Second annual -Osaka Strategic Partner Funds recipients
18 February 2021
Six projects were awarded funding of up to £10,000 each in the second annual joint funding call from and Osaka University
Following a successful first round in 2019/20, the second annual -Osaka University Strategic Partner Funds has awarded six projects funding in areas including neuroscience and mitigating the impact of COVID-19.
This annual funding call supports collaborative and interdisciplinary research initiatives to academics collaborating with colleagues based at Osaka University (OU), as part of the strategic partnership between the two institutions.
Submissions wereassessed by a committee composed of members from both institutions, with and OU contributing matching funds to support the successful proposals.
Dr Kaan Aksit ( Engineering Sciences), one of this year's awardees, said: "I am delighted to receive support from the -Osaka Strategic Partner Funds for our upcoming research. It will allow myself and my collaborators from Osaka University to investigate "telelife" technologies that will enable effective remote work with the use of virtual reality headsets. Our results will inform the field of telelife technologies, while also helping us to derive a research vision for augmented reality, virtual reality, telework and telepresence."
Congratulations to all 2020/21 recipients of the -Osaka University Strategic Partner Funds:
Lead applicant | Faculty | Project |
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Dr Kaan Aksit | Engineering Sciences | Development of a joint “telelife” technology seminar using virtual reality |
Professor Ricardo Henriques | Life Sciences | Understanding dynamics of SARS-CoV-2 assembly using super-resolution microscopy and biosensor engineering |
Professor Henry Houlden | Brain Sciences | The impact of Rubicon variants on human brain neurodevelopment |
Dr Dimitrios Kanoulas | Engineering Sciences | Using human IMU-based teleoperation and robot vision to create a semi-autonomous system |
Dr Deborah Padfield | Arts & Humanities | Using images and movement to explore intercultural understanding of pain and suffering |
Dr Carol Rivas | Institute of Education | The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on children made vulnerable through health conditions and disability |
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