Ever Wondered Why There are so few Pakistanis in positions of responsibility and visibility in Foreign Universities, Research Centers, and Think Tanks? Ever Wondered Why There are so few PhDs in Pakistan-based Universities, Research Centers and Think Tanks, and yet there are so many opportunities for getting quality training in the research community abroad? What is our collective Research Output as a Nation? Why Research is considered a third-rate profession in Pakistan? Ever wondered What We Can do about it?

This is the mailing list of Pakistan Research Support Network (Social, Basic and Applied Sciences). A Group of Pakistani International Researchers Research Students joined together with a desire to support Research Activities in Pakistan by:

a) Help identify Research Opportunities, Fellowships, Funding etc.
b) Collaborate and build professional communities;
c) Develop linkages between Expatriate and Pakistan-based Researchers;
d) Route Research $s from developed world to Pakistan;


The group is carefully moderated. Strong standards of professionalism, relevance and usefulness is desired.

Membership is restricted to those associated with research enterprise and academia i.e. holding PhDs, MPhils, and Masters engaged in Research Scholarship.

The group moderators reserve the right to deny membership to any individual, expel an individual on substantive grounds, or edit posts to ensure quality of content and interaction.

Please feel free to tell your colleagues in research and academia about this resource. Join us and convince other eligible individuals to join too.

Lets Join hands to strenghten the tradition of research in Pakistan and among Pakistanis.

Your Moderator,
Athar Osama
Doctoral Fellow in Policy Studies
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