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High-risk hearts: a South Asian epidemic

Why is heart disease increasing at a greater rate in South Asia than in any other region globally? Large-scale population studies in Pakistan and Bangladesh aim to discover the basis of a little-studied public health problem of epidemic proportions.

What price a human kidney?

A 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.

South Asian studies in the age of globalisation

The Centre of South Asian Studies fosters a vibrant University-wide research community whose interests span the societies of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia.

Lessons from learning studies

Two research programmes in the Faculty of Education are bringing new insight to the impact and implementation of education in developing countries.

When disaster strikes

Using satellite imagery, researchers have developed the first systematic approach for tracking the recovery of regions stricken by natural disaster.