Research Topics

New species of ladybird beetle discovered on Kyushu University campusNew beetle discovery on campus marks the first major update to Japanese ladybird classification in 50 years

Associate Professor Munetoshi Maruyama
Kyushu University Museum

Vaping zebrafish suggest E-cigarette exposure disrupts gut microbial networks and neurobehaviorResearchers at Kyushu University hope to spark broader public discussion on the health risks of e-cigarettes and provide scientific evidence to support a reassessment of existing regulations

Associate Professor Tse Ka Fai William
Faculty of Agriculture

第221回アジア・オセアニア研究教育機構(Q-AOS)Brown Bag Seminar Series「宇宙の循環と星・惑星の誕生」
  • Off Campus
Q-AOS Brown Bag Seminar #221: Cycle of the interstellar medium leading to the formation of stars and planets
  • Off Campus
Q-AOS Brown Bag Seminar #220: Harvesting Hope: Biomass Pathways to Clean Fuels and Chemicals
  • Off Campus
Toward energy-efficient information technology with magnetic skyrmionsResearchers from Japan explore a new strategy for harnessing nanoscale magnetic spins to overcome the limits of conventional electronics

Professor Hiromi Yuasa
Faculty of Information Science and Electrical Engineering

Call for Applications 【AY2026 Inamori Frontier Program】Recruits
New synaptic formation in adolescence challenges conventional views of brain developmentFindings may offer new hope for understanding the biological basis of schizophrenia and other neurodevelopmental conditions

Professor Takeshi Imai
Faculty of Medical Sciences

Q-AOS Brown Bag Seminar #219: Community Ecology of Soybean Rhizobia and Mitigation of N₂O Emissions
  • Off Campus
令和7年度第7回 I²CNER Seminar “Development and application of spatiotemporally-resolved multiphysics measurement methods to phase-change and reacting flows”
  • Ito Campus
Doing good pays off: Environmentally and socially responsible companies drive value and market efficiencyBased on a global study of 2,636 firms across 31 countries, researchers from Kyushu University provide scientific evidence of the economic benefits of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) practices.

Professor Hidemichi Fujii
Faculty of Economics

Researchers propose a new model to study developmental dyslexiaResearchers suggest that the proposed approach may have implications for personalized educational and clinical interventions for individuals with dyslexia

Associate Professor Shinri Ohta
Faculty of Humanities

Kyushu University Energy Week 2026
  • Ito Campus
A new way to map how cells choose their fateResearchers present an innovative computational method based on modern mathematics to shed light on cell state dynamics and development

Associate Professor Kazumitsu Maehara
Faculty of Medical Sciences

Q-AOS Brown Bag Seminar #218: Three Directions in Statistical Research
Q-AOS Brown Bag Seminar #217: What Is a “Chilly Climate”? ~The Real Reason Girls and Women Aren't Entering STEM Fields~
  • Off Campus
The University Forest Joins the 30by30 Nature Symbiosis Forest Creation ProjectThe Faculty of Agriculture of Kyushu University aims to cultivate diverse human resources to achieve its mission of agricultural science.
From dots to lines: new database catalogs human gene types using ’ACTG’ rulesThe Joint Open Genome and Omics Platform 1.0 (JoGo 1.0) catalogs 19,194 human genes with a novel naming system. Researchers expect the database to benefit medicine and genomics, and to provide a common language for human gene types.

Professor Masao Nagasaki
Medical Institute of Bioregulation

Q-AOS Brown Bag Seminar #216: Teaching Machines to Detect What We Can't Feel
  • Off Campus
Adachi and Managi: Two distinguished professors from Faculty of Engineering selected as Clarivate Highly Cited Researchers 2025!