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The Inamori Foundation announced the 2024 fellows for the Inamori Research Institute for Science (InaRIS) Fellowship Program on March 15, 2024. This year, we will welcome two new fellows, Hiroshi Suzuki (Professor, Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya University) and Ayuko Hoshino (Professor, Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology, The University of Tokyo), who were...
The Inamori Foundation announced the 50 recipients of the 2024 Inamori Grants on March 8, 2024. Out of 408 applicants (natural sciences: 335; humanities and social sciences: 73), 40 from the field of natural sciences and 10 from the field of humanities and social sciences were selected through the rigorous selection.
On a geometric figure determined by an equation involving multiple terms and variables, how many rational points are there?—One of the most famous problems in an academic discipline that considers such questions is Manin’s Conjecture. Dr. Sho Tanimoto of Nagoya University, a researcher of Manin’s Conjecture, has delivered significant achievements in this field.
Dr. Takeo Kanade, the 2016 Kyoto Prize laureate in Advanced Technology, received the BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award in the Information and Communication Technologies category.
Dr. Zakir Hussain, the 2022 Kyoto Prize laureate in Arts and Philosophy, has received three 2024 Grammy Awards.
Dr. Masaki Kashiwara, the 2018 Kyoto Prize laureate in Basic Sciences, was selected as the recipient of the 42nd Kyoto Prefecture Cultural Award (Distinguished Achievement) on January 5, 2024.
3S is the abbreviation for “Seiwa Scholars Society,” which consists of the past and current Inamori Research Grant recipients. The 3S has evolved since 1997 with the hope that the interactions among the various specialties of the 3S members can lead to the further development of the research of their own. In the series “Visiting...
The 2023 Kyoto Prize Commemorative Lectures were held at the Kyoto International Conference Center on November 11, 2023, with 550 participants.
The 2023 Kyoto Prize Presentation Ceremony was held at the Kyoto International Conference Center on November 10 and 750 guests attended from around the world. We have selected some of the most impressive scenes and compiled them into a 3-minute video. Please take a look!
The 2023 Kyoto Prize Presentation Ceremony was held at the Kyoto International Conference Center on November 10, with 750 guests attending. It was held for the first time in four years, for the ceremony had been canceled after the 2019 Kyoto Prize due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
In the series "Visiting 3S Researchers," we interview researchers in 3S who are very active in a variety of fields. The tenth interview is with Dr. Masaya Oki (2008 Inamori Research Grant Recipient) from Graduate School of Engineering, University of Fukui.
Commemorative lectures by the 2023 Kyoto Prize laureates will be held in Kyoto on November 11. These lectures provide an opportunity to get to know not only the achievements of the laureates but also their views on life and personalities.