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Japan Information Day 2018

Non-academic

Date and Time: 13:00 to 16:30, Thursday 24th May, 2018

Venue: Embassy of Japan, 101-104 Piccadilly, London 

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This event ia supported by JSPS London


Posted on 29 May 2018




JSPS/RSE Symposium: Organic Optoelectronics: Lighting Up the Future

Academic

Date: Thursday 3 May 2018

Time: Symposium 9:00 – 17:40, Networking receptiom 17:40 - 18:40

Venue :The Royal Society of Edinburgh , 22-26 George Street, Edinburgh, EH2 2PQ


Japan Society for Promotion of Science and The RSE will be holding a joint symposium and networking reception.

The aim of the meeting is to bring together leading experts from Japan and Scotland to discuss the current research landscape of organic optoelectronics and its applications. This symposium will also provide the opportunity to engage with RSE and JSPS on their current initiatives and activities enabling international collaboration in this area.

The symposium will be jointly chaired by Professor Ifor Samuel FRSE, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of St Andrews and Professor Chihaya Adachi, Centre for Organic Photonics and Electronics Research, Kyushu University.

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Posted on 24 April 2018




Millennium Science Forum (09 Nov 2018)

Academic

Date:  Friday 9th November 2018

Venue: The British Embassy in Tokyo


The Millennium Science Froum is held annually at the Britain Embassy in Tokyo with distinguished Japanese and Britain speakers from the scientific community.
The Millennium Science Forum promotes the “*1 Sir Martin Wood Prize” which is awarded to a young researcher who has made an outstanding contribution in condensed matter science.


*1 Sir Martin Wood is the founder and Honorary President of Oxford Instruments plc, the scientific research equipment manufacturer that supports the prize.


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Posted on 14 March 2018




EPSRC-STFC-JSPS Symposium: Innovation in materials characterization: UK-Japan studies on energy-related materials using large-scale facilities

Academic

Date: Thursday 22 February 2018

Venue: Near the Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, Oxfordshire.


The purpose of this symposium is to bring together researchers in the UK and Japan working on characterisation of materials for energy applications and will provide a unique opportunity to:

• network with researchers in the UK and Japan working on characterisation of energy related materials and form new connections;

• hear about the cutting edge research enabled by synchrotron facilities in the UK and Japan; 

• engage with EPSRC, ISIS and JSPS on their current initiatives and activities enabling international collaboration in this area.

If you would like to attend, please complete the registration form at the following web link:

http://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/UKJSPS/

* The closing date for registration is Thursday 18 January 2018.

For enquiries please contact: PhysicalSciences@epsrc.ac.uk.


Posted on 23 February 2018




UK-Japan Symposium : Cell Competition in Development and Cancer

Academic

Date   :  14 February 2018

Venue: XLG1 Chemistry LT, Christopher Ingold Building, University College London 

For more information about the event programme and to register please visit the following web link:

www.uk-japan-cell-competition-sympos.site

This event is supported by the JSPS London Symposium and Seminar Scheme.

Event Report


Posted on 15 February 2018




JSPS - Academy of Medical Sciences Collaborative Symposium: Medical Imaging and Artificial Intelligence

Academic

Date: Tuesday 23rd Janaury 2018

Symposium: 09:00 - 16:00, The Academy of Medical Sciences, London

Reception: 18:00 - 20:00, The Embassy of Japan in the UK, London 

This one-day symposium was jointly organised by the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) and the Academy of Medical Sciences. 

The aim of the meeting was to bring together leading experts from Japan and the UK to discuss the current research landscape of medical imaging and the contributions of artificial intelligence to this field. The meeting also provided an opportunity to reflect on the regulatory and ethical considerations needed to support the effective and impactful adoption of such technologies. 

The symposium was followed by a reception to discuss funding opportunities and ways to facilitate greater contact and collaboration between the UK and Japan. We are very grateful to the Japanese Embassy for hosting this reception.

Event Summary


Posted on 26 January 2018




LSHTM & Nagasaki University: partnership successes and opportunities

Academic

Date: Monday 11 December 2017
Time: 14:30 - 16:30
Venue: Keppel Street, London, WC1E 7HT, United Kingdom
Room: Manson Lecture Theatre
Registration is required. Please sign up for the event at the follwing website:

Registration and Event Details


Posted on 04 December 2017




Experience Japan Exhibition 2017

Others

Date  : Saturday, 18th November 2017

The Experience Japan Exhibition will be held at the Royal Society in London introducing various study and work opportunities in Japan. This year JSPS will run a session 'Conducting Research in Japan' where you can learn about JSPS programmes as well as hear accounts of research life in Japan from our alumni.
The event is hosted by Keio University, co-hosted by the British Council, and supported by JSPS and other funding agencies.

Event Programme and Registration


Posted on 17 November 2017




Book Launch for Beauty in Sufism: The Teachings of Ruzbihan Baqli by Dr Kazuyo Murata

Others

Date:       Tuesday 14 November 2017

Time:      19.00 to 20.30

Venue:    Council Room, King's Building (2nd floor), Strand Campus, King's College London

  

Registration & Information

Please sign up for the event at https://guestli.st/483519.

You can also find more information there.


This event is supported by JSPS.


Posted on 24 October 2017




UK-Japan Collaboration seminar “Social Innovation in an Aging Population & Diversifying Society”

Academic

Date:       Friday, 10 November 2017

Time:      15:00 – 16:55 *Followed by reception

Venue:    DLT Lecture Theatre, Ground floor, SOAS, University of London, Russell Square, London

Presented by:   Ritsumeikan (Ritsumeikan University; Programme for Cultivation of Innovation Architect & Ritsumeikan UK Office)

Supported by:   Embassy of Japan in the U.K., SOAS Japan Research Centre, JSPS & JSC

Sponsored by:  AY 2016 Private University Research Branding Project(Ritsumeikan)


Timetable

 

14:30   Doors open

15:00   Opening address

15:05   Keynote speech (~15:55)

16:00   Presentation 1 – 3 (15 minutes/presentation including a short interval)

16:55   Closing, followed by reception in the room G3, next to DLT Lecture Theatre

 

Registration & contact

 

This seminar is in English and free but registration is essential.  Please register at https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/uk-japan-collaboration-seminar-in-november-2017-social-innovation-in-an-aging-population-tickets-39013099230 by 01 November, 2017.  If you have any queries, please send an email to; london@st.ritsumei.ac.jp


The event flyer is available here.

This event is supported by JSPS.


Posted on 23 October 2017