Shizen Kagaku Kenkyū Kikō

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The Shizen Kagaku Kenkyū Kikō ( Japanese 自然科学 研究 機構 , "National Institutes of Natural Sciences ", English National Institutes of Natural Sciences , short: NINS ), is a Japanese corporation under public law, which was formed in April 2004 and has its headquarters in district Minato in Tokyo has. Five state research institutions belong to the organization. It is part of the Inter-University Research Institute Corporation , an umbrella organization for collaboration and interdisciplinary research between universities and research institutions. The NINS brings together five scientific and state institutions for the purpose of interdisciplinary research.

Katsuhiko Satō is the current head of the science research facilities; he is the second director and successor to Prof. Yoshiro Shimura. In addition to teaching, the main task of the facility is interdisciplinary scientific research and international exchange with scientific research institutes. In addition, the "Okazaki Research Facility" and the Center for Novel Science Initiatives (CNSI) with three research facilities for neurosciences , imaging processes and astrobiology belong to the NINS umbrella organization.

Subordinate research institutions

  1. the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan - created in 1988 through the merger of three research institutions, the observatory has existed since 1888
  2. the National Institute for Fusion Science ("National Research Institute for Nuclear Fusion") - founded in 1989, forerunner was the Institute for Plasma Research at Nagoya University , founded in 1961
  3. the National Institute for Basic Biology - founded in 1977
  4. the National Institute for Physiological Sciences ("Research Institute for Physiology") - founded in 1977
  5. the Institute for Molecular Science ("Research Institute for Molecular Research") - founded in 1975

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ 自然科学 研究 機構 . In: 百科 事 典 マ イ ペ デ ィ ア at kotobank.jp. Retrieved April 5, 2015 (Japanese).
  2. ^ Outline of NINS and each institute. National Institutes for the Humanities, accessed April 5, 2015 .
  3. ^ History. National Institutes for Natural Sciences, accessed April 5, 2015 .

Web links

  • NINS. National Institutes for Natural Sciences, accessed April 5, 2015 (Official website).

Coordinates: 35 ° 39 ′ 49.6 "  N , 139 ° 44 ′ 38.7"  E