Asia Expertise Guide

Nepal

Dr Esther Bott

'Niche' tourism markets and how local people negotiate them. Expertise in ethnographic research on: orphanage tourism in Nepal; 'tribal' tourism in Vietnam; adventure tourism in Nepal, Thailand (and Jordan and Patagonia). Currently working on a project exploring micro-finance, children's health and women's 'empowerment' in poor communities in Bihar, India.
07985 652 137
Cultures Gender Migration Sociology Tourism poverty power dignity Asia tribal tourism adventure tourism micro-finance women health
Professor Jan-Hinrik Meyer-Sahling

Civil service management, anti-corruption, ethics and integrity management in developing countries including Nepal and Bangladesh in South Asia.
0115-84-67513
Politics World Corruption Governance
Professor Alan Smyth

Cystic fibrosis. Clinical trials in children. Chest disease in childhood. Professor Smyth is Director of the Medicines for Children Research Network in the East of England (MCRN-East).
+44 (0)115 823 0612
Cultures Health and Medicine Science cystic fibrosis clinical trials chest disease children
Dr Luke Emeka Okafor

Economic issues that relate to international trade, regional connectivity, digital transformation, tourism economics, development process, and industrial organization with a specific focus on how firms, industries, and countries respond to globalization and shocks. This includes investigating the interplay between digitalization, economic resilience, and performance as well as COVID-19 effects on firms, industries, and economies.
+6 (03) 8725 3716
Belt and Road Initiative Business and economy Cultures Education Energy Environment Gender Migration Trade Corruption Governance human rights Identity and Rights Sustainable development goals
Dr Florian Wiedmann

As an academic architect specialized in investigating emerging cities from an international and interdisciplinary perspective, I have been involved in research, practice and teaching in Western Asia since 2006. My main focus has been the rapid urban transformation due to international migration in the Persian Gulf region. From 2011 to 2018 my research was funded by Qatar Foundation and one of the main areas of my expertise is the space production of knowledge economies in the context of rapid urban growth. In recent years, I have also established new links to institutions in India, Nepal and Vietnam.
Architecture and Built Environment Business and economy Cultures History Migration Cities Persian Gulf GCC urbanism Sustainable development goals governanace
Dr Vengadeshvaran Sarma

Development, impact evaluation, and policy research. Current research focuses on Entrepreneurs with disabilities, Social entrepreneurship, Anti-slavery practices in global supply chains, Charitable giving and donor behaviour, Sustainable development and land acquisition, Education reforms. The current geographic focus is primarily on Southeast Asia (Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines, and Laos), and South Asia (India, Sri Lanka, Nepal and Bangladesh).
Business and economy Education Migration agriculture Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Sustainable development goals anti-slavery sustainable development education disabilities migration
Professor Ian Hall

Asthma genetics. Pharmacogenetics. Cell signalling, especially in airway cells. Genetics of other airway disease.Asia Expertise: GCRF project based in Nepal working on respiratory disease and air pollution. Links with China through Ningbo hospitals.
+ 44 (0)115 823 0019
Health and Medicine Airway Disease asthma genetics Cell Signalling health medicine disease respiratory Air Pollution