Winton Professor of the Public Understanding of Risk
The Winton Professorship of the Public Understanding of Risk is a professorship within the Statistical Laboratory of the University of Cambridge.[1] It was established in 2007 in perpetuity by a benefaction of £3.3m from the Winton Charitable Foundation,[2] and is the only professorship of its type in the United Kingdom.[3] There is an associated internet-based program devoted to understanding uncertainty.[4]
List of Winton Professors
- 2007– David Spiegelhalter
See also
References
- ↑ Statutes and Ordinances of University of Cambridge
- ↑ "‘Risk professor’ to help public", BBC News, 2007-01-16, retrieved 2009-12-31
- ↑ Henderson, Mark (2009-01-05), "Probability lessons", The Times, London
- ↑ Understanding uncertainty
External links
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