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Qdai-mail Tsushin #094
The e-mail magazine "Qdai-mail Tsushin" delivers campus news every month.
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Friday, November 28, 2025
Kyushu U's CONNECT Issue 6: Our annual English university magazine is available from the link below!
https://www.kyushu-u.ac.jp/en/university/publicity/publications/connect
Kyushu U Connect: Keep up to date on how Kyushu U is engaging with society.
https://www.kyushu-u.ac.jp/en/university/connect/
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**Topics
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* Kyushu University Forum "KYUDAI NOW" in Hasanuddin University (Indonesia)
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On Wednesday, Sep 17, 2025, the Kyushu University Institute for Asian and Oceanian Studies (Q-AOS) hosted the Kyushu University Forum "Kyudai Now" at Hasanuddin University (UNHAS) in Makassar, Indonesia.
https://q-aos.kyushu-u.ac.jp/en/events/kyudai_now/7753/
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* Toward Human-AI Co-Existence Society, Event Report on the IAS-FRIS Symposium on Social Robots and Ethical Design 2025(IAS Workshop#007)
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From November 5-7, 2025, the Symposium on Social Robots and Ethical Design, jointly organized by the Institute for Advanced Study (IAS) at Kyushu University and FRIS at Tohoku University, convened as a hybrid event in Aobayama Campus. Under the banner "Toward Design-centered Governance for Social Robots", the symposium addressed the regulatory, ethical, design and governance challenges posed by increasingly capable AI-enabled social robots.
https://ias.kyushu-u.ac.jp/en/topics/view.php?cId=1251&
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* Kyushu University Joins Global Forest Research Network through APRU's "Forest Ecosystems Living Lab Initiative"
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Kyushu University is proud to be part of the Association of Pacific Rim Universities (APRU), an international consortium that fosters collaboration among leading universities across Asia, North America, Latin America, and Oceania. Through this network, Kyushu University is contributing to the creation of a global platform for forest research and education.
https://www.kyushu-u.ac.jp/en/topics/view/668
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**Research
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* As global warming worsens, so may space communications
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Sporadic-E is a phenomenon that occurs in the ionosphere that can disrupt radio
communications. Through simulations, researchers have found that rising CO2 levels in our atmosphere could lead to sporadic-E becoming stronger, occur at lower altitudes, and persist longer at night.
https://www.kyushu-u.ac.jp/en/researches/view/358
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* Controlling next-generation energy conversion materials with simple pressure
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Singlet fission (SF) offers a way to boost energy conversion in photosensitive materials by splitting energy from a single high-energy photon into two lower-energy excited states. In a recent study, researchers at Kyushu University developed a set of pressure-responsive SFactive molecules with flexible polar linkers. Their experiments revealed that adjusting pressure and changing the solvent can reversibly control SF rates, paving the way for advanced energy conversion materials and phototherapeutic applications.
https://www.kyushu-u.ac.jp/en/researches/view/359
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* Parasitic matricide, ants chemically compel host workers to kill their own queen
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Researchers report on how two species of parasitic ants—Lasius orientalis and Lasius umbratus —invade and overtake a host ant colony. In both cases, the parasitic ant queen invades the nest and sprays the host colony queen with what is likely formic acid. This manipulates the host colony worker ants to attack and execute their own queen.
https://www.kyushu-u.ac.jp/en/researches/view/360
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**Event
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* I²CNER Seminar "Photomolecular Effect: Direct Water Evaporation with Light
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Date: 2025.12.05 [Fri] 16:00 – 17:30
International Institute for Carbon-Neutral Energy Research (WPI-I²CNER) will host the 6th I²CNER Seminar for FY2025, featuring Professor Gang Chen, Carl Richard Soderberg Professor of Power Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, U.S.A.
We look forward to your participation.
https://www.kyushu-u.ac.jp/en/events/view/600
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* Q-AOS Brown Bag Seminar Series
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Date: Every Wednesday 12:10 – 12:50
Every Wednesday during lunch, learn about research related to SDGs in Asian and Oceanian regions and expand your research network at the Q-AOS Brown Bag Seminar Series. The webinar is free, available in English and Japanese, and open to everyone!
https://www.kyushu-u.ac.jp/en/events?tag_id=2
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** Introduction to Alumni Platform "Kyudai PAL"(Free registration)
"Kyudai PAL" (abbreviated as KyuPAL) is a closed online platform where alumni and current students can easily connect with friends and the university
In addition to interacting with other members in communities organized by graduation department, industry, and club, members can receive news about the university and information about alumni events,send direct messages and participate in group chats with other users.
*Registration application, Kyudai PAL details here(Free registration)
https://www.kyushu-u.ac.jp/en/university/graduate/kyupal
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