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Dr. Jane Goodall, the 1990 Kyoto Prize laureate in Basic Sciences, passed away on October 1 at the age of 91. She received the 1990 Kyoto Prize for demonstrating, through thirty years of continuous observation of free-living chimpanzees, that certain behaviors and abilities, once considered intrinsic only to human beings, were in fact present in...
The 2025 Kyoto Prize Commemorative Lectures Registration Now Available.
In the African Savanna, there live rather curious mammals known as naked mole-rats. Building nests underground, they lead a eusocial lifestyle similar to that of ants. It is not just their appearance or unusual mode of living that sets naked mole-rats apart. They are less prone to cancer and live about ten times longer than...
The 2025 Kyoto Prize Laureates Announced!
Videos of the 2024 Kyoto Prize Commemorative Lecture Are Now Available!
The 2025 Kyoto Prize at Oxford will take place both online and in-person on May 6 and 7.
On April 19, a ceremony was held at The Prince Kyoto Takaragaike (Sakyo-ku, Kyoto) for the Inamori Research Grants, which supports researchers in the natural sciences, humanities, and social sciences. The ceremony was followed by a social gathering for the Seiwa Scholars Society (3S), aimed at providing an opportunity for grant recipients to deepen their...
The 2025 Kyoto Prize at Oxford will take place both online and in-person on May 6 and 7.
The Inamori Foundation announced the 2025 fellows for the Inamori Research Institute for Science (InaRIS) Fellowship Program on March 14, 2025.
The Inamori Foundation announced the 50 recipients of the 2025 Inamori Research Grants on March 7, 2025. Out of 405 applicants (natural sciences: 319; humanities and social sciences: 86), 40 from the field of natural sciences and 10 from the field of humanities and social sciences were selected through the rigorous selection.
The Inamori Research Grants Program, which has been held annually since 1985, will introduce two new courses, "Incubate" and "Accelerate," starting from 2025. These new courses aim to expand and enrich the program.
In the series "Visiting 3S Researchers," we interview researchers in 3S who are very active in a variety of fields. The 14th interview is with Dr. Megumi Sasaki (2022 Inamori Research Grant Recipient) from Health Care Center, Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology.