Kyushu U CONNECT
Bringing our expertise to the world to inspire social change
By simultaneously measuring membrane voltage and calcium levels in neurons, scientists reveal that these two signals encode different sensory information.
Spotlight
Kyushu U CONNECT
Bringing our expertise to the world to inspire social change
Outreach
Conversations, talks, and activities bridging the university and the public
Q-AOS Brown Bag Seminar Series
Q-AOS Brown Bag Seminar #171: A Challenge to the Smart Greenhouse Agriculture: Visualizing Environmental and Plant Eco-physiological Information and Crop-localized Environmental Control
Features
Articles showcasing our expertise, innovative education, and unique features
Unlocking the ‘black box’: scientists reveal AI’s hidden thoughts
Researchers introduce a new method to assess how deep neural networks interpret information, ensuring its reliability and robustness for real-world applications.
Better environmental performance boosts profits and cuts costs
Through a study of 8,547 companies across 34 countries, Kyushu University researchers revealed that disclosing and addressing environmental concerns leads to stronger financial performance.
Close encounters between distant DNA regions cause bursts of gene activity
Researchers inch closer to understanding how close spatial proximity between regions of DNA promotes and stabilizes transcriptional bursts.
AI beats experts in predicting future quality of “mini-organs”
Organoids, sometimes known as “mini-organs”, are crucial for regenerative medicine, drug discovery and basic research. Now, deep-learning models can predict if they are developing properly.
Dynamics of structural transformation for liquid crystalline blue phases
Researchers explore the transformation dynamics of cubic liquid crystals using direct simulation and machine learning, offering new possibilities for advanced materials development
Listening to the past: How medieval pilgrims found faith in the roaring sea
A new study of medieval texts shows how the open sea’s soundscapes served as trials of faith and windows into human interaction with nature.
Magazine
Annual magazine providing an overview of what is happening at Kyushu U
About
Kyushu University has been one of Japan’s leading research-oriented institutes of higher education since its founding in 1911. Home to around 19,000 students and 8,000 faculty and staff, Kyushu U's world-class research centers cover a wide range of study areas and research fields, from the humanities and arts to engineering and medical sciences.
Its multiple campuses—including the largest in Japan—are located around Fukuoka City, a coastal metropolis on the southwestern Japanese island of Kyushu that is frequently ranked among the world’s most livable cities and historically known as a gateway to Asia.
Kyushu U Connect is your portal for content and events aiming to better connect Kyushu U with society.
Curated by the Kyushu U international public relations team, this page features links—picked mainly from the Kyushu U website—to information highlighting research, education, and outreach happening at Kyushu U with a focus on how it will impact society and, hopefully, you.
If you have activities to tell us about, suggestions about what you want to see more of, or any other tips for this page, please contact us at sysintlkh (at) jimu.kyushu-ac.jp.
