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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.
  
-SInce 2017, through Situgyan Consulting, Will has explored a range of projects that cross the social/ecological boundary. Examples include:+Will has explored a range of projects that cross the social/ecological boundary. Examples include:
   * From 2018-20, he supported the Fo Guang Shan University Consortium, developing critical Buddhist approaches to challenges in unviersity management.    * From 2018-20, he supported the Fo Guang Shan University Consortium, developing critical Buddhist approaches to challenges in unviersity management. 
   * From 2020-22, he won funding for, developed, and delivered a training programme for autistic cyclists.    * From 2020-22, he won funding for, developed, and delivered a training programme for autistic cyclists. 
-  * In 2021, he collaborated with Bhavana Tuladhar-Douglas to create [[https://t2051mcc.com/speaker/wtd/|a programme for the Munich2051 climate conference]] that consisted of a live performance, a  museum exhibit of future objects, and a critical paper framing their interventions.+  * In 2021, he collaborated with Bhavana Tuladhar to create [[https://t2051mcc.com/speaker/wtd/|a programme for the Munich2051 climate conference]] that consisted of a live performance, a  museum exhibit of future objects, and a critical paper framing their interventions.
  
-At present he is a research fellow at the Numata Centre for Buddhist Studies at Hamburg University and a director at Situgyan Consulting, Ltd.+At present he is a research fellow at the Numata Centre for Buddhist Studies at Hamburg University.
  
 ====Locations==== ====Locations====
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 Will can be found on the Fediverse at https://todon.nl/@yetiinabox and on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/wtuladhardouglas/ Will can be found on the Fediverse at https://todon.nl/@yetiinabox and on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/wtuladhardouglas/
  
-There's a personal blog at https://tending.to/blether and work-related entries at https://situgyan.com .+There's a personal blog at https://tending.to/blether.
  
 ====Publications &c.==== ====Publications &c.====
  
 Here's a [[https://tending.to/filingcabinet/Publications_list_most_recent_with_hyperlinks.pdf  Here's a [[https://tending.to/filingcabinet/Publications_list_most_recent_with_hyperlinks.pdf 
-|list of publications with hyperlinks]], and here is a [[:key_publications|directory]] with key papers and presentations. The most recent publications include a chapter on vultures and biodiversity, and a chapter framing and explaining our performance at the Munich 2051 climate event/conference. +|list of publications with hyperlinks]], and here is a [[:key_publications|directory]] with key papers and presentations. The most recent publications include a chapter on vultures and biodiversity, and a chapter framing and explaining the performance at the Munich 2051 climate event/conference. 
  
 This is a [[https://tending.to/filingcabinet/recent_cv_WTuladhar-Douglas.pdf|summary CV]]. This is a [[https://tending.to/filingcabinet/recent_cv_WTuladhar-Douglas.pdf|summary CV]].
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 Ongoing research projects include: Ongoing research projects include:
   * Anthropogenic biodiversity, especially in Asia (e.g., sacred sites and Territories of Life)   * Anthropogenic biodiversity, especially in Asia (e.g., sacred sites and Territories of Life)
-  * Migration and biodiversity - especially how the environmental crisis shapes refugee integration+  * Migration and biodiversity  
 +     -  how the environmental crisis shapes refugee integration 
 +     - also: how do forced migrants create new sacred landscapes 
 +     - also: are there 'linked' sacred landscapes that connect from the country-of-origin to the country of refuge?
   * Ecological justice   * Ecological justice
   * Subsidiarity and a commons-based approach to local-first governance   * Subsidiarity and a commons-based approach to local-first governance
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 Writing projects include Writing projects include
-  * Writing up research done together with Bhāvanā Tulādhar-Douglas on the Bania and local medicinal systems 
   * Publishing a series of papers that use the species-led approach to explore ethnobiology   * Publishing a series of papers that use the species-led approach to explore ethnobiology
-  * A translation and edition of Dechen Lingpa's //Wonderful Journey to Palri// 
   * Short stories in speculative fiction   * Short stories in speculative fiction
  
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 ====Collusions and Collaborations===== ====Collusions and Collaborations=====
   * I'm working with Farid Ahmed of Chittagong University on a study of the sacred turtles of Bayazed Bostami shrine   * I'm working with Farid Ahmed of Chittagong University on a study of the sacred turtles of Bayazed Bostami shrine
-  * I'm editing the //Wonderful Journey to Palri// of Dechen Lingpa_ for Khenpo Sodargye and the Larung Gar community +
-  * Slowly, very slowly, I'm writing up the results of fieldwork with Bhavana Tuladhar-Douglas and Amrit Man Singh Baniya on medicinal knowledge among Newars+
    
  
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