Central and South Asia Regional Interest Group
The Central and South Asia RIG brings together staff with research and teaching interests in the following areas; Afghanistan, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Maldives, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.
This group provides a forum for staff to share information on research activity, on sources of funding to support research and teaching links. It also provides an opportunity to invite speakers from external organisations with expertise within the region.
Research Centres and Institutes
- Centre for Evaluation and Monitoring (CEM)
- Centre for Social Justice and Community Action
- Centre for the Ethics of Cultural Heritage
- International Boundaries Research Unit
- International Landslide Centre
- Neutrino and the Fundamental Laws of Nature Project - collaboration between UK and India
- Wolfson Research Institute
Projects - Durham based
- Anuradhapura (Sri Lanka) Project Phase II
- Charsadda (Pakistan) Project: The Bala Hisar
- DNA Evidence? Genetic Anthropology and Historical Debate
- Project Sri Lanka
- Research shows remarkable resilience displayed by Afghan children
- Rural-urban dynamics in a globalising world: changing livelihoods and settlement patterns in frontier regions of Africa and Asia
- The Children of Ephraim: Constructing Jewish Identity in Andhra Pradesh
- The Reception of Performance in North Indian Classical Music
Library Collections
- Earl Grey Family Papers, a major source for 19th and 20th century political, colonial, and diplomatic history. Of particular relevance are the papers of Sir Evelyn Baring (Baron Howick) (1903-1973), colonial administrator
- Papers of Malcolm MacDonald (1901-1981), diplomat
Student and Alumni Societies and Associations
Durham staff who have links within this region and wish to be involved in the Central and South Asia RIG are encouraged to either complete the survey of regional interest form below, or contact Libby Wood for more information
Prof. Dave Petley
Prof. Dave Petley, Director of the Institute for Hazard, Risk and Resilience leads the Central and South Asia Regional Interest Group.