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Sophia University UNESCO Chair Publishes Japanese Translation of the UNESCO GEM Report 2025 East Asia Edition

The Sophia University UNESCO Chair was established under the UNITWIN/UNESCO Chairs Programme to promote resear...

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  • #Department of Education
  • #Center for Global Education and Discovery
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Climate Change in Japan: Nationwide Survey Reveals High Concern and Emotional Impact — But Gaps in Knowledge and Action Remain

Sophia University has released the results of the Sophia University Climate Survey 2025, a nationwide online s...

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  • #Faculty of Human Sciences
  • #Department of Sociology

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Restricting Mothers’ Migration: New Evidence on Children′s Health and Education

A policy restricting mothers’ overseas migration in Sri Lanka improved children’s health and educa...

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Sophia Open Research Weeks 2025 held

From November 5 to 24, Sophia University hosted Sophia Open Research Weeks 2025, an event designed to share th...

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Sophia University Team Wins First Prize at the International Material Flow Competition 2025

A team of graduate students from the Graduate School of Global Environmental Studies won first place at the In...

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  • #Master’s (Doctoral) Program in Global Environmental Studies
  • #Graduate School of Global Environmental Studies

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Development of an AI model to predict the risk of bear encounters

The model provides highly accurate predictions by integrating diverse information, including past encounter re...

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  • #Master’s Program in Applied Data Science
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Nursing Faculties of Catholic Universities in Japan Instill Unique Values of Compassion, Dignity, and Service

Nursing faculties at Catholic universities in Japan highlight love, wholeness, resilience, and professional re...

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  • #Faculty of Human Sciences
  • #Graduate School of Human Sciences
  • #Department of Nursing
  • #Master’s Program in Nursing

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Slime Mold Metabolites Are a Promising, Eco-Friendly Repellent of Root-Knot Nematodes

A team of researchers led by Professor Tamao Saito found slime mold secretes organic compounds that repel para...

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  • #Department of Materials and Life Sciences
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Sophia University Researchers Ranked Among the World’s Top 2% in 2025

Seven Sophia University researchers have been recognized in the career-long category and six in the&...

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  • #Department of Materials and Life Sciences
  • #Master’s & Doctoral Programs in Science and Technology
  • #Mechanical Engineering Division
  • #Electrical and Electronics Engineering Division
  • #Department of Engineering and Applied Sciences
  • #Applied Chemistry Division
  • #Department of Information and Communication Sciences
  • #Physics Division
  • #Biological Science Division
  • #Information Science Division
  • #Faculty of Science and Technology
  • #Graduate School of Science and Technology

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Symposium “Intergenerational Dialogue on the Next 10 Years of Education in Africa” Held as a TICAD9 Thematic Event

On August 21, Sophia University and the UNESCO International Institute for Capacity Building in Africa (UNESCO...

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  • #Department of Education
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“Want to, but can’t”: A new model to explain the gap in waste separation behavior

Incorporating external factors and heterogeneous moderators into the Theory of Planned Behavior to explain dis...

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Plan, Prepare, Conquer: Predicting Mountain Accident Risks with Deep Learning and Pre-climb Data

Researchers develop a robust framework using deep learning and contextual data to accurately predict mountaine...

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