{"id":4399,"date":"2026-04-08T10:57:11","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T01:57:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.research.kyoto-u.ac.jp\/en\/?post_type=blog&#038;p=4399"},"modified":"2026-04-09T15:45:00","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T06:45:00","slug":"act20260318","status":"publish","type":"blog","link":"https:\/\/www.research.kyoto-u.ac.jp\/en\/blog\/act20260318\/","title":{"rendered":"The 10th &#8220;Meet Your KU Community!&#8221; was held (March 18, 2026)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">Kyoto University Office of Research Acceleration held the &#8220;Meet Your KU Community!&#8221; networking event on March 18, 2026, at linkhub@ in the International Science Innovation Building.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The purpose of this event was to help researchers at Kyoto University interact across different research fields and faculties, and to build new connections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At our tenth meeting, Dr. Cathleen Ludivine Petit from the Field Science Education and Research Center gave a talk titled &#8220;Ethical Publishing: Finding the Right Balance for Early-Career Scientists.&#8221; The event was attended by graduate students, early-career researchers, and URAs. Based on <a href=\"https:\/\/onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/10.1111\/ele.14395\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">her own paper<\/a>, her presentation addressed structural issues in academic publishing, epitomized by the phrase <a href=\"https:\/\/www.research.kyoto-u.ac.jp\/en\/blog\/857\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&#8220;Publish or Perish.&#8221;<\/a> This sparked an earnest discussion, including a Q&amp;A session, on how early-career researchers can make practical choices. After Dr. Petit&#8217;s presentation, participants shared their own perspectives and thoughts, making it a lively and meaningful opportunity for networking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In collaboration with the Early-Career Researcher Development Division, this event was planned and organized by Shizuka Oki (administrative staff, International Researcher Support Team), along with URAs Yuri Ohara and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.research.kyoto-u.ac.jp\/en\/member\/yu-sasaki\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Yu Sasaki<\/a>. The Office of Research Acceleration will continue to support Kyoto University researchers in building broader and deeper networks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.research.kyoto-u.ac.jp\/en\/event\/20260318\/\" data-href-exclusive=\"true\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a> for the event information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-bottom is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.research.kyoto-u.ac.jp\/app\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/Meet-Your-KU-1_s.jpg\" alt=\"Scene from the 10th &quot;Meet Your KU Community!&quot; event.\" class=\"wp-image-4402\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-bottom is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.research.kyoto-u.ac.jp\/app\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/Meet-Your-KU-2_2s.jpg\" alt=\"Scene from the 10th &quot;Meet Your KU Community!&quot; event.\" class=\"wp-image-4403\" style=\"width:231px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kyoto University Office of Research Acceleration held the &#8220;Meet Your KU Community!&#8221; networking event on March 18, 2026, at linkhub@ in the International Science Innovation Building. 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