{"id":3601,"date":"2026-01-30T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-30T01:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.research.kyoto-u.ac.jp\/en\/?post_type=event&#038;p=3601"},"modified":"2026-01-30T14:48:22","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T05:48:22","slug":"20260220","status":"publish","type":"event","link":"https:\/\/www.research.kyoto-u.ac.jp\/en\/event\/20260220\/","title":{"rendered":"Special Seminar \u201cFighting against the social isolation and loneliness among older adults International comparisons and challenges for public intervention\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"grid grid-cols-[auto_1fr] gap-x-4 gap-y-2.5 rounded bg-gray py-5 pr-5\">\n        <\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Friday, February 20, 2026, a Special Seminar by Dr. Beatriz Fernandez of the \u00c9cole des hautes \u00e9tudes en sciences sociales (EHESS), France, titled \u201cFighting Social Isolation and Loneliness Among Older Adults: International Comparisons and Challenges for Public Intervention\u201d will be held. We encourage you to join us for this opportunity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Open to<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> Anyone<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Language<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">English<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Speaker<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Beatriz Fernandez<br>Associate Professor<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">EHESS, G\u00e9ographies Cit\u00e9 (France)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trained as an architect and urban planner, Dr. Fernandez\u2019s work focuses on territorial changes in contemporary metropolises, using both a comparative and diachronic approach, with a particular focus on ageing. She is particularly interested in the socio-spatial impacts of urban and planning policies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Organized by Kyoto University Asian Studies Unit<br>Co-organized by Kyoto University Office of Research Acceleration<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Registration<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As this is a pre-registration event, please register via the application form.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<table class=\"wp-block-theme-table is-layout-fixed\">\n<tbody class=\"wp-block-theme-table-section\">\n<tr class=\"wp-block-theme-table-row\">\n<th class=\"wp-block-theme-table-cell\" width=\"30%\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Registration Deadline<\/p>\n<\/th>\n\n\n\n<td class=\"wp-block-theme-table-cell\" width=\"70%\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">Thursday, February 19, 2026, 17:00 (JST)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-16018d1d wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/kCEEGuywNLrDjacf9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Registration Form<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Inquiry<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> kura-jinsha\uff0amail2.adm.kyoto-u.ac.jp\u3000Please replace\uff0ato\uff20<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Friday, February 20, 2026, a Special Seminar by Dr. Beatriz Fernandez of the \u00c9cole des hautes \u00e9tudes en sciences sociales (EHESS), France, titled \u201cFighting Social Isolation and Loneliness Among Older Adults: International Comparisons and Challenges for Public Intervention\u201d will be held. We encourage you to join us for this opportunity. Open to Anyone Language English Speaker Beatriz FernandezAssociate Professor EHESS, G\u00e9ographies Cit\u00e9 (France) Trained as an architect and urban planner, Dr. Fernandez\u2019s work focuses on territorial changes in contemporary metropolises, using both a comparative and diachronic approach, with a particular focus on ageing. She is particularly interested in the socio-spatial impacts of urban and planning policies. 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