In recent years, natural science—the study of nature and natural phenomena—has become much more specialized. However, while conventional fields such as mathematics, physics, chemistry and biology still stand independently, the distance among all disciplines continues to narrow and research is becoming more interdisciplinary.
The Faculty of Science consists of six departments of science and one department of general education. Among the six scientific departments, three (the Departments of Chemistry, Biology, and Physics) focus on traditional core fields; the three other departments (the Departments of Biomolecular Science, Information Science, and Environmental Science) were established in response to the latest advances in natural science.
The faculty are engaged in a wide range of research fields and, along with distinguished visiting professors both Japanese and foreign, are actively involved in research and teaching.