Research Topics

A race against time: The challenge of preserving languages before they vanishDiscover the Research: Article 8 – Natsuko Nakagawa, Faculty of Humanities
Uncovering the mechanism behind dual-end cleavage in transfer RNAsAdvancing synthetic biology and biotechnology, a study reveals how a 12-unit enzyme complex precisely cuts both ends of transfer RNA

Faculty of Agriculture
Assistant Professor Takamasa Teramoto / Professor Yoshimitsu Kakuta

[Call for Participation!] Special Lecture by Mahathir bin Mohamad
  • Ito Campus
Q-AOS Brown Bag Seminar #194: Traversing Global Ridges with Helicobacter pylori
  • Off Campus
Support systems that relieve the strain of medical care and parentingDiscover the Research: Article 7 — Shoko Miyauchi, Faculty of Information Science and Electrical Engineering
Kyushu University ranks in top 100 in three areas of Times Higher Education Impact Rankings 2025
QS World University Rankings 2026 results announced
Q-AOS Brown Bag Seminar #193: Potential of food business utilizing regional resources
  • Off Campus
Chromosomes and spindles in mature oocytes are stabilized by the histone modificationResearchers zero in on a potential molecular target for infertility treatment and miscarriage prevention

Professor Kei Miyamoto
Faculty of Agriculture

Q-AOS Brown Bag Seminar #192: Contributing to the achievement of carbon neutrality through ammonia application as a fuel
  • Off Campus
Scientists discover the ‘ticking’ mechanism driving nature’s simplest circadian clockNew research reveals that circadian clock protein KaiC regulates phosphorylation to keep time in cyanobacteria.

Associate Professor Toshifumi Mori
Institute for Materials Chemistry and Engineering

Q-AOS Brown Bag Seminar #191: Why Is Okinawa Discussed Through the Lens of Colonialism?
  • Off Campus
Kyushu University joins RENKEI workshop at Durham University―Japan–UK consortium in actionKyushu University took part in the RENKEI workshop titled “Just Transitions to a Net Zero World”
Q-AOS Brown Bag Seminar #190: Machine Learning for Predicting Odor Characteristics from Molecular Structures
  • Off Campus
A new model to accurately develop better OLEDsResearchers develop a new analytical model detailing the kinetics of the exciton dynamics in TADF materials, the primary component in OLEDs

Professor Adachi Chihaya
Faculty of Engineering

Q-AOS Brown Bag Seminar #189: Hot Springs and Human Health: Insights from the Gut Microbiota
  • Off Campus
Q-AOS Brown Bag Seminar #188: Allergic diseases as modern diseases and our proposed formulations for their treatment
  • Off Campus
I²CNER Seminar
  • Off Campus
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