Ritsumeikan University Article List
Ritsumeikan University to launch a new "Faculty of Life Sciences" from 2028; plans include increasing student capacity and restructuring departments.
Ritsumeikan University has been selected for the "Support Project for Strengthening the Functions of Universities and Colleges of Technology (Growth Field Transformation Fund)" publicly offered by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology. Through this project, Ritsumeikan University aims to...
Dye wastewater is not necessarily safe even if the color disappears: Ritsumeikan University demonstrates increased toxicity after decolorization.
Professor Satoshi Soda of the Faculty of Science and Engineering at Ritsumeikan University has stated that "decolorization does not equal harmlessness" when it comes to persistent azo dyes used in the textile and dyeing industries. [...]
A research group from Ritsumeikan University and other institutions systematically examines "who aspires to become a civil servant."
Professor Itaru Yanagi of the Faculty of Law, Ritsumeikan University; Professor Yoshiaki Kubo of the Faculty of Policy Studies, Kwansei Gakuin University; Associate Professor Koichi Kawai of the Faculty of Humanities, University of Tsukuba; and Information Science, Osaka University of Economics […]
Ritsumeikan University plans to establish Japan's largest space-related graduate school, "Graduate School of Space and Earth Frontier Studies (tentative name)," in April 2028.
Ritsumeikan University has finalized plans to establish a Graduate School of Space and Earth Frontier Studies (tentative name), which will be one of the largest space-related graduate schools in Japan. The school will combine science, engineering, and management […]
Misumi Group Headquarters begins offering products under the "Misumi Student Manufacturing Support" program for fiscal year 2025.
Misumi Group Inc. will provide parts to student groups that have passed the selection process for the 2025 "Misumi Student Manufacturing Support" program, and will extend this to 2026 […]
Graduate and undergraduate students at Ritsumeikan University have discovered the site of a temple depicted in the important cultural property "Jingoji Temple Map."
A research group comprised of students from the Graduate School of Letters and the Faculty of Letters at Ritsumeikan University has meticulously examined a three-dimensional map from the Kyoto Prefectural Forestry Promotion Division and identified Jingoji Temple (Kyoto City […]).
Ritsumeikan University develops new PFAS decomposition technology that balances environmental remediation and resource recycling.
A research team led by Professor Yoichi Kobayashi of the Faculty of Life Sciences at Ritsumeikan University and Shuhei Kanae, a master's student in the Graduate School of Life Sciences at the same university, has discovered the strength of […]
The Indie Games Contest Student Championship 2025, a game development contest for student creators, will announce the grand prize winner at the Tokyo Game Show on Thursday, September 25th.
Indie Games Co. is a game development contest for student creators, open to university, graduate, and vocational school students living in Japan.
Ritsumeikan University to collaborate with Osaka Design Center to establish new Faculty of Design and Art/Graduate School in April 2026
On August 2025, 8, Ritsumeikan University signed an agreement with the Osaka Design Center, a general incorporated foundation. The new "Design Center" is scheduled to open in April 5.
Hyogo University of Teacher Education and other organizations release 6D data of topography deformed by the 3 Noto Peninsula earthquake for basic research and educational purposes
Led by Associate Professor Takuro Ogura of the Graduate School of School Education at Hyogo University of Teacher Education (Kato City, Hyogo Prefecture), this project is led by Ritsumeikan University, Kanazawa University, Okayama University, and the University of Tokyo.