This symposium was made possible through support provided by the Graduate School of Veterinary Medicine to Professor Mayumi Ishizuka under the Support Program for Holding Research Meetings and Other Events by Female Researchers.
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On Saturday, October 24, 2020, the "Forensic Veterinary Medicine Research Association Symposium: Current Situation and Challenges Surrounding Animal Cruelty" was held at the auditorium of the Graduate School of Veterinary Medicine, Hokkaido University, and also online (hybrid).
This symposium invited female researchers who are actively working in their respective fields within Japan to give lectures, and also incorporated lectures on law into the veterinary medicine symposium, making it a unique interdisciplinary symposium unlike any other we have seen before.
The theme of this symposium, forensic veterinary medicine, is a topic that very few universities in Japan are currently working on within the field of veterinary medicine. As a result, many respondents in the survey pointed out their expectations for the future of this field and that the event itself was a valuable opportunity.
Furthermore, this symposium was a collaborative effort between industry, government, and academia, and during the information exchange session, it was decided to promote new joint research, providing an opportunity to launch new clinical and basic translational research.
The Office for Promoting a Diversity Research Environment is working to promote a university-wide diversity research environment and increase the number of female researchers who take on research leadership and university management roles through its Diversity Research Environment Realization Initiative (Leading Type), "Support for Holding Research Meetings and Other Events by Female Researchers." The Office provides support for research meetings and other events held within the university. Applications for the 2020 academic year have closed, but applications will be accepted again next year.
