KyotoU Channel Skip to main content Main navigation Latest Feature Feature List Popular Videos Recommend Video list About this site search search menu search close Main navigation Latest Feature Feature List Popular Videos Recommend Video list About this site The video series "Prof, I have a question!" has been updated. This series features Kyoto University's diverse researchers answering simple questions from viewers based on cutting-edge research results and knowledge. Send us your questions! The series is also available on Podcast (Spotify, Amazon Music, Apple Podcasts) 🎧 Science powered by light From the beginning of the universe to the activities of life, light plays a vital role in every aspect of science. Kyoto University has conducted world-leading research in fields such as photonic crystal lasers, quantum optical science, and power semiconductors, and has produced researchers who have left their mark on the history of light and semiconductor research, including Doctoral Degree Isamu Akasaki, who won the Nobel Prize in Physics for his work on blue LEDs. Experience the cutting edge of science opened up by light through this video. Creating our future together: KyotoU Future Commons What kind of future do researchers at Kyoto University envision? Eleven leading figures in diverse fields—cognitive robotics, earthquake engineering, cultural psychology, neuroscience, and stem cell genetic engineering—share their visions for the future their research will create. Nobel Prize 2025 On December 10th, the Nobel Prize Award Ceremony was held in Stockholm, Sweden, where Executive Vice-President Kitagawa Susumu received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry and Professor Emeritus Sakaguchi Shimon received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. During Nobel Week, which began on the 6th, the two received many congratulations as they visited the Nobel Museum and participated in related events such as commemorative lectures. The KyotoU Channel features interviews and lecture videos of winners with ties to Kyoto University. Please take a look. We have created a new university introduction video In order to spread awareness of Kyoto University's education, research, and student life, we have produced a university introduction video for the first time in eight years. This two-and-a-half minute video is packed with all the charms of Kyoto University. Please take a look. 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