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07 Sep 2026
Carved into the laterite plateaus of India's Konkan coast, these prehistoric rock engravings depict human figures, animals, and abstract motifs dating to the Mesolithic and Neolithic periods. Among the Indian subcontinent's rare examples of geoglyphs, they offer insight into prehistoric communities, ritual practices, and the region's ecological history.
Danganan, Rudy M. Jr.; Braga, Ann Christine V.; Alfonso, Maria Kristina S.; Clorina, Romelito Manuel D.S.; and Hechanova, Ma. Regina, (2026). Da Mosang Tarsier Series: Developing Digital Bullying Prevention Materials for Filipino Parents of Grade School Students. Archīum.ATENEO. https://archium.ateneo.edu/children-and-families/1
04 Sep 2026
Ateneo researchers co-design comics with Filipino parents to help families recognize, address, and prevent school bullying.
02 Sep 2026
SUTD researchers have found that older adults are most open to embracing social chatbots that feel authentic and socially engaging but not too human, offering clear lessons for designers of AI companions.
AI parroting bias
02 Sep 2026
Validating artificial intelligence performance in radiology studies with demographic subgroups
Ateneo School of Law faculty Atty. Amparita S. Sta. Maria examined the broader significance of “legitimacy” in the Philippine context, where traditional ideas about marriage and family remain strong even as actual family arrangements become increasingly diverse. PHOTO: Danika Geronimo
28 Aug 2026
Atty. Amparita S. Sta. Maria urges family law to put children's best interests above legitimacy labels as Filipino families grow more diverse.
28 Aug 2026
- MOU signed to promote joint research, personnel exchanges, and the shared use of facilities and equipment in the advanced medical industry - Combining outstanding research capabilities with world-class demonstration infrastructure to accelerate the commercialization of biomedical technologies
28 Aug 2026
- Three-day program (21–23) held combining hands-on activities in generative AI, 3D modeling, and robotics - All 10 teams completed the entire process from business plan development to pitching, fostering entrepreneurship among future talent
28 Aug 2026
- AI autonomously identifies and validates physical phenomena, dramatically reducing R&D bottlenecks in batteries, energy, and other fields - Professor Jaesok Yu’s team leads joint research with POSTECH: “Revolutionizing the design paradigm with AI that integrates the laws of physics”
28 Aug 2026
- KRW 2 million each awarded to five students to help them focus on their studies and research - DGIST President Kunwoo Lee and iM Bank CEO Jeong-Hoon Kang join forces to foster regional talent in science
28 Aug 2026
- The two-day “InnoCORE Kick-off,” held from the 18th, built an industry-academia-research collaboration ecosystem - The commercialization of next-generation materials is accelerated through an integrated AI platform: “Intensive training of outstanding postdoctoral researchers”
28 Aug 2026
- Establishing the foundation for in-house capabilities such as student and administrative AI chatbots, knowledge management platform “ChunkLab,” and knowledge-sharing platform “AI-HUB” - Expanding the areas of AI application across the university, including plans for the pilot deployment of local LLMs and AI agents in the second half of the year
19 Aug 2026
- Degrees awarded to a total of 179 graduates: 46 doctoral, 74 master’s, and 59 bachelor’s degrees - Graduate stories, including that of Seo Young Yang, who published in a world-renowned journal with an IF of 81.2, and Eunho Chung, a “next-generation engineer,” draw attention - PyungHwa Group Chairperson Jong Seok Kim awarded an honorary doctorate in engineering
19 Aug 2026
- Joint research under the Ministry of Science and ICT’s “Agentic AI” project in collaboration with Medical Park Co., Ltd. and Yonsei University’s University Industry Foundation - Professors Jaesok Yu and Kyungseo Park’s research team to establish “five core AI agents” with patient safety as top priority, demonstrating the research capabilities of DGIST’s “College of AI,” scheduled to launch in 2027
19 Aug 2026
- Collaborative interdisciplinary research with Professor Taeyoung Lee’s team at Kyungpook National University Hospital, with research paper published in one of the world’s leading journals in psychiatry - Elucidating the mechanisms of schizophrenia through the convergence of neuroscience and clinical medicine, “laying the groundwork for the development of new therapeutic technologies”
19 Aug 2026
- Collaborating with Japan’s National Institute for Physiological Sciences, the Korea Brain Research Institute, the Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, and other institutions, conducting 10-year joint research on ion channels - Leading the development of foundational technologies for treating intractable neurological disorders through the convergence of AI and structural biology
A joint longitudinal study involving Lingnan University finds that participants with higher scores on the Nomophobia Questionnaire are more likely to spend longer, more frequently on social media when experiencing negative emotions during less busy periods.
