EducationResearch ii l li ii Industry-Academa CollaborationHUHospitaHUAumni AssocationManagement informationFnancal informationSocal and andFundWe aim to develop applied ethics specialists who can tackle ethical issues in cutting-edge science, medicine, and engineering and play an active role on the international stage.—The “Uehiro Division for Applied Ethics,” an endowed course, was established in the Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences on April 1st— (Japanese Page)Here is a page on ethical issues surrounding research on organoids derived from fetal brain tissue.(Japanese Page)High performance X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS)Western Honshu Facility Network (Japanese Page)Department of Facility Management, Natural Science Center for Basic Research and Development(Japanese Page)32Cutting-edge research on Ethical, Legal and Social Issues (ELSI)Western Honshu Facility NetworkThe five universities of Hiroshima University, Okayama University, Yamaguchi University, Shimane University, and Tottori University have formed the Chugoku Region Bio-Network with the aim of promoting safety management and technical support for genetic modification through inter-university collaboration. We are currently expanding this Chugoku Region Bio-Network and building the Western Honshu Facility Network in an effort to promote the sharing of analytical equipment among five universities in the Chugoku region. We aim to establish a virtuous cycle between research and sharing by strengthening the system for strategically introducing, updating, and sharing (making it a core facility) as research infrastructure for all network research institutions, as well as by systematically developing and securing the technical staff essential for supporting and maintaining research facilities and equipment.Professor (Special Recognition) SAWAI Tsutomu and Contributing Associate Professor KATAOKA Masanori of the Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences identified ahead of others the ethical and regulatory issues surrounding brain organoids created from fetal tissue and pointed out the need to establish, with consideration to the relationships with regulations in adjacent fields, internationally harmonized regulations. Going forward, we aim to establish an ethical and regulatory framework that will support cutting-edge scientific, medical, and engineering research, including fetal brain organoid research.Nurturing applied ethics experts for international leadershipOn April 1, 2024, HU launched the Uehiro Division for Applied Ethics, an endowed course in the Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences, made possible by a generous donation from the Uehiro Foundation on Ethics and Education.The dramatic developments in science, medicine, and engineering in modern times have made great contributions to human society. On the other hand, when researching, developing and implementing cutting-edge science and technology, various ethical, legal and social issues (ELSI) must be deliberated. Furthermore, in today’s world where research and development transcend national boundaries, addressing ELSI must also be international. In this context, ELSI considerations are becoming increasingly important in large-scale research projects around the world, drawing greater attention to the role of “experts in applied ethics” worldwide.This course adopts cutting-edge technologies that are closely related to HU’s research and development, as well as cutting-edge technologies that are internationally important, as two key components of its project, enabling active participation in international discussions. Specifically, the course implements three initiatives: 1) securing and nurturing human resources who can make recommendations on domestic and international laws, regulations, and governance while considering the wide-ranging utility of cutting-edge technology; 2) ensuring a steady production of knowledge by having course members move forward with projects as a team; and 3) international collaboration to strongly promote international joint research, thereby contributing to research and development and social implementation aimed at realizing a better society.The Natural Science Center for Basic Research and Development (N-BARD) supports research through material resourcesTo support education, research, and development in advanced natural sciences, this center was established as a fundamental facility to strengthen the education and research support system, by consolidating and centrally managing and operating advanced cutting-edge research equipment and facilities, and to promote further development in various fields of natural sciences at HU and the new interdisciplinary research that results from them. In particular, we provide suitable and excellent environments and technologies for animal experiments, genetic experiments, genetically modified (engineered) organism experiments, and various instrumental analyses, which are essential in the fields of life sciences, health sciences, material sciences, and environmental sciences.The Center’s Department of Facility Management centrally manages equipment suitable for university-wide shared use, regardless of its location or department, and manages and operates equipment for joint use not only by members of HU but also by those outside the university.In recent years, Japan has been criticized for its decline in research capabilities. Under these circumstances, in order to maximize the effect of R&D investment, continuously produce research results at cutting-edge research sites, and respond to increasingly complex new academic fields, it is essential to further promote the sharing of research facilities and equipment.Through the efforts of this Department, we aim to create an environment in which all researchers can devote themselves to their research.
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