Hokkaido University and The University of Melbourne Collaborations
Hokkaido University (HU) and The University of Melbourne (UoM) have developed its research-based partnership over years, particularly in the fields of zoonosis control and chemistry. In order to deepen collaborations, HU and UoM have agreed to organise joint conferences to explore new research themes and encourage interdisciplinary research, promote co-supervision of doctoral students, and set up the Hokkaido – Melbourne Joint Research Workshops Fund to support the development of new research collaborations.
- Visits by Leaderships
– UoM’s Presidential Delegation to HU in June 2022
– HU’s Presidential Delegation to UoM in November 2022
– UoM’s Chancellery Delegation to HU in June 2023
- University-wide Conferences
– The kick-off conference was held on 8 March 2022: Hokkaido University – The University of Melbourne Virtual Conference on Healthy Ageing
– 2nd conference on 28 June 2023: Hokkaido University – The University of Melbourne Conference on Indigenous Studies
- Hokkaido – Melbourne Joint Research Workshops Fund
Fund 2023 Guidelines (*Japanese translation) / Application Website
Funded Workshops for FY 2023
| Host |
Selected Research Workshops for FY 2023
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HU CI | UoM CI | Report |
| HU |
Dialogues on Indigenous Knowledge: Living Cultures in a Globalised World
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Prof Hirofumi Kato, Director, Centre for Ainu & Indigenous Studies
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Prof Aaron Corn, Inaugural Director, Indigenous Knowledge Institute
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Eurasian Migrations — Past, Present, Future
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Prof Akihiro Iwashita, Slavic-Eurasian Research Centre |
Hansen Prof in History/Deputy Dean Mark Edele, Faculty of Arts
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Sustainable Livestock Production to Produce Quality Food for a Healthy Planet
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Prof Takafumi Gotoh, Field Science Centre for Northern Biosphere |
Dr Kristy DiGiacomo, Sen. Lecturer, Faculty of Science
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| UoM |
Structural Study on Viral Immune Evasion
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Prof Toyoyuki Ose, Faculty of Advanced Life Science
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Prof Paul Gooley, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry & Health Sciences |
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Harnessing Crop Genetics and Microbial Interactions for Safe, Nutritious, and Delicious Foods
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Prof Shigenobu Koseki, Research Faculty of Agriculture
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Dr Mohammad Pourkheirandish, Sen. Lecturer, Faculty of Science
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Funded Workshops for FY 2022
| Host |
Selected Research Workshops for FY 2022
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HU CI | UoM CI | Report |
| HU |
Healthy Ageing and the Good Life
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Specially-appointed A/Prof Kerrin Jacobs, Faculty of Humanities and Human Sciences
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Dr Wilfred Yang Wang, Lecturer, Faculty of Arts
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UoM-Hokkaido Workshop on Therapeutic Nanomaterials
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Prof Hiroshi Uji-I, Research Institute for Electronic Science
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Dr James Hutchison, Sen. Lecturer, Faculty of Science
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Onsite event in Feb. 2023
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Developing an Interdisciplinary Component to Research-informed International Education of the Future Geriatric Allied Health Worker |
Dr Daisuke Sawamura, Faculty of Health Sciences
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Dr Marianne Coleman, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry & Health Sciences |
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| UoM |
Environmental Experience Design Research for Active Ageing |
Prof Taro Mori, Faculty of Engineering
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A/Prof Masa Noguchi, Faculty of Architecture Building & Planning |
Hybrid event in March 2023
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Workshop on Platform Technology for Mechanopharmacology
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Prof Toshiro Ohashi, Faculty of Engineering |
Prof Peter Lee, Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology
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Hybrid event in Feb. 2023
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