OIST (Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology)
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OIST (Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology)
@oistedu.bsky.social
Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology: https://www.oist.jp
沖縄科学技術大学院大学: https://www.oist.jp/ja
Applications are now open for the Buribushi Fellowship 2026!
OIST is offering a unique opportunity for early-career, theory-focused researchers to lead their own projects with full funding support.

Learn more & Apply by November 30th: https://www.oist.jp/research/buribushi
#Fellowship
October 31, 2025 at 6:00 AM
Researchers at OIST achieve crystal-free mechanoluminescence, illuminating new possibilities for next-generation materials. Learn more in the @chemicalscience.rsc.org publication: doi.org/10.1039/D5SC... or by reading our press release: www.oist.jp/news-center/...
October 29, 2025 at 6:15 AM
Clownfish can adapt to warmer waters when exposed over the long term—especially if that exposure begins early in life. A hopeful finding for fish survival? Read the full paper: doi.org/10.1016/j.is...
September 10, 2025 at 7:27 AM
OIST PhD & Research Internship Program - Call for Applications!
🔗Research Internship: shorturl.at/EJMGe (Deadline: 15 October 2025)
🔗 PhD program: shorturl.at/lhheq (Deadline: 15 November 2025)
September 4, 2025 at 8:38 AM
📢 #FacultyHiring: OIST is hiring! We invite exceptional scientists to apply for faculty positions in:
- Ecology, Environmental Science, Earth Science, and Oceanography
- Physics and Quantum Science (including related fields)
🔗: www.oist.jp/careers/facu...
August 19, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Coral mass spawning—one of nature’s great mysteries—is closer to being understood 🪸. Researchers tracked Acropora tenuis for a year, identifying 230 genes and inferring 4 biological processes that may prepare corals to spawn in sync. #coralspawning
August 6, 2025 at 3:07 AM
🎉 Congratulations to OIST’s Prof. Marco Rosti for winning the Andrea Prosperetti Award at the International Conference on Multiphase Flow for his work in multiphase research!
May 19, 2025 at 2:47 AM
ヴィンセント・ラウデット教授、ヒューマン・フロンティア・サイエンス・プログラム#HFSP の新たな助成金を受け、革新的な国際研究チームに参加🎊 透明魚のゲノム進化から組織の光学特性まで、透明性の解読に挑みます。ラウデット教授、おめでとうございます!🙌https://bit.ly/42q7u4r
April 16, 2025 at 7:16 AM
Prof. Vincent Laudet has been selected to join a groundbreaking international research team through a newly established Accelerator Grant from the Human Frontier Science Program @HFSP 🙌🎊
🔗https://bit.ly/3RfaFHk
April 16, 2025 at 7:16 AM
ノーベル賞科学者、OISTのスバンテ・ペーボ教授が、国立科学博物館で開催中の「古代DNA展」の展示の中に登場✨ 人類のルーツに迫る展示🧬、おすすめです。6月15日まで開催していますのでぜひお立ち寄りください!
April 8, 2025 at 8:16 AM
Blue skies over OIST.
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March 31, 2025 at 2:59 AM