In 2020, University College London (UCL) and Tohoku University will support seven collaborative research projects through their matching fund.
The matching fund was established by UCL and Tohoku University following the conclusion of an agreement between the two universities to promote and encourage joint research. The first call for projects to be supported by the fund was made in June 2019.
There were 15 applications for funding in the second round. Following a joint review carried out by the two universities, the following 7 joint research projects (1 in Neuroscience and Ageing, 1 in Disaster Science, Neuroscience and Ageing, 1 in Data Science and Disaster Science, 1 in Data Science and Artificial Intelligence, 1 in Materials Science, 1 in Higher Education, and 1 in Equality, Diversity and Inclusion) have been approved. The fund will provide financial support for the seven projects for up to one academic year beginning in April 2020.
| Field | Tohoku University Lead | UCL Lead | Project |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neuroscience and Ageing |
Prof. Tsutsui Ken-Ichiro |
Prof. Sven Bestmann |
Towards a long-term, sustainable partnership in UCL-TU neuroscience |
| Disaster Science, Neuroscience and Ageing |
Prof. Sakamoto Shuichi |
Prof. Maria Chait |
The effect of healthy aging on hearing in crowded acoustic environments |
| Data Science and Disaster Science |
Prof. Imamura Fumihiko |
Dr. Gianluca Pescaroli |
Continuity Management of Health Data during Cascading Disasters |
| Data Science and Artificial Intelligence |
Prof. Inui Kentaro |
Dr. Pontus Lars Erik Saito Stenetrop |
Creating a Large-scale Corpus for Machine Reading Comprehension with Human Reasoning |
| Materials Science |
Associate Prof. |
Dr. Thomas Miller |
Electrochemical microscopy of next-generation catalysts for the hydrogen economy |
| Higher Education |
Prof. Yonezawa Akiyoshi |
Prof. Rachel Brooks |
Joint seminars and exchange dialogues for collaboration and exchange: Changing perspectives on student mobility under the geopolitical turmoil at flagship universities in the UK and Japan. How can we foster global and regional engagement in future leaders through university education? |
| Equality, Diversity and Inclusion |
Prof. Osumi Noriko |
Prof. Sara Mole |
Continuing initiatives to extend equality, diversity and inclusion at UCL and TU as part of a developing partnership |
| Field | Neuroscience and Ageing |
|---|---|
| Tohoku University PI | Prof. Tsutsui Ken-Ichiro (Graduate School of Life Science) |
| Tsinghua University PI | Prof. Sven Bestmann (Brain Sciences) |
| Project | Towards a long-term, sustainable partnership in UCL-TU neuroscience |
| Field | Disaster Science, Neuroscience and Ageing |
| Tohoku University PI | Prof. Sakamoto Shuichi (Research Institute of Electrical Communication) |
| Tsinghua University PI | Prof. Maria Chait (Brain Sciences) |
| Project | The effect of healthy aging on hearing in crowded acoustic environments |
| Field | Data Science and Disaster Science |
| Tohoku University PI | Prof. Imamura Fumihiko (International Research Institute of Disaster Science) |
| Tsinghua University PI | Dr. Gianluca Pescaroli (Maths & Physical Sciences) |
| Project | Continuity Management of Health Data during Cascading Disasters |
| Field | Data Science and Artificial Intelligence |
| Tohoku University PI | Prof. Inui Kentaro (Graduate School of Information Sciences) |
| Tsinghua University PI | Dr. Pontus Lars Erik Saito Stenetrop (Engineering Sciences) |
| Project | Creating a Large-scale Corpus for Machine Reading Comprehension with Human Reasoning |
| Field | Materials Science |
| Tohoku University PI | Associate Prof. Kumatani Akichika (Advanced Institute for Materials Research) |
| Tsinghua University PI | Dr. Thomas Miller (Engineering Sciences) |
| Project | Electrochemical microscopy of next-generation catalysts for the hydrogen economy |
| Field | Higher Education |
| Tohoku University PI | Prof. Yonezawa Akiyoshi (International Strategy Office) |
| Tsinghua University PI | Prof. Rachel Brooks (Higher Education, Institute of Education) |
| Project | Joint seminars and exchange dialogues for collaboration and exchange: Changing perspectives on student mobility under the geopolitical turmoil at flagship universities in the UK and Japan. How can we foster global and regional engagement in future leaders through university education? |
| Field | Equality, Diversity and Inclusion |
| Tohoku University PI | Prof. Osumi Noriko (Vice President for Public Relations and Promotion of Diversity) |
| Tsinghua University PI | Prof. Sara Mole (UCL Provost's Envoy for Gender Equality) |
| Project | Continuing initiatives to extend equality, diversity and inclusion at UCL and TU as part of a developing partnership |
Contact:
Tohoku University Global Engagement Division
Tel: +81 22 217 5578
Email：kokusai-k
grp.tohoku.ac.jp