Winton Professorship of the Public Understanding of Risk
Encyclopedia
The Winton Professorship of the Public Understanding of Risk is a professorship within the Statistical Laboratory of the University of Cambridge
. It was established in 2007 in perpetuity by a benefaction of £3.3m from the Winton
Charitable Foundation, and is the only professorship of its type in the United Kingdom. There is an associated internet-based program devoted to understanding uncertainty.
University of Cambridge
The University of Cambridge is a public research university located in Cambridge, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest university in both the United Kingdom and the English-speaking world , and the seventh-oldest globally...
. It was established in 2007 in perpetuity by a benefaction of £3.3m from the Winton
Winton Capital Management
Winton Capital Management is a British investment management firm, founded by David Harding. It is a UK-authorised investment manager trading as a commodity trading advisor . The company's trading decisions are guided by models developed from scientific research and mathematical analysis. It...
Charitable Foundation, and is the only professorship of its type in the United Kingdom. There is an associated internet-based program devoted to understanding uncertainty.
External links
- http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/news/dp/2010111501 £20 million donation to revolutionise physics research