Mike's research is related to the structural geology and tectonic evolution of the Alpine & Himalayan collision belt. He has worked in Oman and the United Arab Emirates for the last 25 years as well as in Syria, Nepal, India, Pakistan, Bhutan, Tibet, Burma and Vietnam. He is the author of the recent book Colliding Continents, and of over 100 research papers. He is a Senior Research Fellow in the Department of Earth Sciences and Lecturer at Worcester College, University of Oxford.