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Seminar

26 Feb. 2024

2024.3.4 : 89th Sogo Bosai seminar

We are pleased to announce the 89th Sogo Bosai Seminar (Mar. 4, Monday)as follows. We look forward to your par […]

Seminar

07 Feb. 2024

2024.2.14 : 87th Sogo Bosai seminar

We are pleased to announce the 87th Sogo Bosai Seminar (Feb. 14, Wednesday) as follows. We look forward to you […]

Disaster Reports

01 Feb. 2024

Damage Survey Report on Noto Peninsula Earthquake on 1 January 2024

Visiting Professor Silvana Montoya-Noguera has written a damage-survey report on the Noto Peninsula earthquake […]

Research Meeting

16 Jan. 2024

2024.2.21 - 2024.2.22 : 2023 DPRI Annual Meeting, Kyoto University

The 2023 Annual Meeting of the Disaster Prevention Research Institute (DPRI), Kyoto University will be held at […]

Award

16 Jan. 2024

2022 DPRI Award Ceremony

The 9th DPRI Award Ceremony was held at the Kihada Hall, Uji Campus, Kyoto University on 10 January 2024 to ce […]

Media Coverage

15 Jan. 2024

Implementation of an academic research emergency cruise vessel “Hakuho Maru” in response to the 2024 Noto Peninsula Earthquake

DPRI, Kyoto University issued the following joint press release. A press release has been issued on the […]

Seminar

09 Jan. 2024

2024.1.11 : 85th Sogo Bosai seminar

We are pleased to announce the 85th Sogo Bosai Seminar (Jan, 11 Thursday) as follows. We look forward to your […]

Other

05 Jan. 2024

A Condolence Message from the Director, DPRI, Kyoto University to victims of the Noto Peninsular Earthquake 1 January 2024

Our sincerest and deepest condolences to those who have lost their loved ones during the 1 January 2024 earthq […]

Disaster Reports

05 Jan. 2024

Disaster Report on 1 January 2024 Noto Earthquake

The Disaster Prevention Research Institute (DPRI), Kyoto University has begun investigating the earthquake tha […]

International Exchange

20 Dec. 2023

International Agreement of Exchange concluded Between the Pacific Earthquake Engineering Research Center, University of California, Berkeley, USA; and the DPRI, Kyoto University

The Disaster Prevention Research Institute (DPRI), Kyoto University and the Pacific Earthquake Engineering Res […]

International Exchange

18 Dec. 2023

Signing of an International Agreement of Exchange with the Faculty of Science and Engineering, Swansea University, UK

Prof. Harshinie Karunarathna, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Swansea University visited the Disaster Prev […]

Job Openings

11 Dec. 2023

Associate Professor Position in the Research Section of Space Geodesy, DPRI-KU

【English】Details of the Job Openings The Disaster Prevention Research Institute (DPRI), Kyoto Un […]

Seminar

06 Nov. 2023

2023.11.9 : 82nd Sogo Bosai seminar (Nov, 9)

We are pleased to announce the 82nd Sogo Bosai Seminar (Nov, 9 Thursday) as follows. We look forward to your p […]

Seminar

23 Oct. 2023

2023.11.2 : 81st Sogo Bosai seminar

We are pleased to announce the 81st Sogo Bosai Seminar (Nov, 2 Thursday) as follows. We look forward to your p […]

Job Openings

16 Oct. 2023

Professor Position in the Research Section of Information for Landslide Disaster Risk Cognition and Reduction, DPRI-KU

【English】Details of the Job Openings Location: Research Section of Information for Landslide Dis […]

Job Openings

16 Oct. 2023

Associate Professor Position in the Research Section of Information for Landslide Disaster Risk Cognition and Reduction, DPRI-KU

【English】Details of the Job Openings Location: Research Section of Information for Landslide Dis […]

Job Openings

16 Oct. 2023

Assistant Professor Position in the Research Section of Inland Earthquakes, DPRI-KU (This position is only open to female applicants.)