13 Aug 2026
The study aims to provide more insight for approaches to digital detox and addressing smartphone dependence, highlighting moving beyond restricting device use and more psychological interventions.
07 Aug 2026
High-coverage Jomon and Yayoi genomes reveal continuity with modern Japanese, continental ancestry, and prehistoric starch adaptations in Japan.
remote working space in small city
06 Aug 2026
Nationwide study in Japan suggests fully remote work and stable long-term care costs can buffer life satisfaction in shrinking small and medium-sized cities
04 Aug 2026
- Bringing much-needed funding to regional startups, activating a growth acceleration network supporting startups from the seed stage through Series A and B - Co-CEOs JaeHyung Koo and Moon Jong Choi resolve to “translate outstanding research achievements from the laboratory into tangible outcomes in industry”
04 Aug 2026
- More than 300 Participants Competed in Rowing Events at Tangeum Lake in Chungju on July 25–26 - Yong-Cheol Cho, Dean of Admissions and Student Affairs: “Rowing Builds Physical Endurance and Teamwork... We Will Continue to Fully Support Students’ Balanced Growth”
04 Aug 2026
- A Research Team Led by Dr. Dae-Gyu Hwang and Dr. Dae-Hwan Kim Maximizes Bifacial Performance by Optimizing Transparent Electrode Thickness - Next-Generation Four-Terminal Perovskite–CIGS Tandem Structure Achieves Record-High Power Density - Published in Carbon Energy, a Leading International Journal in Energy Research
04 Aug 2026
- Scholarships totaling KRW 50 million awarded to 50 DGIST students dedicated to their studies and research. - Chairman Jinmin Choi claims to “provide equal educational opportunities,” and President Kunwoo Lee resolves to “repay this support by nurturing world-class interdisciplinary talent.”
Beach lecture on Naoshima during the 2019 Setouchi Triennale. (Meng Qu / Hiroshima University)
31 Jul 2026
Grounding intermittent art festivals such as the Setouchi Triennale within the resource capacities and social thresholds of the island communities that host them is a path to the sustainable long-term revitalization of these communities.
30 Jul 2026
- Synergy between student-led planning and technical and personnel support from promising AI companies, including Upstage, Lablup, and UNIVA - “Learning about AI that may feel overwhelming by tackling it together”: One-stop program featuring lectures on the latest AI trends, mentoring, and a campus problem-solving hackathon
30 Jul 2026
- Brain Engineering Convergence Research Center and Robotics & Mechatronics Research Institute Celebrate Joint Selection for 2025 Glocal Lab Project - Full-Scale Launch of Fusion Research Linking “Neuro-Replica” Digital Brain Twins and “TransHuman Robotics” Beyond Human Limits - A Total Investment of KRW 27.9 Billion Over Nine Years to Leap Forward as a World-Class Hub for Brain–Robotics Fusion Research
23 Jul 2026
- A local financial institution and a university join forces to enhance educational and cultural environments - Hyeonpung Nonghyup expands the scope of its community contributions to the university, establishing a virtuous cycle model
23 Jul 2026
- Prof. Sukho Song declares a paradigm shift in the value of robotics from “performance” to “environmental and social contributions” - Presents, for the first time in the world, three new principles that future robots should uphold (Minimally Invasive, Universally Accessible, and Symbiotic) - Published in Nature Machine Intelligence (top 0.3% in JCR), a world-leading journal in AI and robotics, and featured on the cover of its July 2026 issue
23 Jul 2026
- ESG Partnership to Nurture “K-Science Talent”… Setting a New Benchmark for Financial Institutions’ Social Contribution
22 Jul 2026
We examine whether penalties for long ground delays with passengers kept on board (i.e., lengthy tarmac delays) deter airline violations or are simply treated as a cost of doing business. Using severe-weather cases as a quasi-natural experiment, we compare penalized and non-penalized airlines with difference-in-differences methods. We find modest and inconsistent improvements. Deterrence is weaker when penalties are small relative to airlines’ net incomes, suggesting that some carriers may view them as routine business costs.
