About us
Britain-Nepal Academic Council
The Britain-Nepal Academic Council was established on 23 May 2000 at a large meeting at the School of Oriental and African Studies in London of British academics and researchers S in various aspects of Nepal
The objective of the Council is to promote academic and scholarly links between Britain and Nepal through, inter alia, collaborative research, exchange programmes and organisation of annual lectures.
Prof. Surya Subedi, who was the founding chairperson of the Council, served in this capacity for ten years before handing over responsibilities to Prof. Michael Hutt in 2009. Prof. David Gellner took the position on 25 April 2014. Dr Krishna Adhikari, who is the current Chairman
Executive Team
Professor Jeevan R Sharma, University of Edinburgh
Chair
Dr Uma Pradhan, University College London
General Secretary
Professor Fraser Sugden
Treasurer
Professor David Gellner, University of Oxford
Executive Committee Member
Dr Krishna Adhikari, University of Oxford & CNSUK
Executive Committee Member
Professor Padam Simkhada, University of Chester
Executive Committee Member
Professor Ben Campbell, Durham University
Executive Committee Member
Professor Sara Parker, Liverpool John Moores University
Executive Committee Member
Professor Michael J. Hutt, SOAS, University of London
Executive Committee Member
Dr Katie Oven, Northumbria University
Executive Committee Member
Dr Bina Limbu, Northumbria University
Executive Committee Member
Dr Stefanie Lotte, SOAS, University of London
Executive Committee Member
Dr Kumud Rana, University of Lancaster
Executive Committee Member
Dr Kumud Rana, University of Lancaster
Executive Committee Member
Naresh Khapangi Magar, CNSUK
Executive Committee Member
Patricia Mundulius, University of Edinburgh
Executive Committee Member
Dr Charlotte Ramble, Newcastle University
Executive Committee Member
Dr Sushma Basnet (Centre for Nepal Studies UK)
Executive Committee Member
