https://www.kobe-u.ac.jp/en/news/article/The Kobe University News site shares information on the university today, from our diverse research to the activities of current and former students.en(c) Kobe UniversityMon, 10 Aug 2026 01:05:09 +0900https://www.kobe-u.ac.jp/en/news/article/20260803-67878/https://www.kobe-u.ac.jp/en/news/article/20260803-67878/In April 2026, Kobe University established its Office for Promoting International Cooperation, an organization under the direct supervision of the president. This organization promotes the enhancement of international networks in education and research asMon, 03 Aug 2026 14:00:00 +0900https://www.kobe-u.ac.jp/en/news/article/20260724-68139/https://www.kobe-u.ac.jp/en/news/article/20260724-68139/Medicine, dentistry and pharmacologyFri, 24 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0900https://www.kobe-u.ac.jp/en/news/article/20260714-68116/https://www.kobe-u.ac.jp/en/news/article/20260714-68116/A novel oral vaccine platform using genetically engineered Bifidobacterium could enhance anti-tumor immunity. In an exploratory phase I clinical study, the vaccine was well tolerated and generated immunologic and clinical findings that warrant further invMedicine, dentistry and pharmacologyTue, 14 Jul 2026 13:40:00 +0900https://www.kobe-u.ac.jp/en/news/article/20260707-67921/https://www.kobe-u.ac.jp/en/news/article/20260707-67921/Biological sciencesTue, 07 Jul 2026 18:00:00 +0900https://www.kobe-u.ac.jp/en/news/article/20260702-67824/https://www.kobe-u.ac.jp/en/news/article/20260702-67824/Known as the civil engineer who orchestrated the construction of India’s metro railways, Kobe University Graduate School of Engineering alum ABE Reiko has spent 19 years living in India. She’s also an executive officer of a major construction consulting cEngineering sciencesThu, 02 Jul 2026 10:00:00 +0900https://www.kobe-u.ac.jp/en/news/collection/20260424-67777/https://www.kobe-u.ac.jp/en/news/collection/20260424-67777/Medicine, dentistry and pharmacologyWed, 24 Jun 2026 15:57:58 +0900https://www.kobe-u.ac.jp/en/news/collection/20260424-67779/https://www.kobe-u.ac.jp/en/news/collection/20260424-67779/Agriculture and EnvironmentWed, 24 Jun 2026 15:57:36 +0900https://www.kobe-u.ac.jp/en/news/collection/20260424-67780/https://www.kobe-u.ac.jp/en/news/collection/20260424-67780/Agriculture and EnvironmentWed, 24 Jun 2026 15:57:20 +0900https://www.kobe-u.ac.jp/en/news/collection/20260424-67778/https://www.kobe-u.ac.jp/en/news/collection/20260424-67778/Agriculture and EnvironmentWed, 24 Jun 2026 15:56:00 +0900https://www.kobe-u.ac.jp/en/news/article/20260624-67806/https://www.kobe-u.ac.jp/en/news/article/20260624-67806/Movements to restrict immigration are picking up steam in the US, itself a nation of immigrants. Based on its “America First” ideology, the second Trump administration, which began in 2025, has proposed a series of hardline policies, such as limiting theSocial sciencesWed, 24 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0900https://www.kobe-u.ac.jp/en/news/article/20260605-67786/https://www.kobe-u.ac.jp/en/news/article/20260605-67786/As the world economy is upended by the attacks on Iran by the US and Israel, and the Russian invasion of Ukraine entered its fourth year without a ceasefire in sight, it’s impossible to know what will happen next in today’s global society. Even the UN, thSocial sciencesFri, 05 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0900https://www.kobe-u.ac.jp/en/news/article/20260602-67841/https://www.kobe-u.ac.jp/en/news/article/20260602-67841/The planar Hall effect is a tabletop diagnostic tool for special quantum properties useful in basic research and technological applications. Or so it was thought, because careful calculation by Kobe University researchers clarifies the conditions under whMathematics and physicsTue, 02 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0900https://www.kobe-u.ac.jp/en/news/article/20260514-67747/https://www.kobe-u.ac.jp/en/news/article/20260514-67747/People buy things using services like Amazon and Rakuten and share information on social media. We call these places of commerce and exchange “platforms,” and nowadays, they’ve become essential parts of our lives. On the other hand, various issues have alSocial sciencesThu, 14 May 2026 10:00:00 +0900https://www.kobe-u.ac.jp/en/news/collection/20260423-67781/https://www.kobe-u.ac.jp/en/news/collection/20260423-67781/Medicine, dentistry and pharmacologyFri, 08 May 2026 14:00:00 +0900https://www.kobe-u.ac.jp/en/news/article/20260430-67785/https://www.kobe-u.ac.jp/en/news/article/20260430-67785/The sperm and the egg cell’s nuclei compete for size directly after fertilization and this is necessary for the proper embryonic development. The mouse study with Kobe University participation finally gives meaning to a phenomenon biologists have known foBiological sciencesThu, 30 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0900https://www.kobe-u.ac.jp/en/news/article/20260428-67683/https://www.kobe-u.ac.jp/en/news/article/20260428-67683/It’s impossible to talk about global economics without considering the existence of China. Since the 1990s, China has experienced rapid growth as the “workshop of the world,” now boasting the 2nd largest global economy. However, that growth has slowed, anSocial sciencesTue, 28 Apr 2026 10:00:00 +0900https://www.kobe-u.ac.jp/en/news/article/20260427-67679/https://www.kobe-u.ac.jp/en/news/article/20260427-67679/In the spring of 2025, the African Conviviality Center was established in Kobe University’s Graduate School of Intercultural Studies. Established to more consciously promote exchange between African researchers and students, this organization, which has iHumanitiesMon, 27 Apr 2026 10:00:00 +0900https://www.kobe-u.ac.jp/en/news/article/20260423-67758/https://www.kobe-u.ac.jp/en/news/article/20260423-67758/While tics have been considered to result from an aberrant function of the brain’s motor cortex, a Kobe University mouse study has now discovered a connection to the brain’s emotional functions. The result promises a new avenue of research on treatments fMedicine, dentistry and pharmacologyThu, 23 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0900https://www.kobe-u.ac.jp/en/news/article/20260414-67726/https://www.kobe-u.ac.jp/en/news/article/20260414-67726/“That was the first time I noticed environmental problems in the form of water pollution.” It’s often our childhood interests that serve as the basis for our passions and careers once we reach adulthood. Growing up in China, MAI Zhaohuan spent the summersEngineering sciencesTue, 14 Apr 2026 16:30:00 +0900https://www.kobe-u.ac.jp/en/news/article/20260407-67613/https://www.kobe-u.ac.jp/en/news/article/20260407-67613/Kobe University School of Medicine alum YAMAGUCHI Mio is a physician, an author and a mother raising her five-year-old daughter. In 2024, her debut novel entitled “We Were Born” won the 34th Ayukawa Tetsuya Award and placed fourth in the Japan BooksellersMedicine, dentistry and pharmacologyTue, 07 Apr 2026 10:00:00 +0900