| 1914.9.25 |
Establishment of Hydrobiological Station, Faculty of Medicine, Kyoto Imperial University |
| 1922.4.1 |
Reorganized as Otsu Hydrobiological Station (OHS), Faculty of Science, Kyoto Imperial University |
| 1964.4.1 |
Establishment of Plant Ecological Research Station (PERS), Faculty of Science, Kyoto University |
| 1991.4.12 |
Merger of OHS and PERS to form a new research institution, Center for Ecological Research (CER) |
| 1998.8.1 |
Completion of and moving to a new laboratory building at Seta, Otsu. |
| 2001.4.1 |
Establishment of partnership with Research Institute for Humanity and Nature. |
| 2004.4.1 |
Incorporation of Kyoto University as a national university corporation |
| 2010.4.1 |
Designated as Joint Usage/Collaborative Research Center for Ecology and Biodiversity Sciences by Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology |
