Collaborative projects connecting research, education, policy, media and communities.

International and domestic research collaboration

Possible areas include:

• international comparison across the three research areas;
• co-design of resources and workshops for schools, families and communities;
• sustainability research using Kakishibu and local cultures;
• governance and policy for AI and educational data;
• evaluation of learning with games, video, television and books; and
• audience-diversity evaluation of science events and public participation.

At an early stage, clarify the question, roles of each institution, duration, funding, data, ethics, authorship, intellectual property and publication.

Visiting research

For a short or medium-term research visit, provide:

• the purpose and research question;
• preferred period and flexibility;
• current affiliation and status;
• required research environment, data or field access;
• funding and support from the home institution;
• outputs to be completed during the visit; and
• activities to be conducted with the lab.

Hosting depends on space, supervisory capacity, university procedures, immigration and insurance.

Invited and keynote lectures and professional learning

We welcome enquiries concerning:

• inclusive science communication and STEAM education;
• women in STEM and gender bias;
• STEM with deaf and hard-of-hearing children and their families;
• Kakishibu, traditional knowledge and green innovation;
• responsible AI and educational data;
• learning through science television, games and books; and
• dialogue training and public participation.

Please provide the organiser, audience, number of participants, purpose, date, format, language, budget, and whether recording or public distribution is planned.

Media commentary, expert groups and advisory work

We welcome enquiries from media, expert committees, international groups and projects seeking advice. Explain the topic, deadline, role requested, quotation and editing policy, and publication channel.

Very short deadlines may not be feasible. To protect accuracy and context, we may request factual checking before publication.

Co-development of workshops and resources

We can work with schools, communities, companies and cultural organisations to adapt or create workshops and games. Rather than supplying an unchanged resource, we consider purpose, culture, language and accessibility and may include evaluation research where appropriate.

International collaboration through the UNESCO Chair

Universities, schools, cultural organisations, public bodies, companies and community groups are welcome to discuss STEAM programmes, teacher learning, student and researcher mobility, community co-creation and international events connected with the UNESCO Chair.

What to include in an initial enquiry

• Organisation and contact person
• Purpose and background
• Activity proposed and the role requested from the Kano Lab
• Participants, location and language
• Possible timing and duration
• Budget and funding source
• Intended outcomes
• Conditions concerning data, recording, publication and intellectual property
• Date by which a reply is needed