), 158-175.

Yu Hao has received a number of grants as lead researcher or co-investigator to support her research:

2025 Melbourne Public Humanities Initiative (MPHI) Engagement Grant, University of Melbourne. Project title: Seeing Through Sound: Building Accessible Cultural Experiences for Blind and Visually Impaired Communities, with Professor Keith McVilly and Mr Andrew Normand ($7,500)
2024 MRFF GHFM stream 6 Genomics Health Futures Grant Opportunity application. Project title: Enabling inclusive population-scale genomics through culturally appropriate participant information, innovation in language translation, and workforce development, with CI Professor Daniel Macarthur, Ms Bronwyn Terrill, Professor John Hajek, Dr Stephanie Best, Ms Zuong Dang, Dr Samantha Croy, Ms Monica Ferrie, Ms Emma Bonser, Associate Professor Amy Nisselle, Ms Mary-anne Young, Dr Lisa Ewans, Associate Professor Jodie Ingles ($985,061.86)
2024 Melbourne Early Researcher Grant, University of Melbourne. Project title: Generative AI-assisted strategic planning in translation and interpreting ($22,128)
2024 Language Dynamics in the Asia-Pacific (LDAP) research cluster Support Scheme, Asia Institute, University of Melbourne, Project title: Machine translation of healthcare messages for elderly CALD community members in Victoria, with Associate Professor Ester Leung, Ms Elise Wu ($3816.6)
Centre for Contemporary Chinese Studies (CCCS) 2024 Seed Funding, the University of Melbourne, Project title: Diversity is one thing we have in common: Multicultural effectiveness among Chinese international students in the Australian HE context, with Dr Yizhou Wang, Dr Eric Fu, Dr Qiuping Pan ($4,000)
Centre for Contemporary Chinese Studies (CCCS) 2022 Seed Funding, the University of Melbourne, Project title: Thousands of kilometers from home?” A study on Chinese international students’ motivation and learning experience in the post-pandemic era, with Professor Anthony Pym and Dr Yizhou
Wang ($3,000)
2024 Victorian Department of Families, Fairness and Housing. Project title: Understanding and improving machine translations for emergency communications, with Professor John Hajek, Professor Anthony Pym, and Dr Maria Karidakis ($45,000)

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