20 Jul 2026
Analysis of global X (formerly Twitter) trending data reveals hidden structural asymmetries in public opinion

Events

01 Feb 2022 to 10 Feb 2022
The International Network for Postgraduate Students in the area of ICT4D (IPID) is an academic network doing research in ICT4D. IPID operates through inter alia support to doctoral as well as master students and increased visibility at international conferences. The IPID-Asia Winter School 2022 is co-organised by the ipid-Asia chapter's members and it is a hybrid event from 1-10 February 2022. The school comprises of three sessions;
06 Jan 2022 to 07 Jan 2022
The Regional Outlook Forum (ROF), ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute’s flagship event held at the beginning of each year, will be held online on the 6th and 7th of January 2022.
28 Dec 2021
The book “Belittled Citizens: The Cultural Politics of Childhood on Bangkok’s Margins” will be launched on 28 December at 5:00 pm. The author Giuseppe Bolotta will present his book exploring the intersection between Thai politics, urban poverty, religion, and global humanitarianism from the perspective of “slum children” in Bangkok. The writer Pim Wangtechawat will also join the discussion to comment on this book, based on a book review she wrote for Mekong Review. At the launch, there will be limited copies of the book available for sale and Giuseppe will be glad to sign them if desired.
10 Dec 2021
To commemorate the International Human Rights Day on 10 December 2021 at 5pm, SEA Junction will hold the screening of Padauk: Myanmar Spring, a documentary that takes the viewer on to the streets of Myanmar during the heady days following the February 2021 military coup.
23 Nov 2021 to 05 Dec 2021
The photo exhibition, organized by SEA Junction in collaboration with the Women’s League of Burma, the Myanmar Project and Asia Justice and Rights, documents women’s actions out on the streets of Burma since the coup d’état.
08 Dec 2021
On 8 December 2021 at 3 pm (Bangkok Time), SEA Junction in collaboration with Asia Justice and Rights (AJAR) will hold the 16th #WhatsHappeninginMyanmar Bi-Weekly Updates. The update series was started soon after the coup coup d'état in Myanmar with the aim to contribute to a greater understanding of the evolving situation there for informed action in support of the democratic movement in the country and beyond.
02 Dec 2021
The Dialogue Forum, which opens a space for such critical discussion, therefore, would cordially like to invite you to explore the new deal as well as its implications for countries like Thailand at Dialogue 6 (Year 2): From Paris to Glasgow, COP 26 and Implications on Climate Policies as part of the climate forum series on 2 December 2021 from 12.15 pm-2.30 pm via Zoom.
30 Nov 2021
A free online seminar about Springer Nature's Transformative Agreements
23 Oct 2021
To launch the research study, “From the Rice Paddy to the Industrial Park: Working Conditions and Forced Labour in Myanmar’s Rapidly Shifting Labour Market,” SEA-Junction and Rapid Asia will organize a panel discussion on 23 October 2021 at 5.00-6.30 pm.
11 Oct 2021 to 14 Oct 2021
Pandemics and Policy: Protecting Health and Promoting Economic Recovery
13 Oct 2021
Join us for the 12th #WhatsHappeninginMyanmar Bi-Weekly Updates on 13 October 2021 at 7.00-8.00 pm (Bangkok Time) via Zoom (Link: http://bit.ly/Zoom-SEAJunction) and Facebook Live on our page @SEA-Junction.
29 Sep 2021
Join us for the 11th #WhatsHappeninginMyanmar Bi-Weekly Updates on 29 September 2021 at 7.00-8.00 pm (Bangkok Time) via Zoom (Link: http://bit.ly/Zoom-SEAJunction) and Facebook Live on our page @SEA-Junction.
