Opinion: Imposing an arbitrary national language would only divide Pakistan further
14 September 2016Arthur Dudney (Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies) discusses Pakistan's struggle over what language to use for government.
Opinion: Confronting the Taliban – an educational encounter
09 March 2016Dr David Gosling (Faculty of Divinity) discusses his time on the Afghanistan-Pakistan border, his encounters with the Taliban and why education is the best weapon against terrorism.
Earthquake rocks Afghanistan and Pakistan – an area prone to magnitude 7 quakes
27 October 2015Professor Simon Redfern (Department of Earth Sciences) discusses the devastating earthquake that struck Afghanistan on October 26 and the geological triggers that caused it.
Education that adds up
16 October 2015We are in the midst of a “global learning crisis” according to UNESCO, with too many children worldwide learning little or nothing at school. A new research programme focusing on India and Pakistan aims to understand what needs to be done to ensure that education adds up.
Decline of Bronze Age ‘megacities’ linked to climate change
27 February 2014Climate change may have contributed to the decline of a city-dwelling civilisation in Pakistan and India 4,100 years ago, according to new research.
A natural industriousness?
13 January 2014To make an impact on policy, you need to get your hands dirty, as Dr Kamal Munir, author of Pakistan’s industrial policy, explains.
What price a human kidney?
14 May 2011A public talk at Cambridge University on Saturday will draw attention to the growing illegal trade in human organs and invite discussion of the complex ethical issues involved.
