Research Topics

Clouding the forecast: study reveals why so many climate models are wrong about the rate of Arctic warmingThe key may lie in wintertime Arctic clouds, as climate models underestimate how much liquid they contain and how much heat they trap, leading to skewed warming predictions.

Associate Professor Takuro Michibata
Research Institute for Applied Mechanics

Scientists find the ‘meow-tation’ that gives cats their orange furA small deletion in a gene on the X-chromosome lies behind the fiery coats of ginger tabbies and the splotchy orange patches of calicos and tortoiseshell cats.

Distinguished Professor Hiroyuki Sasaki
Medical Institute of Bioregulation / Institute for Advanced Study

Q-AOS Brown Bag Seminar #187: Shock Wave: the symbol of supersonic fluid dynamics and its applications in different fields

Off Campus

Enhanced activity in the upper atmosphere of Sporadic E layers during the 2024 Mother’s Day super geomagnetic stormNew study reveals the impact of the Mother’s Day geomagnetic storm on the Sporadic E layers that could disrupt radio communications and navigation systems

Professor Liu Huixin
Faculty of Science

In iron-dependent cell death, lysosome destabilization is keyFindings reveal a new avenue for cancer treatments

Professor Ken-ichi Yamada
Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Q-AOS Brown Bag Seminar #186: Asian Studies at Kyushu University in the Pre-War and Wartime Eras

Off Campus

The 3rd International Symposium on Entrepreneurship Education in Asia

Hospital Campus

Kyushu University, Starlight Engine, and Kyoto Fusioneering unite to accelerate fusion power developmentJoint research agreement signed to design advanced devices for the FAST Project, targeting power generation by the 2030s

Q-AOS Brown Bag Seminar #185: The future begins with your choices:Achieving a Sustainable Society through Awareness and Action

Off Campus

Kyushu U ranks fifth in Times Higher Education Japan University Rankings 2025

Q-AOS Brown Bag Seminar #184: Ethical Design for a Human-Robot Coexistence Society

Off Campus

Kyushu University showcases carbon-neutral research at Expo 2025At Expo 2025’s carbon capture demonstration plant, step into a future where household devices can capture and reuse carbon from the air.

A new Denisovan mandible from TaiwanAncient protein analysis revealed that the oldest hominin fossil in Taiwan was derived from a male Denisovan

Lecturer Rikai Sawafuji
Faculty of Social and Cultural Studies

Associate Professor Daisuke Inoue’s Microscope Work Wins the 2024 NIKON JOICO AWARD Special Art Prize

Simulating the fluid dynamics of moving cells to map its locationResearchers simulate the fluid dynamics of flowing biological cells and propose a new technique for cell separation, drug screening, and developing artificial hearts

Associate Professor Naoki Takeishi
Faculty of Engineering

Q-AOS Brown Bag Seminar #183: Entrepreneurship Education: to foster people who try to create new values for our society.

Off Campus

Q-AOS Brown Bag Seminar #182: Empowering Maternal and Child Health through Digital Health: Implementing Global Health Solutions

Off Campus

Kyushu University Library Collection to be designated as Japan’s Important Cultural PropertyOver 1,000-year-old Japanese annotated Buddhist scriptures are now available online via Kyushu University Library’s rare materials digital archive.

FY2025 the 2nd I²CNER Seminar

Ito Campus
Off Campus

Chronic jet lag disrupts metabolism differently in male and female miceSex hormones, like estrogen and testosterone, could play a critical role in how metabolism is impacted by an out-of-sync body clock.

Professor Shinobu Yasuo
Faculty of Agriculture