【English】Details of the Job Openings Location: Research Center for Earthquake Hazards, Disaster Prevent […]

Other

04 Oct. 2023

Prof. Kenji Tanaka Welcomes the Uzbekistan’s Minister of Higher Education, Science, and Innovation to the Kyoto University

Bridging academic collaboration between Japan and Uzbekistan, Prof. Kenji Tanaka and Prof. Osamu Kozan both fr […]

Event Reports

02 Oct. 2023

NEWSLETTER No. 104 is Released

DPRI Newsletter No. 104 has been published covering topics ranging from climate change and disaster preventer […]

Award

02 Oct. 2023

Congratulations to Dr. Genta Nakano on winning the 2023 Academic Encouragement Award

Dr. Genta Nakano, Assistant Professor, Disaster Prevention Research Institutes (DPRI), Kyoto University, recei […]

Research Reports

27 Sep. 2023

Congratulations to Prof. Tetsuya Sumi et. al. on the book publication – Science of Dams and Environment 4

A book on “ダムと環境の科学Ⅳ 流砂環境再生(Science of Dams and the Environment IV: Sediment Environment Restoration)&#8 […]

Media Coverage

25 Sep. 2023

As Global Warming Progresses Extreme and Linear Precipitation will Increase

A research group led by Prof. Nobuhito Mori conducted a large number of high-resolution climate simulations co […]

Award

20 Sep. 2023

Congratulations to Soichiro Kurosawa winner of the 2023 Award for Excellent Academic Presentation

Mr. Soichiro Kurosawa, a graduate student at the Research Center for Disaster Reduction Systems, DPRI, Kyoto U […]

Event Reports

14 Sep. 2023

Successful Completion of the DRPI Public Lecture Series 2023

The 2023 DPRI Public Lecture was held as a hybrid session at Kyoto University Uji Campus Kihada Hall (Uji City […]

Research Reports

13 Sep. 2023

A paper on the Kanto Daikasai following the 1923 Earthquake by Associate Professor Tomoaki Nishino et.al. was published in a special issue of the Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America

Associate Professor Tomoaki Nishino co-authored a paper with Dr. Charles Scawthorn (University of California), […]

Job Openings

11 Sep. 2023

Associate Professor Position in the Research Section of Sedimentation Disasters, DPRI-KU

【English】Details of the Job Openings The Disaster Prevention Research Institute (DPRI), Kyoto Un […]

Job Openings

11 Sep. 2023

Associate Professor Position in the Research Section of Landslide Disaster Prediction, DPRI-KU

【English】Details of the Job Openings The Disaster Prevention Research Institute (DPRI), Kyoto Un […]

Job Openings

11 Sep. 2023

Professor Position in the Research Section of Slope Conservation, DPRI-KU

【English】Details of the Job Openings The Disaster Prevention Research Institute (DPRI), Kyoto Un […]

Job Openings

11 Sep. 2023

Associate Professor Position in the Research Section of Innovative Disaster Prevention Technology and Policy Research, DPRI-KU

【English】Details of the Job Openings The Disaster Prevention Research Institute (DPRI), Kyoto Un […]

Other

29 Aug. 2023

2023.10.21 - 2023.10.22 : 2023 Open Campus Day – Kyoto University, Uji Campus

The 2023 Open Campus Day Kyoto University, Uji Campus will be held from 21 to 22 October 2023. As soon as the […]

Lecture

29 Aug. 2023

2023.9.9 - 2023.9.9 : DPRI Public Lecture Series 2023

DPRI Public Lecture Series will be held on 9 September 2023 at the Kihada Hall, Oubaku Plaza, DPRI, Kyoto Univ […]

Job Openings

31 Jul. 2023

Professor Position in the Research Section of Strong Motion Seismology, Research Division of Earthquake Disasters, DPRI-KU

【English】Details of the Job Openings The Disaster Prevention Research Institute (DPRI), Kyoto Un […]

Award

26 Jul. 2023

Congratulations to the Graduate Students of DPRI who won the 2023 Yoshida Graduation Research and Thesis Award

Congratulations to the following two graduate students of the Disaster Prevention Research Institute (DPRI), K […]

Award

25 Jul. 2023

Congratulations to Assistant Professor Xu Peiliang on his appointment as Editor-in-Chief of Journal of Geodesy

In July 2023, Assistant Professor Xu Peiliang was elected as the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Geodesy at […]

Award

24 Jul. 2023

Congratulations to the Graduate students of DPRI who won the Excellent Student Presentation Award at the Japan Geoscience Union 2023 Meeting

Two students of the Disaster Prevention Research Institute (DPRI), Kyoto University won the Excellent Student […]

Award

24 Jul. 2023

Congratulations to Prof. Tetsuya Sumi who is elected as Vice President Asia at the International Conference on Large Dams

At the 92nd General Assembly of the International Conference on Large Dams (ICOLD) held in Gothenburg, Sweden […]

Job Openings

18 Jul. 2023

Associate Professor Position in the Research Section of Disaster Risk Management, DPRI-KU (This position is only open to female applicants.)

