The University of Cambridge and the University of Tokyo enjoy a long-term, cross-disciplinary partnership. An annual joint symposium has been organised since 2015 to promote academic links and collaborations.
This year marks the ninth of our joint symposia. It is entitled “Navigating the Future and Reflecting on the Past” and we will focus on several topics that are of mutual interest to the two universities, and to share relevant research, promote links, and discuss collaboration opportunities.
The main session of the joint symposium will be held on March 27 at the Hongo campus, followed by the “UTokyo-Cambridge Voices” research session on March 28. Some sessions will be open for online participation.
Day 1: Thursday, March 27, 2025
Main Session
Global Warming and Sustainability
https://sp.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp/UTokyo_Cam/activities/global-warming-and-sustainability/
Time: 9:00 – 11:50 (JST)
Venue: Fukutake Hall Learning Theater, Informatics Building, Hongo Campus (in-person only)
Language: English
Admission: Free (registration required)
Target participants: Students, faculty and staff of both universities
Registration: https://forms.gle/MNi3rYt8eMJwvLhq5
Parallel Sessions
Please check the details of each session by following the links below.
Global Dialogues: Making Intersectional Space for Studying Gender and Race in and with Japan
Translating Engineering Biology from the Bench to the Bioeconomy
Day 2: Friday, March 28, 2025
UTokyo-Cambridge Voices Workshop Sessions
- Seeing is Reading 「〈見る〉という入り口」 (Session in Japanese)
1400-1800 JST
Laura Moretti. Yukiko Sato, Akira Takagishi, Tomoyuki Deguchi
https://sp.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp/UTokyo_Cam/activities/seeing-is-reading/ - Sustainable Societies and Cities: A Comparison of Research Approaches from International Perspectives
930-1200 JST
Ying Jin, Hironori Kato, Michal Gath-Morad, Daisuke Fukuda
https://sp.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp/UTokyo_Cam/activities/sustainable-societies-and-cities/ - Engineering the Future by Technology Innovation (online)
1800-1930 JST, 900-1030 GMT
Yasushi Umeda, Maicon Oliveira, Robert Phaal, Yusuke Kishita, Yusuke Kajihara
https://sp.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp/UTokyo_Cam/activities/engineering-the-future-by-technology-innovation-2/ - Materials, Devices, and Systems for Seamless Human-Computer Interactions
900-1400 JST
@Komaba Research Campus
Naoji Matsuhisa, Oren A. Scherman, George G. Malliaras, Fumiya Iida, Takao Someya, Jun Ota
https://sp.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp/UTokyo_Cam/activities/for-seamless-human-computer-interactions/ - UK-Japan Security and Defense Partnerships in the Indo-Pacific
1030-1200 JST
John Nilsson-Wright, Yee Kuang Heng, Naosuke Mukoyama
https://sp.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp/UTokyo_Cam/activities/uk-japan-security-partnerships-in-the-indo-pacific/ - AI, Information Integrity and Social Impact: Uses and Misuses
1300-1430 JST
Giulio Corsi, Yuiko Fujita, moderator: Sunjin Oh, coordinator: Yee-Kuang Heng
https://sp.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp/UTokyo_Cam/activities/ai-and-information-integrity/
Inquiries:
E-mail: k-kikaku.t@gs.mail.u-tokyo.ac.jp
Strategic Partnerships (Cambridge Team) Secretariat
International Affairs Group
School of Engineering & Graduate School of Information Science and Technology