16 Sep 2021
SEA Junction in partnership with AJAR will hold the 9th #WhatsHappeninginMyanmar Bi-Weekly Updates by Khin Ohmar on 16 September 2021 at 7.00-8.00 pm (Bangkok Time).
03 Sep 2021
SEA Junction in partnership with AJAR will hold the 9th #WhatsHappeninginMyanmar Bi-Weekly Updates by Khin Ohmar on 3 September 2021 at 9.00-10.00 am (Bangkok Time).
20 Aug 2021
SEA Junction in collaboration with AJAR will hold the 8th #WhatsHappeninginMyanmar Bi-Weekly Updates by Khin Ohmar on 20 August 2021 at 9.30-10.30 am (Bangkok Time) via Zoom and Facebook Live.
18 Aug 2021
The online event will take place online on Wednesday, 18 August 2021 at 11:00 UTC+02.
03 Aug 2021
SEA Junction in collaboration with AJAR will hold the 7th #WhatsHappeninginMyanmar Bi-Weekly Updates by Khin Ohmar on 3 August 2021 at 8.00-9.00 pm (Bangkok Time) via Zoom and Facebook Live.
26 Oct 2021 to 27 Oct 2021
The theme of ICFLP this year is ‘Law and Legal Practice in the Post-Pandemic Era: Opportunities, Solutions and Innovations’.
07 Jul 2021 to 09 Jul 2021
The 1st ALTERSEA conference aims to bring together researchers from around the world to reflect on the main issues studied by the Observatory in Southeast Asia: social movements and social activism, as well as less visible initiatives, marginal or infra-political forms of protest and resistance, and what we might consider social systems of political regulation.
25 Oct 2021 to 29 Oct 2021
First in the region focused on recognizing innovations, initiatives, programmes and ideas which contribute to sustainability, eradicating poverty, improving well-being, protecting our planet, and building peace and prosperity.
16 Mar 2021 to 28 Mar 2021
In times that the Mekong has just dropped to worrying levels, we hope that the issue is brought into wider attention through this 2-week long exhibition.
26 Mar 2021
Springer Nature and the University of Tokyo to hold SDGs Symposium 2021, “Interdisciplinary science solutions for food, water, climate and ecosystems Sustainable Development Goals”
18 Feb 2021
Alter Sea, in collaboration with SEA Junction, Fiskom Uksw and Centre Asie du Sud-Est, is pleased to invite you to attend the webinar titled “Alternative Solutions in Facing Covid-19 Across Southeast Asia”. The event will take place on February 18 at 3 pm.
21 Oct 2021 to 24 Oct 2021
Call for Papers for 2021 conference: People, Power, Politics, Pandemics and Other Perils in Southeast Asia. The event will take place on 21-24 October 2021 at University of British Columbia (UBC), Vancouver, Canada. Deadline: Thursday 8 April 2021. Submit from the link below.
15 Dec 2020 to 20 Dec 2020
The exhibition provides a platform to showcase the images and stories of migrant workers taken on the field. Opening of photo exhibition is on 15th December 5.30pm - 6.30pm at Bangkok Art and Culture Centre.
3rd International Conference on Burma / Myanmar Studies Logo
05 Mar 2021 to 07 Mar 2021
It aims to be a platform for regional/international scholars and practitioners interested in Burma/Myanmar society as it undergoes economic, political and social transformation.
09 Dec 2019 to 10 Dec 2019
The ASEAN Emerging Researchers Conference is a flagship programme of the ASEAN Young Scientists Network; the official platform for young researchers in the region.

Researchers

Ilham Akhsanu Ridlo is an early-career researcher and assistant professor at Indonesia's Faculty of Public Health, Universitas Airlangga. He is a Ph.D. student at Institut für Kommunikationswissenschaft und Medienforschung (IfKW), Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München. Ilham believes science communication is crucial in bridging the gap between research practice and health policy implementation. His research area concerns how scientists and journalists influence decision-makers to understand scientific uncertainty in public health.
