KAORU ADACHI

INSTITUTION

Kyoto Sangyo University

ACADEMIC FIELD & RESEARCH

Primatology
I had been researching the mixed species association of primates in Africa. Mixed species association is a group formed by different species of monkeys. Now I am working on the human-monkey conflicts in Hong Kong.
My interest is a principle that explains social coexistence among different species, as well as the ecological mechanism of sympatry. In this project, I focus on sociality in the everyday lives of monkeys and human, where both of them are connected through the social and physical environment, rather than on sociality as we conventionally understand it.

RESEARCH FIELD (FIELD SITE, LOCATION OF RESEARCH)

・West Africa, Cercopithecus (Ivory Coast)
・Macaque (Hong Kong)

MAIN PUBLICATIONS/PAPERS

Adachi K. “Toward the environmental others: An ethological essay on equilibrium and coexistence” Others: The Evolution of Human Sociality. Kawai K. (Ed.) Kyoto University Press & Trans Pacific Press, pp. 365-386 2019.
Adachi K. Enhancement and faculty development of English-medium instruction in science courses. Forum of Higher Education Research, 7: 25-34, 2017. (Japanese)
Adachi K. “Living one’s role under institution: Ecological niches and animal societies” Institutions: The Evolution of Human Sociality. Kawai K. (Ed.) Kyoto University Press & Trans Pacific Press, pp. 265-286, 2017.
Adachi K. “Empathy and coexistence in primatology” Connecting Science and Culture: The Analogical Way of Thinking. Kasuga N. (Ed.) University of Tokyo Press, pp. 136-154, 2016. (Japanese)
Adachi K., Sakurai N., Takagi M., Minakuchi M., Nakamura N. Trans faculty project for fostering global STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) professionals: Development of a global science course curriculum. Forum of Higher Education Research, 5: 83-94, 2015. (Japanese)
Churton P., Adachi K., Yamamoto N. Survey on staff motivation and perspectives toward professional language acquisition. Forum of Higher Education Research, 5: 121-135, 2015.

COMMENTS

There has been a great effort to elucidate human evolution. With an awareness of inheriting the fruit of many genuine predecessors, we need to move on to find a novel way to tackle the evolution of sociality.

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