Book, forthcoming
Domesticating Health: Animals in the Making of Modern Medicine in the Philippines
University of Hawai‘i Press
Animal history
Nicolo Ludovice
Research Assistant Professor, Division of Public Policy, HKUST
My work seeks to bridge historical inquiry with contemporary policy design, offering historically grounded frameworks for addressing the entangled crises of our time.
I study the histories of animals, food, health and the environment in the Philippines, Southeast Asia and Hong Kong, and what those histories mean for policy today.
Currently
LeadingHistory and Policy Research Group, HKUST
InvestigatingPost-conflict health reconstruction in the postwar PhilippinesRGC, 2026 to 2027
ForthcomingDomesticating HealthUniversity of Hawai‘i Press
Featured work
All publications →Article, undefined
Why post-conflict health gains often do not last: A systematic review of time horizons and scale in health system reconstruction
Health Policy and Planning
Post-conflict health
Article, 2025
‘More Calories, More Protein, More Progress’: The Nutribun and the Politics of Nostalgia of the Marcos Regime
Philippine Studies: Historical & Ethnographic Viewpoints 73(4)
Food and nutrition
Current projects
OngoingHPRG
Post-Conflict Reconstruction of the Health Sector in the Postwar Philippines, 1946-1953
This project will investigate the post-conflict reconstruction of the health sector in the postwar Philippines from 1946 to 1953, focusing on the Philippine Rehabilitation Act of 1946 and its broader implications for health systems.
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Ongoing
Decarbonization solutions for buildings in Hong Kong: development, assessment and deployment
Buildings are the single most important contributor of carbon emissions in Hong Kong (HK) as they account for 90% of the electricity consumption and 60% of the total carbon emissions of the city.
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October 2026
Lecture on Science, Technology, and Innovation Policy with the students of the University of the Philippines-Diliman
June 2026
Presented work on health data and colonial categories in the postwar Philippine rehabilitation, Leiden University.
March 2026
Recipient, Designated Panel of the Philippine Studies Group Award, Association for Asian Studies, Vancouver.
Research group
History and Policy Research Group
Examining the intersections of historical knowledge and contemporary policy challenges in Asia.
Visit HPRGTeam
- Nicolo Ludovice Director
- Vincent Bernabe Research Assistant
- Changmu Yan Postgraduate Student Assistant