Generally, I am interested in Business Management and Educational Management. To be specific, my areas of specialization include mobile leadership, blue ocean leadership, motivation, employee engagement, team performance.
This is Md Sahidul Islam.
Dr. Randolph Chan's research areas focus on the mental health and positive development of youth from marginalized populations with a particular emphasis on sexual and gender minorities.
Professor Winnie Mak Wing-sze
Professor Winnie Mak Wing-sze is the director the of Diversity and Well-Being Laboratory and currently a Professor at the Department of Psychology, the Chinese University of Hong Kong.
Professor Joshua Mok Ka-ho
Professor Joshua Mok Ka-ho is the Vice-President and concurrently Lam Man Tsan Chair Professor of Comparative Policy of Lingnan University. He researches and publishes on higher education policy and governance, comparative development and policy studies, and social development in contemporary China and East Asia
Prof Huang Genghua
Prof Huang Genghua is a Research Assistant Professor at the Institute of Policy Studies of Lingnan University.
Henry Ho Chun-yip
Dr. Henry Ho is a Registered Psychologist (RP) of the Hong Kong Psychological Society and a Chartered Psychologist (CPsychol) of the British Psychological Society. His current research aims to examine the impact of psychological capital on work performance and well-being.
Jinhyo Joseph Yun
Dr. JinHyo Joseph Yun is a principal researcher at DGIST and a Professor at Open Innovation Academy of SOItmC.
Lam Woo & Co Ltd Chair Professor Siu Oi-ling is Chair Professor teaching psychology courses. Her research interests are in Occupational Health Psychology, specifically occupational stress, psychology of safety and work-life balance.
A researcher/program director at ALARM - for land & environmental justice and climate & environmental integration in development planning of Myanmar & a graduate of YAU (Myanmar), AIT (Thailand) & ANU (Australia).
Dr. Margarita Pavlova
Margarita Pavlova is the Director of the UNESCO-UNEVOC Centre (Hong Kong) and an Associate Professor in the Department of International Education and Lifelong Learning at The Education University of Hong Kong.
Professor Beena Giridharan is the Dean for Learning and Teaching at Curtin Malaysia, and provides academic leadership to Curtin Malaysia, with a particular focus on academic operational efficiency. Her research and academic interests include: vocabulary acquisition in ESL, educational administration and leadership; higher education practices, transnational education (TNE), ethno-linguistic studies in indigenous communities, and social and cultural studies. As a member of an OLT (Office of Learning and Teaching, Australia) funded project entitled ‘Learning without Borders’ she has investigated leadership roles in Trans-National Education (TNE) and internationalization of the curriculum.
Ms. Nagal is an alumnae of the University of Santo Tomas, who graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Hotel and Restaurant Management from the College of Education and a Master in Business Administration major in Entrepreneurship from the UST Graduate School. An academician with more than 10 years of experience in several capacities, she is currently a full-time academic staff for the College of Tourism and Hospitality Management, and concurrently the College Coordinator for International Relations and Programs and an Affiliate and Associate Researcher for the UST Sentro Turismo.
I am a Lecturer/Researcher in the Department of Research, Innovation & Teacher Professionalism, Institut Pendidikan Guru Kampus Sultan Mizan, Besut, Terengganu. I’ve received my Ph.D. in Social Studies from Universiti Malaysia Terengganu in 2016.
Director Technology Transfer Office (TTO) at Multimedia University (MMU). One of her main duties at TTO is to manage the Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) of the academic researchers as TTO. Dr Olivia Tan is also involved in Erasmus+ Spire, European grant project as Quality Manager in 2018 to 2020. SPIRE’s overall objective is contributing to the effectiveness of Research and Innovation management at HEIs by enhancing IPR  matters.
