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日英学術連携を加速へ―日本との共同研究を希望する英国・アイルランドPI(研究責任者)のリストを初作成― For fostering Japan-the UK/Ireland academic collaboration―the first UK/Ireland PI (Principal Investigators) List comprising the JSPS fellows keen to collaborate with Japan―

　独立行政法人日本学術振興会(JSPS)ではこれまで多様な学術国際事業を実施しており、世界各地にJSPS国際事業経験者を中心とした研究者のコミュニティ（同窓会）^※¹が設立されています。このうち、JSPSロンドン研究連絡センターでは、日英間の学術交流の推進に加え、JSPS英国・アイルランド同窓会や在英日本人研究者（JBUK: Japanese Researchers Based in the U.K.）ネットワーク等の研究者ネットワークの形成、維持・強化を支援してまいりました。

　他方、外務省では、海外在住の研究者同士や日本との連携を強化することが、二国間協力の深化、ひいては日本の国力強化につながるという考えから、多数の日本人の研究者が所在する地域を管轄する在外公館において、その管轄地域で活躍する日本人PI（Principal Investigator：大学等における研究主宰・責任者）情報のリスト化に取り組んでおり、在英国日本国大使館においても、「PIマップ」として英国において日本とのつながりが深い在英日本人PIの情報がリスト化されています。

　このような背景のもと、JSPSの学術国際事業を通じて築き上げられてきたネットワークをさらに発展させ、日本とのつながりを一層強化し、学術研究交流を活性化することを目的として、このたびJSPSロンドン研究連絡センターでは外務省PIマップと対をなす取り組みとして、JSPSとしては初めて英国・アイルランドPIリストを作成いたしました。

　本リストは、英国・アイルランドの研究機関に所属し、かつ、JSPSの外国人研究者招へい事業にて渡日経験のある研究者のうち、特に日本との新たな共同研究の実施に積極的な意向を持つ方で構成されていますので、是非新たな研究交流ネットワークの構築、国際共同研究、産学官連携等にご活用ください。また、当リストを活用して新たな共同研究に繋がった等の事例がありましたら、当センター(lon-info●overseas.jsps.go.jp : ●を@に置き換えてご利用ください)までご共有頂けますと幸いです。

〇英国・アイルランドPIリスト〇

https://www.jsps.org/documents/the_UK-Ireland_PI_list.pdf

〇在英国日本国大使館　英国で活躍する日本人研究者「PIマップ」〇

https://www.uk.emb-japan.go.jp/itpr_ja/260424pi.html

※1 研究者コミュニティ（同窓会）ネットワーク：

JSPSの事業により来日経験のある外国人研究者が、フェローシップ終了後も外国人・日本人研究者とのネットワークを維持・発展できるよう、JSPSは事業経験者による研究者コミュニティ（同窓会）の形成を支援しています。現在、日本国外に21の同窓会が認定され、世界各地で約7,300人が日本との架け橋として活動しています。各国のJSPS同窓会の詳細は、以下のURL（英語サイト）をご覧ください。

■URL https://www.jsps.go.jp/english/e-alumni/index.html

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　JSPS has been conducting a range of international programmes and fostering the researcher alumni communities^※¹ all around the world that comprises the researchers who had participated in the JSPS international programmes. JSPS London Office also has supported the formation and strengthening of researcher networks, including the JSPS Alumni Association of the UK and the Republic of Ireland and JBUK: Japanese Researchers Based in the UK.

　Meanwhile, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan has published the “PI Map”(a list of Japanese principal investigators in the UK) on the web site of the Embassy of Japan in the UK, with the aim to strengthen connection between Japanese researchers based in the UK and those in Japan.

In this context, as a first initiative of its kind for JSPS, JSPS London Office has created “the UK/Ireland PI List”, in cooperation with the Alumni members and participants of JSPS international programmes as a new initiative to further strengthen the linkage and foster the academic collaboration between Japan and the UK and Ireland.

　This list consists of the researchers based in the UK/Ireland who have previously visited Japan under the JSPS International Fellowships Programme and are keen to start new collaborations with researchers in Japan.

　We at JSPS London office sincerely hope that this list will contribute to the formation of new researcher network, international research collaboration, and industry-academia partnerships. We appreciate if you could inform us when the utilisation of the list leads to those desired outcomes.

　If you wish to be included in or removed from the list, please contact us through e-mail (lon-info●overseeas.jsps.go.jp. Please replace ● with @ when you send an e-mail). Please kindly understand that there might unfortunately be cases that we regrettably are unable to add you to the list after careful consideration of the list’s purpose and appropriateness.

○The UK/Ireland PI List○

https://www.jsps.org/documents/the_UK-Ireland_PI_list.pdf

○PI Map (Japanese researchers based in the UK○

https://www.uk.emb-japan.go.jp/itpr_ja/260424pi.html

(*The website is all in Japanese.)

※1　JSPS Researcher Community Network(Alumni Association)

JSPS supports the establishment of researcher communities (alumni associations) to help overseas researchers who have come to Japan under JSPS programs maintain and further develop their networks with both international and Japanese researchers after their fellowships. As of now, 21 alumni associations have been established overseas with official recognition from JSPS, and approximately 7,300 members are actively serving as bridges between Japan and their respective countries. For more information on JSPS alumni associations in each country, please visit the following website:

■URL https://www.jsps.go.jp/english/e-alumni/index.html

FY2027 Call for JSPS Postdoctoral Fellowships for Research in Japan

Application deadline: 5 p.m. on August 28, 2026 (JST)

Applications should be sent to JSPS Tokyo via a host institution in Japan.

Fellowships are expected to commence between 1^st April to 30^th September 2027

This fellowship provides the opportunity for researchers based outside of Japan to conduct collaborative research activities with leading research groups at Japanese universities and research institutions for visits of between 12 to 24 months.

Eligible applicant need to have finished their PhD at the time of applying to start their fellowship in Japan or have obtained their PhD on or after 2^nd April 2021.

Open to all research fields.

Please note that the duration of the fellowship may not be divided into multiple stays.

*Please be aware the internal deadline set by the host institution to collect an application and forward this to JSPS Tokyo will be earlier. The JSPS Tokyo electronic application system will accept applications from July 2026.*

Please visit this webpage for further guidelines and application forms:

https://www.jsps.go.jp/english/e-fellow/application.html

FY2027 Call for JSPS Invitational Fellowships

There are two types of Invitational Fellowships:

Short term for stays of 14 to 60 days and long term for stays of 2 to 10 months.

Application Deadline: 5 p.m. on August 28, 2026 (JST)

Applications should be sent to JSPS Tokyo via a host institution in Japan.
These fellowships must be started between 1st April 2027 to 31st March 2028.

Our Invitational Fellowships provide the opportunity for researchers based outside of Japan to conduct collaborative research activities with leading research groups at Japanese universities and research institutions for single visits of between 14 days to 10 months. Eligible applicants need to be established researchers with an excellent record of research achievements. Eligible research fields are not limited. A JSPS Invitational fellowship can be awarded to the same researcher multiple times.

*Japanese nationals who have lived outside of Japan for at least 10 years and have been actively engaged in research throughout this period are also eligible to apply.*

**Please send applications to the JSPS Tokyo electronic application system via a host institution in Japan by 5 p.m. on August 28, 2026 (JST)

Please be aware the internal deadline set by the host institution to collect an application and forward this to JSPS Tokyo will be earlier. The JSPS Tokyo electronic application system accepts applications from July 2026.**

Please visit this webpage for further guidelines and application forms:

https://www.jsps.go.jp/english/e-inv/application/guideline.html