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Academic
Date : Tuesday 25th July 2017
Time : 16:00-17:30
Venue : Soseki Public Lecture
UCL-Japan Youth Challenge Committee
"Natsume Soseki versus William Shakespeare: Two Heavyweights of World Literature"
Speaker: Dr. Damian Flanagan
Venue: the Gustave Tuck LT, 2nd Floor, South Junction, Wilkins Building, Gower Street WC1E 6BT
Cosponsored by
CLAIR, Embassy of Japan in the UK, Japan Foundation, Iwanami Shoten, Publishers, Matsuyama city, Matsuyama Higashi High School, UCL, UCL-Japan Youth Challenge Committee, UK Japan Institute
Supported by
Mitoco Kawachi Corporation, UCL Global Engagement Office
The event flyer is available here.
Posted on 12 July 2017
Academic
Date : Friday, 28 July 2017
Time : Symposium: 13:00 - 17:00
Reception: 18:00 - 20:00
Venue : UCL Cruciform Building,Gower Street,London,WC1E 6BT
UCL-Japan Youth Challenge Committee
How to Improve Our Society through New Businesses Creation? – Memory of Tomoatsu Godai
The symposium will start with a keynote lecture by Prof. Nick Tyler (UCL Transport Institute), which will be followed by 8 talks about social entrepreneurship from academic, political, economical and entrepreneurs' point of view, as well as supporting structures.
Following the symposium, UCL-Osaka reception will be held in UCL North Cloisters (one-minute walk from the symposium venue).
Confirmed speakers:
Prof. Nick Tyler (Chadwick Chair of Civil Engineering, UCL Transport Institute)
Mr. Tadahiko Yanai (Manager for Innovation, Economic Strategy Bureau, Osaka City Government)
Prof. Toshiya Hoshino (Osaka University, Japan)
Ms Milimer Morgado (Young Entrepreneur)
Mr Soto Yamauchi (Young Entrepreneur, Walt, Inc.)
Ms Tomoko Watanabe (Urban Innovation Institute, Japan)
Ms Yuliana Topalzy and Ms Anna Sexton (UCL Entrepreneurship)
Sponsored by:
Osaka City
Great Britain Sasakawa Foundation
Japan Foundation
Council of Local Authorities for International Relations (CLAIR), Japan
Japan Society of the Promotion of Science
Embassy of Japan
UCL Grand Challenges
For more information and signing up for the event: from here
Posted on 11 July 2017
Academic
Date: 30 June-02 July 2017
Venue: Hinsley Hall, 62 Headingley Lane, Leeds LS6 2BX
http://www.hinsley-hall.co.uk
For more information, please visit the event website.
This event is supported by the JSPS London Seminar and Symposium Scheme.
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Posted on 07 July 2017
Academic
Friday 6th January 2017, The Royal Society, London
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Posted on 10 January 2017
Academic
28 January 2017, 9am-5.30pm, Whitworth Hall, University of Manchester
In Japan, policymakers have long struggled to come up with effective measures against ‘low fertility and ageing population’ (shōshi kōreika). But, what exactly does ‘low fertility and ageing population’ mean in practice? What are the politics behind the policies of ‘low fertility and ageing population’? The proposed seminar examines histories and practices surrounding issues of ageing and fertility in postwar Japan in order to better contextualize the ongoing policy debate over the country’s ‘low fertility and ageing population’.
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Posted on 23 November 2016
Academic
16th November 2016, hosted by the Embassy of Japan in the UK
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Application Guidelines for Collaboration Prize
Application Form for Collaboration Prize
All Photos: ⒸEmbassy of Japan in the UK
Posted on 22 November 2016
Academic
Date of event: 5th to 6th September 2016
Venue: King George VI Building, School of Education, Communication & Language Sciences, Newcastle University
*This event is free to attend but registration in advance is required.
Registration deadline: Friday 29th July 2016
Please find more information on this event poster: event poster
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Posted on 05 July 2016
Academic
Date and time of event: 14th to 15th July 2016
Venue: Sidney Sussex College, University of Cambridge
For information about the event programme and to register, please visit:
http://divf.eng.cam.ac.uk/birl/Main/Conferences
This event is supported by the JSPS London Symposium and Seminar Scheme.
Event Report
Posted on 16 May 2016
Academic
Date and time of event: 4th to 5th July 2016
Venue: Henry Wellcome Building, Lancaster Road, University of Leicester
*This event is free to attend but registration in advance is required.
Registration deadline: 13th June 2016
For information about the event programme and to register, please visit:
www.le.ac.uk/uk-japan2016
This event is supported by the JSPS London Symposium and Seminar Scheme.
Event Report
Posted on 11 May 2016
Academic
Jointly organised by the Royal Society of Chemistry, The Chemical Society of Japan and JSPS London.
Date and time of event: 08:30-18:00, Monday 13th June 2016
Venue: Royal Society of Chemistry, Burlington House, London
*The symposium will be followed by a reception close by at the Japanese Embassy, 101-104 Piccadilly, London until 19:30. When registering please confirm if you would like to attend the symposium and/ or reception.
Poster abstract submission deadline: 18th May 2016
Registration deadline: 30th May 2016
For information about the event programme and to register, please visit:
http://www.rsc.org/events/detail/20930/7th-uk-japan-symposium-on-fundamental-research-advances-in-carbon-nanomaterials
Event report
Posted on 19 April 2016
