Leading Japanese research funding agency to visit Whiteknights in September

Wednesday, 16 August 2017

Representatives from the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) are coming to Whiteknights campus in September in hope of recruiting new collaborative research partners. 

The Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) is Japan’s leading funding agency and supports research across the sciences, social sciences and humanities. JSPS run multiple funding programmes and seminars for UK-based researchers and PhD students to support new and existing research collaborations with researchers in Japan.

On Tuesday 5 September, representatives from their London office will speak about the range of funding opportunities available:

• Overview of JSPS and Funding Schemes
• International Fellowship Programmes
• Experience of a University of Reading academic (Dr John Brazier, Pharmacy)

Venue details as follows: 

Japan Society for the Promotion of Science - Research Funding Opportunities for UK Researchers

• Tuesday 5 September, 10.30 am – 12.00 pm
• Chancellor’s Building, Room G02

JSPS’s International Fellowship Programmes supports researchers at all career stages (from pre/post-doctoral to professor) to conduct collaborative research in Japan. 

To confirm your attendance please email James Church by Wednesday 30 August. 

For further information on JSPS and their funding schemes please visit the JSPS and JSPS London websites.