ONGOING RESEARCH PROJECTS

Our ongoing projects represent a diverse portfolio of research initiatives spanning cultural heritage, climate change adaptation, biodiversity conservation, policy engagement, and technological innovation. Each project contributes to Bhutan's sustainable development goals while advancing academic knowledge.

📅Active Research Programs👥Collaborative Initiatives🎯Impact-Driven Research
PHHB

Perpetuating Highland Heritages of Bhutan

Duration: 3 years

This project focuses on vernacular and unacknowledged heritages of the highlands of Bhutan. It seeks to make a major contribution to the preservation of these highlands by creating a cultural resource for current and future generations.

Cultural Heritage PreservationActive
SUCCESS

Successful Adaptation Pathways for Migration as Adaptation

Duration: 3 years

This research project recognizes Bhutan as particularly vulnerable to the consequences of anthropogenic climate change, examining migration as both a challenge and adaptation strategy.

Climate Change & MigrationActive
MMCH

Multispecies Migration in the Climate Changed Himalayas

Duration: 2.5 years

This project complements extant knowledge on climate change and migration by integrating nonhuman climate-induced migration, developing conjoined narratives of human-nonhuman migration.

Ecological MigrationActive
BILCC

Fostering and maintaining biodiversity in integrated landscapes in times of climate change

Duration: 4 years

A research project investigating existing agricultural practices and long-term changes in land use in Bhutan's mountainous landscapes and their effects on biodiversity.

Biodiversity & AgricultureActive
SAPE

Strengthening Academia-Policymaker Engagement for More Effective Evidence-based Social Development

Duration: 2 years

This research examines the gaps between higher education institution researchers and policymakers in Bhutan, aiming to develop strategies for integrating research into policy.

Policy Research & EngagementActive
SAIHE

Strengthening AI literacy higher education in Bhutan

Duration: 1.5 years

This project aims to build foundational AI literacy among higher education faculty across Bhutan through online learning, hands-on training, and faculty-led innovation projects.

AI Education & LiteracyActive