Dr. Olivia Tan Swee Leng was a Legal Counsel at Kuala Lumpur Regional Centre for Arbitration (KLRCA) and in charge of the Domain Name Dispute Resolution for both .com from Asian Domain Name Dispute Resolution Centre and .my cases, as well as Mediation/Arbitration case management.  She obtained her Bachelor of Law Degree with honours in 1993 from University of London (UK) and completed her Certificate of Legal Practise (CLP) in 1996.  She was the book prize winner for the Civil Procedure Paper and General Paper awarded by the Certificate of Legal Practise Board (Malaysia) in 1996.  She practised as an advocate and solicitor in Malaysia in the area of Corporate Litigation, Intellectual Property (Trademark), and Banking and Conveyancing. She continued to pursue her Masters in Law at the National University of Malaysia (UKM) in 2002. Later that year, she ceased legal practise to lecture Company Law, Business Law and Commercial Law at Nilai University in Malaysia as a Senior Lecturer in Law and headed the Department of Admission and Records as a Deputy Registrar.  She obtained her PhD in Law at the National University of Malaysia (UKM) in 2014.  Presently, she is the Director Technology Transfer Office (TTO) at Multimedia University (MMU). One of her main duties at TTO is to manage the Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) of the academic researchers as TTO. Dr Olivia Tan is also involved in Erasmus+ Spire, European grant project as Quality Manager in 2018 to 2020. SPIRE’s overall objective is contributing to the effectiveness of Research and Innovation management at HEIs by enhancing IPR capacities at three complementary levels, thereby addressing major difficulties identified in the target ASEAN countries (Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines and Thailand). She is also currently a legal consultant for Valiantlytix Sdn Bhd (a Data analytic platfom) .
https://www.iium.edu.my/v2/
Dr. Irina's research focuses on sustainability, including an analysis of environmental management, the urban environment, climate change adaptation and mitigation, and education for sustainable development, or ESD, and its application in real-world contexts.
Dr Kean Poon Kei-yan is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Special Education and Counselling, The Education University of Hong Kong.
Professor Stephen Y. L. Cheung is the President and Chair Professor of Public Policy at The Education University of Hong Kong
I am a Health Economist/Researcher, working with UN agencies in the development of policy documents for developing countries including Nepal, Ethiopia and Pakistan.
Maria Pilar Lorenzo is a Ph.D. candidate at Ghent University's Centre for Higher Education Governance Ghent. She holds an MSc degree in International Politics and an Advanced MSc degree in Cultures and Development Studies from the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, and a Master’s degree in Public Administration from the University of the Philippines. As a researcher, she is fascinated with examining issues relating to higher education, regionalization and governance. She is also a licensed professional teacher and a certified trainer.
Professor Chou has wide research interests in areas concerning geriatric psychiatry, elderly policies, population policy especially immigrant policy, poverty, welfare reform, income inequality and health policy.
Prof. David Lee
David Lee is currently a professor of the finance programme at The School of Business ;Singapore University of Social Science.
Kevin Chung Kien-hoa
Prof. Kevin is a Chair Professor of Child Development and Special Education and Director of the Centre for Child and Family Science at the Education University of Hong Kong (EdUHK).
I am specialized in international sustainable development cooperation. I am member of European Platform of Women Scientists and Women Scientist from Developing Countries. My research focuses on promoting sustainable development cooperation between government, universities and enterprises on new media platform, with my researches presented on World Cities Day organized by UN-HABITAT, and at Culture Technology Integration Summit organized by Qinghua University.
Leonard K Cheng
Professor Leonard K Cheng became President of Lingnan University of Hong Kong in September 2013. Prior to joining Lingnan University, he served as Dean of the School of Business and Management of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST Business School) from 2009 to 2013.
Hadiyanto is a researcher at Universitas Jambi in the area of social science, particularly in education. In 2021, He was invited as a speaker AIbotic Series, European Week, and Edutech.
Kenneth Y T Lim operates at the intersection of cultural anthropology, the learning sciences, and cognitive psychology.
Prof. Geng Cui
Professor Geng Cui's current research projects focus on examining the effect of user-generated content (UGC) such as product reviews, management responses, user profile pictures, and videos on consumer behavior and marketing performance through big data analytics, machine learning, and experiments.
Prof. Peng Ling
Prof. Peng Ling is an Associate Professor at the Department of Marketing and International Business of Lingnan University.

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