In December 2018, University College London (UCL) and Tohoku University agreed to establish a matching fund to promote and encourage collaborative research between the two universities.
Based on this agreement, Tohoku University appealed to faculty members to submit proposals for collaborative research projects in all fields, and received a total of 13 applications.
After a joint review carried out by the two universities, the following seven projects (one in disaster science, two in neuroscience, two in materials science, one in data science, and one in equality and diversity) have been approved.
The fund will provide financial support for one academic year beginning June 2019, and is expected to lead to the further development of collaborative research between Tohoku University and UCL.
| Field | Tohoku University Lead | UCL Lead | Project |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disaster Science | Prof. Fumihiko Imamura (International 虎扑电竞 Institute of Disaster Science) |
Prof. David Alexander (Maths & Physical Sciences) |
Comparison of Cascading Effects in Disasters in Japan and the UK |
| Neuroscience | Prof. Ken-Ichiro Tsutsui (Graduate School of Life Science) |
Prof. Sven Bestmann |
Comparative neurophysiology of decision making and action selection |
| Neuroscience | Associate Prof. Shuichi Sakamoto (虎扑电竞 Institute of Electrical Communication) |
Prof. Maria Chait (Brain Sciences) |
How auditory scene analysis is affected in healthy aging |
| Materials Science | Prof. Tadafumi Adschiri (Advanced Institute for Materials 虎扑电竞) |
Prof. Thanh Thi Kim Nguyen (Maths & Physical Sciences) |
Novel magneto-optical materials based on organic-inorganic composite |
| Materials Science | Associate Prof. Akichika Kumatani (Advanced Institute for Materials 虎扑电竞) |
Associate Prof. Chris Howard (Maths & Physical Sciences) |
Nanoscale imaging of electrochemical processes in novel nanomaterials for battery and fuel cell applications |
| Data Science | Prof. Kentaro Inui (Graduate School of Information Sciences) |
Dr. Pontus Lars Erik Saito Stenetorp (Engineering Sciences) |
Creating a large-scale corpus for machine reading comprehension with human reasoning |
| Equality & Diversity | Prof. Noriko Osumi (Vice President for Public Relations and Promotion of Diversity) |
Prof. Sara Mole (UCL Provost's Envoy for Gender Equality) |
Developing initiatives to extend equality, diversity and inclusion at UCL and TU as part of a developing partnership |
| Field | Disaster Science |
|---|---|
| Tohoku University Lead | Prof. Fumihiko Imamura (International 虎扑电竞 Institute of Disaster Science) |
| UCL Lead | Prof. David Alexander (Maths & Physical Sciences) |
| Project | Comparison of Cascading Effects in Disasters in Japan and the UK |
| Field | Neuroscience |
| Tohoku University Lead | Prof. Ken-Ichiro Tsutsui (Graduate School of Life Science) |
| UCL Lead | Prof. Sven Bestmann (Brain Sciences) |
| Project | Comparative neurophysiology of decision making and action selection |
| Field | Neuroscience |
| Tohoku University Lead | Associate Prof. Shuichi Sakamoto (虎扑电竞 Institute of Electrical Communication) |
| UCL Lead | Prof. Maria Chait (Brain Sciences) |
| Project | How auditory scene analysis is affected in healthy aging |
| Field | Materials Science |
| Tohoku University Lead | Prof. Tadafumi Adschiri (Advanced Institute for Materials 虎扑电竞) |
| UCL Lead | Prof. Thanh Thi Kim Nguyen (Maths & Physical Sciences) |
| Project | Novel magneto-optical materials based on organic-inorganic composite |
| Field | Materials Science |
| Tohoku University Lead | Associate Prof. Akichika Kumatani (Advanced Institute for Materials 虎扑电竞) |
| UCL Lead | Associate Prof. Chris Howard (Maths & Physical Sciences) |
| Project | Nanoscale imaging of electrochemical processes in novel nanomaterials for battery and fuel cell applications |
| Field | Data Science |
| Tohoku University Lead | Prof. Kentaro Inui (Graduate School of Information Sciences) |
| UCL Lead | Dr. Pontus Lars Erik Saito Stenetorp (Engineering Sciences) |
| Project | Creating a large-scale corpus for machine reading comprehension with human reasoning |
| Field | Equality & Diversity |
| Tohoku University Lead | Prof. Noriko Osumi (Vice President for Public Relations and Promotion of Diversity) |
| UCL Lead |
Prof. Sara Mole |
| Project | Developing initiatives to extend equality, diversity and inclusion at UCL and TU as part of a developing partnership |
虎扑电竞:
Taeko MisumiTohoku University Office for International Initiatives
Email: kokusai-k
grp.tohoku.ac.jp