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 As an academic, he began his masters studies at the University of Chicago in 1988, then moved to the University of Oxford, where he completed his DPhil in Asian Studies in 2003. As part of PhD research he worked with Newar Buddhist scholars and priests, looking at ancient texts and inscriptions as well as modern rituals, to determine the historical roots of Newar Buddhism as a distinct tradition. From 2004-17 he lectured in the anthropology of religions and environments at the University of Aberdeen, and founded the Scottish Centre for Himalayan Research. In 2010 he was the TLKY Distinguished Visiting Professor of Buddhist Studies at the University of Toronto, Scarborough. From 2011-3 he had a Wellcome Trust Fellowship to study local medical practices in the Himalayas, and from 2018-9 he was the first Professor of Anthropology at [[https://asian-university.org|Asian University for Women]]. As an academic, he began his masters studies at the University of Chicago in 1988, then moved to the University of Oxford, where he completed his DPhil in Asian Studies in 2003. As part of PhD research he worked with Newar Buddhist scholars and priests, looking at ancient texts and inscriptions as well as modern rituals, to determine the historical roots of Newar Buddhism as a distinct tradition. From 2004-17 he lectured in the anthropology of religions and environments at the University of Aberdeen, and founded the Scottish Centre for Himalayan Research. In 2010 he was the TLKY Distinguished Visiting Professor of Buddhist Studies at the University of Toronto, Scarborough. From 2011-3 he had a Wellcome Trust Fellowship to study local medical practices in the Himalayas, and from 2018-9 he was the first Professor of Anthropology at [[https://asian-university.org|Asian University for Women]].
  
-As a policy advocate, he has worked with Indigenous communities, INGOs, governments, and charities. He has been a Commissioner at the World Conservation Union since 2010, serving as co-chair of the Mountain Connectivity working group and on the steering committee of the [[https://csvpa.org|Cultural and Spiritual Values of Protected Areas]] working group. Since 2018, he has been an honorary member of the [[https://www.iccaconsortium.org|ICCA Consortium]]. From 2021-3 he was the founding board chair for Autism Understanding Scotland, an autistic led Disabled People's Organisation. From 2021-23 he was the New Scots policy officer at [[https://www.cosla.gov.uk|COSLA]], and worked with colleagues in the third sector, Scottish government, and academia to develop the third [[https://newscots.scot|New Scots Refugee Integration Strategy]]. He continues to work with COSLA as the UASC officer, supporting refugee children coming to Scotland.+As a policy advocate, he has worked with Indigenous communities, INGOs, governments, and charities. He has been a Commissioner at the World Conservation Union since 2010, serving as co-chair of the Mountain Connectivity working group and on the steering committee of the [[https://csvpa.org|Cultural and Spiritual Values of Protected Areas]] working group. Since 2018, he has been an honorary member of the [[https://www.iccaconsortium.org|ICCA Consortium]]. In 2021 he was the founding board chair for Autism Understanding Scotland, an autistic led Disabled People's Organisation. From 2021-23 he was the New Scots policy officer at [[https://www.cosla.gov.uk|COSLA]], and worked with colleagues in the third sector, Scottish government, and academia to develop the third [[https://newscots.scot|New Scots Refugee Integration Strategy]]. He continues to work with COSLA as the UASC officer, supporting refugee children coming to Scotland.
    
 In 2015 he was awarded the Matina prize for services to the Newar community. In 2015 he was awarded the Matina prize for services to the Newar community.
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