Oxford has strong links with Japan. The Bodleian received its first Japanese book in 1629, and the first Japanese student, Tomotsune Iwakura, came to the University in 1873. There are countless research collaborations between Oxford and many of the leading universities and companies from Japan. The University has one of the best departments in the world for Japanese Studies, and is home to both the Nissan Institute of Japanese Studies and the Oriental Institute, in which Japanese is taught as an undergraduate subject.
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Professor Roger Goodman has published a new book with Dr Jeremy Breaden entitled “Family-run Universities in Japan: Sources of Inbuilt Resilience in the Face of Demographic Pressure, 1992-2030.”
The University’s first new college in 30 years will accept its first students from 2021 and will be called Reuben College.
Applications to the Yanai Tadashi Foundation scholarship programme for those wishing to start an undergraduate degree from the 2021-22 academic year will be accepted from 1 July – 30 August 2023.
This series of talks is an opportunity to hear directly from top researchers in Oxford about the important work the University is doing into various aspects of Covid-19 research.
Support Oxford’s important work in coronavirus research by making a donation. Academics from around the University are working on a variety of urgent projects to find solutions to the deadly virus.
Researchers in more than 20 departments across the University of Oxford are working on understanding Coronavirus and its impact. Our website has details of the work we are doing in this area.
Researchers in Oxford have started testing a Covid-19 vaccine in human volunteers.
There are a number of large clinical trials relating to Covid-19 taking place at the University of the Oxford. Researchers hope to identify treatments to help people with the coronavirus.
A research team headed by Oxford’s Professor Takehiko Kariya has produced a report on the implications of moving the Japanese school year to a September start.
A multidisciplinary team from Oxford has been working to provide evidence for the development of a contact tracing app which aims to help stop the spread of Covid-19
There are a number of scholarships available, some of which are specifically aimed at Japanese candidates.
Oxford also provides hundreds of other scholarships that are open to students regardless of their nationality. You can search for scholarships on our Fees and Funding website.
Donors from Japan have played a key role in providing important funding for Oxford which has had a huge impact on the University. Your donation makes a true difference in many important ways. It helps provide scholarships for the best minds internationally, it endows posts that allow us to attract the world’s academic elite, and it supports the University’s unique and precious buildings—the buildings where cutting-edge research is conducted and where our cultural and intellectual heritage is protected and made available for generations to come.
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We have approximately 1,500 University of Oxford alumni currently in Japan, and a number of active alumni societies.
Please contact these societies directly to find out about their latest activities. In addition, the University of Oxford Japan Office regularly holds academic and social events including our popular Oxford Academics in Japan lecture series. These events strengthen ties between Oxford alumni and friends of the University. If you were at Oxford, please update your contact details on the Alumni website or contact us to ensure we can invite you to our events.
We have also compiled answers to the questions we get most frequently asked here in Japan.
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