【English】Details of the Job Openings The Disaster Prevention Research Institute (DPRI), Kyoto Un […]

Job Openings

18 Jul. 2023

Professor Position in the Research Section of Wind Engineering and Wind Resistant Structures, DPRI-KU

【English】Details of the Job Openings The Disaster Prevention Research Institute (DPRI), Kyoto Universit […]

Call for Research Proposal

18 Jul. 2023

Professor Position in the Research Section of Prediction of Volcanic Eruptions, DPRI-KU

【English】Details of the Job Openings The Disaster Prevention Research Institute (DPRI), Kyoto Universit […]

Job Openings

18 Jul. 2023

Professor Position in the Research Section of Earthquake Source Mechanisms, Research Division of Earthquake Disasters, DPRI-KU

【English】Details of the Job Openings The Disaster Prevention Research Institute (DPRI), Kyoto Universit […]

Award

30 Jun. 2023

Congratulations to Prof. Guanghui Wang et al. for the 2023 Best Paper Award from Elsevier Engineering Geology (Impact factor: 6.902)

Congratulations to Prof. Guanghui Wang et al. for winning the 2023 Best Paper Award from Elsevier Engineering […]

Award

30 Jun. 2023

Congratulations to Prof. Guanghui Wang for the 2022 Outstanding Editorial Board Member (EBM) Award from Elsevier Engineering Geology

Congratulations to Professor Guanghui Wang for the 2022 Outstanding Editorial Board Member (EBM) Award of the […]

Other

29 Jun. 2023

Establishment of “Disaster Risk Finance – Industry-Academia Joint Research Division” with Kyoto University – Realization of a sustainable society that adapts to increasingly severe disasters-

The Disaster Prevention Research Institute, Kyoto University (Director: Eiichi Nakakita) and Sompo Japan Insu […]

Event Reports

International Exchange

26 Jun. 2023

DPRI representatives joined the climate research session at the 3rd Universität Hamburg – Kyoto University Symposium

The 3rd Universität Hamburg – Kyoto University Symposium was held at the University of Hamburg in Germany duri […]

Award

19 May. 2023

Appointment of Professor Katsuya Yamori as the President of the Japan Society of Community Disaster Management Plan

Congratulations to Professor Katsuya Yamori who has been appointed as the President of the Japan Society of Co […]

Event Reports

28 Apr. 2023

Release of Plenary Session Videos of the 2023 Annual Meeting of the Disaster Prevention Research Institute (DPRI), Kyoto University

We are pleased to inform you that the videos of the Plenary Sessions of the 2023 Annual Meeting of the Disaste […]

Workshop

26 Apr. 2023

2023.5.15 - 2023.5.16 : International Workshop on Trajectories of Disasters: Building Resilience to Natural Hazards and Risks

International Workshop on Trajectories of Disasters: Building Resilience to Natural Hazards and Risks 国際ワークショッ […]

Award

25 Apr. 2023

Prof. Tetsuya Takemi Announced as Winner of the 2023 Meteorological Society of Japan Award

Congratulations to Prof. Tetsuya Takemi who has been announced as the winner of the 2023 Meteorological Socie […]

Other

24 Apr. 2023

Agreement of Promotion of Collaboration and Coperation between the Program for The Advanced Studies of Climate Change Projection (SENTAN) and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency

An Agreement of Promotion of Collaboration and Cooperation was concluded on 22 March 2022 for the implementati […]

Other

21 Apr. 2023

History of the Disaster Prevention Research Institute (DPRI), Kyoto University

Visitors to the Disaster Prevention Research Institute (DPRI), Kyoto University can view at-a-glance the histo […]

Award

21 Apr. 2023

2023 Paper Award from the Architectural Institute of Japan Award won by Professor Norio Maki

Congratulations to Prof. Norio Maki, Disaster Prevention Research Institute (DPRI), Kyoto University who won t […]

Other

11 Apr. 2023

Completion of Agreement of Partnership between DPRI and JWA

The Disaster Prevention Research Institute (DPRI, Kyoto University and the Japan Weather Association (JWA) sig […]

Other

10 Apr. 2023

Release of website – JST Moonshot Research and Development Project – Heavy Rain Control

The JST research and development project on the “Weather Control for living with guerilla rain and liner conve […]

Seminar

04 Apr. 2023

2023.4.13 : 71st Sogo Bosai Seminar

We are pleased to announce the 71st Sogo Bosai Seminar (April 13) as follows. We look forward to your kind par […]

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