Research in Priority Areas and Research on Optional Subjects
Sophia University is working to strengthen research capabilities as a priority initiative in the research field. We have established a new grant called the “Sophia University Special Grant for Academic Research,” starting 2014 academic year. A major goal of the Sophia University Special Grant for Academic Research is to raise the presence of Sophia University as a full-fledged research institution by promoting our research activity in Japan and improving our ability to reach a wider audience internationally.
For this reason, the Sophia University Special Grant for Academic Research will distribute research funds with a focus on research that is innovative, original, and international, as well as interdisciplinary and organizational research activities that leverage Sophia University’s unique characteristics. The Sophia University Special Grant for Academic Research provides grants to fund two types of research activity: “Research in Priority Areas” and “Research on Optional Subjects”.
A research report on “Sophia University Special Grant for Academic Research” is available on “Sophia-R,” the website of the Sophia University Repository for Academic Resources
Research in Priority Areas
Taking into account the founding principles of Sophia University and our existing research system, we have established five research subjects for “Research in Priority Areas” based on our three main purposes, and we solicit and fund the research proposals that meet any of the five subject area requirements.
Development of hepatocyte specific X-ray diagnostics with reduced side effects
Light-driven circulation system
Interdisciplinary projects on human data science
Research on Optional Subjects
Effects of Perceived Environmental Friendliness of Products on Consumer Behavior
A Study of Conflict Avoidance and Peace Building in Central and West African Oral Literature: The Pedagogical Applications and Construction of Networks for African Studies
Development And Application of The Organic Reaction Process in Water Media: Utilization of Thermo-Responsive Micelles That Have
Catalyst Functions
Challenges of Peacebuilding after the Ukraine War: Roles of Japan
Digitalization for Sustainable Development of SMEs: A Pilot Experiment in Emerging Vietnam
Prediction and interpretation of mental health from human-generated big data
Soil and water microbiome data collection and analysis for limnological environment protection
Development of Innovative Magnetic Functional Materials Using Pulsed Ultra-High Magnetic Fields
Elucidation of the mechanism of sports concussion onset based on case analysis
Yuelin ZHANG Associate Professor
Development of a molecular modeling tool by integrating analog molecular models and digital image processing technology
Yusuke KAMEDA Associate Professor
Examining the Validity of Japanese Privilege Scale: A Scale to Make Visible Majority Privilege
The Francophone world riding the tide of the globalization era
A comparative study of multilateral diplomacy in the issue-areas of non-traditional international security: focusing on “Humanitarian-Peace-Development nexus” approach at the Global Refugee Forum
The Individual as Driver of the Green Shift. An Analysis of Environmental Attitudes and Willingness to Support Climate Change Mitigation Measures in Japan
An Analysis of the Role of Family as a Determinant of Physical and Mental Health in Japan
Yuka MINAGAWA Associate Professor
| Research Areas | Social demography，health and aging，socio-economic transition from communism in East Central Europe and former Soviet Union |
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Development of a method to improve heat stress tolerance in plants by utilizing their ability to memorize heat stress
Empirical analyses of impacts of changes in social and natural environments on people’s lives in developing countries
Takuya HASEBE Associate Professor
| Research Areas | Labor economics，health economics，econometrics，applied microeconomics |
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Measuring the climate policy commitments of small island developing states and territories to nature-based solutions
Anne MCDONALD Professor
Chemical Biology of Antibacterial Polyphenols of Dictyostelium discoideum
Rethinking World Heritage Authenticity by building Archives on Historical European religious monuments
Piwi/piRNA-dependent Organ Size Regulation
Life, Work, and Mission of Juan de Jesús, OFM (†1706)
Frail Prevention in the aging population in Mexico:
～Disseminating Japanese Geriatric Knowledge Adaptable to Low and Middle-Income
Countries (Collaborative Research with Jesuit University)
Phased Visualization of Decarbonization Behavior Change and Policy Implications by Integrating Social Practice Theory with Big Data Analytics
Xuepeng QIAN Professor