NEWS
2026/05/27
Dog Therapy Initiative Led by Prof. Kikuchi and Associate Professor Wakabayashi Featured on BS-TBS “Inu Jikan”
2026/05/26
Assoc. Prof. Wakabayashi Attends and Speaks at WHO Meetings (WHA, EB, PBAC) as Member of the Japanese Delegation
2026/05/21
Announcement of Mr. Kazuhiko IMAMURA’s Appointment as a Visiting Scholar
2026/05/19
Q-AOS × FS Headquarters × Faculty of Design: Launching a New Course Using BBS Lecture Videos and an AI recommendation system!
2026/05/13
【Publication】Prof. Kikuchi, as first authro, has published a paper in Communications Medicine examining the association between prolonged sitting during pregnancy and fetal malpresentation, including breech presentation.
2026/05/13
【Publication】Prof. Kikuchi's co-authored paper, " Association of pre-pregnancy and pregnancy sleep on the risk of postpartum depression: a nationwide birth cohort-the Japan Environment and Children’s Study ”, is now published in BMC Pregnancy & Childbirth.
2026/05/12
Prof Tanaka published a paper from Ecosystems and People (Taylor and Francis)
2026/04/27
Assoc. Prof. Wakabayashi speaks at KU Science Salon - Addressing global health issues and dog thrapy at Kyushu University
EVENTS
Upcoming & Ongoing Events
June 24, 2026, 12:10 PM – 12:50 PM
Q-AOS Brown Bag Seminar Series The 236th Seminar "Suspense in Nature: worker ants manipulated into killing their own mothers and spiders forced to rebuild their webs by parasites"
Brown Bag Seminar
June 17, 2026, 12:10 PM – 12:50 PM
Q-AOS Brown Bag Seminar Series The 235th Seminar "Health Issues Among Working Women: Why Is the Healthy Worker Effect Difficult to Observe in Japan?"
Brown Bag Seminar
June 10, 2026, 12:10 PM – 12:50 PM
Q-AOS Brown Bag Seminar Series The 234th Seminar "Roleplay as Human Technology"
Brown Bag Seminar
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ABOUT US
A University Open to Asia,
a Hub for Research and Education Contributing to the World
Building on a Century of Exchange with Asia and Oceania, contributing to SDGs and beyond through innovative research and education.
PROJECTS
01
Q-AOS Faculty Courses (Lectures)
This page provides information on the courses taught by Q-AOS faculty.
02
Activity Reports and Theses
Individual activity reports and theses by Q-AOS researchers are posted here.
03
Q-AOS Projects
The mission of Q-AOS is to promote the trans-disciplinary research related to SDGs targeting Asia and Oceanian region. This page introduces the flagship projects initiated by the faculty members of Q-AOS.









