Knowledge Grounded in Research
Ideas matter but they need to be grounded in practical experience. Stronger links need to be forged between academic, evidence-based research and studies and those who confront challenges on a daily basis. That’s why WSD provides support to encourage the active exchange of people and ideas to a range of institutions, including the following:
InstitutionS supported by WSD
United States
WSD-Handa Fellowship Program
Pacific Forum
WSD provides both resident and non-resident fellowships to increase East Asian, US and European participation in Pacific Forum programs. Pacific Forum is a Honolulu-based foreign policy research institute forced on…Read more >
WSD Handa Center for International Justice and Human Rights
Stanford University
Stanford University The Handa Center situated at Stanford University equips the next generation of leaders with the knowledge and skills necessary to protect and promote human rights and dignity for…Read more >
World Faiths Development Dialogue (WFDD)
Georgetown University
Georgetown University For over a decade, WSD has helped advance the work of World Faiths Development Dialogue (WFDD), a not-for-profit organization working at the intersection of religion and global development.…Read more >
United Kingdom
Handa Medical Fellowship
Oxford University
University of Oxford In late 2000s, WSD established a medical fellowship and the Handa Terrace on the grounds of Corpus Christi, Oxford University. The terrace is a multipurpose auditorium in…Read more >
Handa Centre for the Study of Terrorism and Political Violence
University of St Andrews
University of St Andrews To mark the 600th anniversary of St Andrews, WSD signed a 10-year agreement to engage in research, provide courses and organise international conferences on terrorism and…Read more >
Handa chair of Japanese-Chinese Relations
University of Edinburgh
University of Edinburgh Handa Chair of Japanese-Chinese Relations was created in 2011 to support deeper understanding and research on the modern history and literature of Japan and China. The Chair…Read more >
WSD Handa Distinguished Annual Lecture Series
School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London
School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London Since 2017, the WSD Handa Distinguished Annual Lecture Series invites senior scholars and politicians to to deliver talks on present-day issues.*…Read more >
Handa Professor of Global Health
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, University of London
This professorial chair has been supporting world-class research on health and health equity for eight years, beginning in 2015. The post is currently held by Professor Peter Piot, former Director…Read more >