DHIIR (Cambridge, UK) closing down

[Guest guest]

11.12.2004

 

Dear Colleagues,

 

Re: DHIIR (Cambridge, UK) closing down

 

Those of you who know about the DHIIR

(http://www.divinity.cam.ac.uk/dhiir/), University of Cambridge, UK, or who

have an interest in research on yoga, Ayurveda and their modernisation may

be interested in the following:

 

The DHIIR (especially known over the last few years for its research on the

modernisation of yoga and Ayurveda) closed down at the end of September

2004. This step was taken as it was unanimously agreed that any further

funding should now be used to sponsor active laboratory research in

Ayurveda. The latter type of research, of course, could not be carried out

at the Faculty of Divinity.

 

Former DHIIR staff have since moved on to other things: I remain at the

Faculty of Divinity as CARTS Reseach Fellow, where I will continue my

research on Modern Yoga and related subjects. My former Research

Assistants, Ms Dagmar Benner and Mr Mark Singleton, have resumed work on

their PhD theses and Mrs Rajashree Dhanaraj, former DHIIR

Secretary-Coordinator, is still working for the University of Cambridge,

but now at the Department of Public Health & Primary Care.

 

Further information about these and future developments will be found in

the closing-down issue of the DHIIR Newsletter (pls request if interested)

and, in due course, on my website at: www.divinity.cam.ac.uk/modernyoga

 

With best regards

 

Elizabeth De Michelis, former Director, DHIIR

 

 

Dr Elizabeth De Michelis

University of Cambridge

Faculty of Divinity Tel +44-(0)1223-763015

West Road Fax +44-(0)1223-763014

Cambridge, UK CB3 9BS

for details of recently published book please see

http://www.divinity.cam.ac.uk/CARTS/dhiir/publications/modyoga.html