Daiwa Scholars 2010

Martin Gadsden

Martin Gadsden has a MSc degree in Biodiversity, Conservation and Management from the University of Oxford and a BSc degree in Zoology from University College London. He has been continuing with his Master’s thesis research and is preparing it for publication. He is seeking to pursue an international career in environmental management or consultancy.

Martin’s homestay in Japan was in Ishigaki City in Okinawa Prefecture. His work placement was at the World WildLife Fund.Martin is currently working in London for AMED, the Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development.

Thomas Hammond

Thomas Hammond has an undergraduate degree in Social and Political Sciences at the University of Cambridge. His interests in Japan relate to literature, aesthetics, film and music. He is seeking to pursue a career in cultural diplomacy and to write on Japanese culture and society for an informed general readership.

Thomas’s homestay in Japan was in Nara City in Nara Prefecture. His work placement was at The Japan Foundation. Having worked as an Educational Consultant, Tom is now Research Officer at Alzheimer’s Research UK.

 

Joseph Hood

Joseph Hood has a BA degree in Spanish and Music from the Open University. He has made 4 visits to Japan since 2002, most recently working as an intern on ‘The Times’ in Tokyo. He is seeking a career as a musician, combining performance and composition with comparative research on approaches to composition in Japan and the UK.

Joe’s homestay was in Haebaru City in Okinawa Prefecture. His work placement was at Hostess Entertainment and Kreab & Gavin Anderson. Joe went on to work at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries in Tokyo.

Joe returned to the UK in 2018 and secured a job as International Media Relations Specialist with Hewlett Packard Enterprise. He is now Senior Global Public Relations Manager at Capgemini.

Dr Samuel Illingworth

Samuel Illingworth has a PhD in Physics from the University of Leicester. He is hoping to establish links with Japanese scientists in the field of atmospheric physics. His career ambition is to combine his scientific and theatrical interests through science education.

Sam’s homestay in Japan was in Toyako City in Hokkaido. His work placement was at Saitama Arts Theatre, Saitama Arts Foundation and the Tokyo Institute of Technology. Sam worked as  lecturer in Science Communication at Manchester Metropolitan University until 2020 when he became Associate Professor at Edinburgh Napier University.

You can listen to his The Poetry of Science podcasts here.

A Celestial Crown of Sonnets by Sam Illingworth & Stephen Paul Wren (Penteract Press) aims to tell the story of astronomy via an heroic crown of sonnets.

You can read more about Sam in the “Scholars Experiences” section of the website.

Richard Jones

Richard Jones has an undergraduate degree in Modern Languages (French) and Linguistics at the University of Oxford. He is interested in Japanese theatre forms such as Noh, Kabuki and Bunraku and is seeking to pursue a career as an opera director, exploring new performance genres which combine Western and Japanese elements.

Richard’s homestay in Japan was in Kyoto City in Kyoto Prefecture. His work placement was at Tokyo Bunka Kaikan; New National Theatre Tokyo.

Following the Scholarship he worked at the Tokyo College of Foreign Languages. Richard was Head of Science at Cothill House, before moving to Eton College in September 2020 to teach French.

Emily Skinner

Emily Skinner has an undergraduate degree in History at the University of Cambridge. In addition to her interest in Japan from a linguistic, historical and diplomatic perspective, she would also like to learn more about Japanese culture and the arts. She aspires to consolidate her knowledge of Japanese, while seeking to develop a career in the diplomatic service.

Emily’s homestay in Japan was in two different cities and prefectures, Sendai City in Miyagi Prefecture and Morioka City in Iwate Prefecture. Her work placement was at Hogan Lovells, Tokyo.

Emily went on to work as a solicitor at Hogan Lovells, London.  In October 2020, she began a  pupillage at Old Square Chambers.