Visit by the UK Natural Environment Research Council (NERC)

Prof. Tim Wheeler, Director, Science and Innovation, Natural Environment Research Council (NERC), Dr. John Rees, Director, Geohazards, Environmental Science Centre, British Geological Survey, NERC; and Mr. Patrick Bannister, Acting Consul-General, British Consulate-General-Osaka, Ministry of Science and Technology, UK met with Prof. Kaoru Takara, Deputy Executive Director, Uji Campus and Director, Disaster Prevention Research Institute (DPRI), Kyoto University, Uji Campus on 4 October 2016. After a detailed introduction of DPRI and its research activities by Prof. Takara, both parties mutually shared interest to collaborate on various research activities.