Cambridge and India
Public Policy & Engagement
Growing numbers of Cambridge academics advise organisations beyond the University in such spheres as education and training, business and industry, and policy and government - both nationally and internationally.
The University sets great store in sharing its knowledge and resources with the general public, and encouraging their participation in educational activities. The University's students and staff annually contribute more than 370,000 human-hours to outreach activities on a voluntary basis. The Cambridge Science Festival, a programme of free activities, is the largest event of its kind in the UK, each year attracting more than 25,000 visitors.
Dr Bhaskar Vira
Department of Geography
Dr Vira is a University Senior Lecturer in Geography and a fellow of Fitzwilliam College. His research interests include environmental and development economics; political economy, particularly the study of institutions and institutional change; public policy in the developing world, especially India and state-society interactions in development.
India links: collaborations with Indian colleagues in academic and research institutes and NGOs, in Delhi and Madhya Pradesh on forest management, the political economy of water and urban environment management.
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