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Report: Panel Discussion

Diversity in Science – How to promote Inclusion & Empowerment in Japan

Why is diversity important? How is it discussed and promoted at Japanese universities? To answer this and other related questions, DWIH Tokyo (German Centre for Research and Innovation Tokyo) and OAG (German East Asiatic Society) hosted the panel discussion „Diversity in Science – How to promote Inclusion & Empowerment in Japan” on October 19, 2022 and welcomed 132 participants on site and online.

OIST is accepting applications for the FY2023

Interdisciplinary Postdoctoral Scholar Fellowship (IPSF)

[Deadline: 2022/11/15] The Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University (OIST) is currently accepting applications for the Interdisciplinary Postdoctoral Scholar Fellowship program. The Fellowship provides a unique opportunity to advance researchers’ academic careers by conducting full-time interdisciplinary research and training with OIST faculty and respective research units.

Press Release (DWIH Tokyo)

Photo Exhibition “Fascination of Science” by German Artist Herlinde Koelbl for the first time in Japan (Oct 18-23)

Who are the people behind the greatest discoveries of our time? And how would they summarize the essence of their research – in a sketch, formula, or a few words on the palm of their hand? From October 18-23, the photo exhibition “Fascination of Science” by the renowned German photographer Herlinde Koelbl will be shown in Japan for the first time. It features portraits of 38 Nobel Prize Laureates and famous scientists from Japan and abroad.

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Theoretical Sciences Visiting Program (TSVP)

[Deadline: 2022/09/30] The Theoretical Sciences Visiting Program (TSVP) was launched in June 2021, with the goal of bringing leading theoretical researchers to the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) for extended visits. In keeping with OIST’s interdisciplinary mission, the TSVP spans all theoretical sciences including, but not limited to, mathematics, theoretical physics, computational sciences, and theoretical life sciences.

DWIH Tokyo Interview

New Director: Axel Karpenstein

With the term of former director Dorothea Mahnke having ended in April 2022, Axel Karpenstein has succeeded her as new director of the DWIH Tokyo.

Call: BMBF

Bioeconomy International 2022

[Deadline: 2022/12/14] The BMBF has published a guideline for funding international collaborative projects within the framework of the National Bioeconomy Strategy “Bioökonomie International (Bioeconomy International) 2022”.

Call: ERC

ERC Starting Grants

[Deadline: 2022/10/25] The ERC Starting Grants are designed to support excellent Principal Investigators at the career stage at which they are starting their own independent research team or programme. Principal Investigators must demonstrate the ground-breaking nature, ambition and feasibility of their scientific proposal.