Japan Foundation / BAJS Japanese Studies Postgraduate Workshop 2018: Bridging the Academic Worlds of the UK and Japan

We are delighted to announce that the next annual Japan Foundation and British Association for Japanese Studies (BAJS) Postgraduate Workshop will be held in 2018 at SOAS, University of London.

This workshop aims to assist the development of the next generation of Japanese Studies researchers in the UK. It is a great opportunity to receive practical advice on your research from senior colleagues, and to get to know fellow postgraduate students and others in the Japanese Studies community.

This year’s interactive workshop will explore how emerging Japanese Studies researchers in the UK can help to bridge the academic worlds of UK and Japan through their research. It will include a series of sessions by senior academics addressing key challenges relating to conducting and disseminating research in Japan, and improving communication between researchers in both countries, along with opportunities for the participants themselves to introduce their own research and why they believe it is important for the advancement of Japanese Studies in the UK and Japan. 

In addition, there will be an opportunity to hear presentations from various agencies on potential sources of funding for current and future research, including funding to support research in Japan.

Eligibility: This workshop is open to postgraduate students in Japanese Studies and those undertaking Japan related research in other disciplines in the humanities and social sciences. Priority registration will be given to PhD candidates.