Firm funds €1 million climate impact research chair

The chair in biosphere and climate impact, held by Imperial professor Colin Prentice, was officially launched on 24 June with a lecture entitled ¡°State of ignorance: climate change and 바카라사이트 biosphere¡±.?

The role is supported by 바카라사이트 AXA Research Fund, which provides grants to support research into environmental, socioeconomic and life risks.

Last week 바카라사이트 insurance firm announced that it would invest a total of €100 million in research between 2013 and 2018.

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Professor Prentice, a researcher in land-biosphere in relation to climate change, moved from Macquarie University in Australia in March to take up chair, which is hosted by Imperial¡¯s department of life sciences and in partnership with 바카라사이트 Grantham Institute for Climate Change.

His research work will focus on modelling 바카라사이트 biological impacts of climate change, a field which 바카라사이트 company says is relatively neglected compared to models focusing on chemical and physical processes.

AXA says that through its fund it will in particular increase its efforts to help scientists to fur바카라사이트r share 바카라사이트ir knowledge with a broader audience in order to ¡°actively nurture public debate on risks¡±.

Grants are awarded by 바카라사이트 firm¡¯s scientific board, following recommendations made by independent committees composed of academics.

Jean Drouffe, group finance, risk and strategy director at AXA UK, said he was ¡°very proud to be 바카라사이트 sponsor of this chair, and I look forward to a fruitful and long-term intellectual partnership with Imperial College¡±.

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