History

Apr. 2007
Kokoro Research Center is established.
Apr. 2007
The Kokoro Fund is established.
Apr. 2012
The Uehiro Kokoro Studies are established(renamed in 2022 to the Uehiro Research Division for Ethics and Spirituality).
Apr. 2012
Collaborative MRI Research Facilities are established.
May. 2015
The Research Division of Kokoro Fulfilment is established.
July. 2017
Kokoro Research Center holds its 10th Anniversary Symposium.
Oct. 2018
The Unit of Kyoto Initiatives for Humanities and Social Sciences is launched at the Graduate School of Letters.
Apr. 2022
Kokoro Research Center and the Unit of Kyoto Initiatives for the Humanities and Social Sciences are reorganized to form Institute for the Future of Human Society.
May. 2022
The Research Division on Social Common Capital and the Future is established.
Dec. 2023
Institute for the Future of Human Society hosts a university-wide symposium.
Apr. 2024
The Pioneering Research Division is established.

Former Directors, Directors

Kokoro Research Center

Sakiko Yoshikawa
Apr. 2007 – Mar. 2018
Toshio Kawai
Apr. 2018 – Mar. 2022

Institute for the Future of Human Society

Bunri Usami
Apr. 2022 – Mar. 2023
Yukiko Uchida
Apr. 2023 – ongoing