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The Wildlife Research Center of Kyoto University has been promoting basic research and conservation research mainly on wild animals and those kept captive in zoos and aquariums. We also engage in educational activities to promote deep understanding of wildlife and the natural environment. Our Joint Usage/Research supports relevant research projects outside WRC in an effort to promote such basic research and educational activities more broadly, and to contribute to the development of wildlife conservation research nationwide.
Research Center for Conservation of Endangered Wild Animals (large mammals, etc.)
Outline of the Wildlife Research Center (WRC)
As the only center for wildlife conservation research in Japan, we have been promoting the shared use of our domestic and international research bases, technologies, information, materials, and samples that have been collected over the years.
Through joint research with researchers and graduate students from other universities and research institutions, staff at zoos and aquariums, and many others involved in wildlife conservation, we establish a new academic field of study by mutual collaboration, develop the field of wildlife conservation, and gain deeper knowledge about the nature.
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Click here for the overview of Joint Usage/Research Center by MEXT
Click here for the website of The Council of Joint Usage/Research Centers in National Universities
Click here for the overview of our Joint Usage/Research Center
Please refer to the introduction of our research topics to find more about our field stations.
Application Requirement
Research content shall be in line with the objectives of our center, and complied with the guidelines for conducting research on wild animals and ethics of animal research set forth by WRC; for more details, please refer to the guidelines for conducting research on wild animals here, and to the guidelines on the ethics of animal research here. Applicants must be researchers of a research institution (e.g., university or a national/public research institute), graduate students, or zoo/aquarium staff (including their equivalents) as of April 1, 2025. (Universities and research institutions in foreign countries may also be eligible to apply. Applicants who will be new graduate students on April 1, 2025, are also eligible to apply. In addition, 5th-6th graders of a 6-year veterinary medicine program may be considered equivalent to graduate students. We also actively provide support, including advice and information, to those just beginning their research. For more information, please contact our support desk.)
Research Period
FY2025: Desired period from April 1, 2025 through March 31, 2026
Research Category
The following four research categories have been established. For details, please see "Details of Joint Usage and Research" starting on page 4 of the Application Guide. For Category A1 and A2, research funding will be provided. No research funding will be provided for Category B and Category C.
Updated: The application for Category A for FY2025 closed on January 19, 2025. Category B and C are still open.
A1. Researches for which research funding is provided
A2. Support for conference presentation
B. Usage of facilities, equipment, and materials (available at any time)
C. Usage of facilities for educational and promotional purposes
Usage of Facilities
Koyashima Field Station, Yakushima Field Station, and experimental facilities in Kyoto are available. Please also see here for details of the facilities.
Contact
Joint Usage/Research support desk
Wildlife Research Center of Kyoto University,
2-24 Tanaka-Sekiden-cho, Sakyo, Kyoto, 606-8203, Japan
Tel: 075-771-4393
Fax: 075-771-4394
E-mail: wrc_kyodo@mail2.adm.kyoto-u.ac.jp
Homepage: https://www.wrc.kyoto-u.ac.jp/en/
Research Introduction Movie
The center of knowledge "Suguwaka Academia"
Wildlife Research in a Nutshell - Life from Field and Lab Work
Council of National University Collaboration Research Centers (distributed in September 2021)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZg6k6fR3Ew