The Sir Hubert Wilkins Chair of Climate Change was a special appointment made at the

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and funded by the

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. It was established with funding for four years, beginning in 2006-07. The Chair’s role is to advise government, industry, and the community on how to tackle

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. The Chair is also tasked to draw together expertise in climate change from across the university. The foundation appointee to the position was Professor Barry Brook who held the position for 8 years until December 2014. From 1 January 2015 to 15 January 2017, the position was held by Professo
Corey J. A. Bradshaw
{{Cite web, url = http://blogs.adelaide.edu.au/environment/2014/11/19/corey-bradshaw-appointed-to-sir-hubert-wilkins-chair-in-climate-change/, title = Corey Bradshaw appointed to Sir Hubert Wilkins Chair in Climate Change, date = 2014-11-19, access-date = 2015-02-09, website = University of Adelaide, publisher = University of Adelaide It is unknown if the position will continue.

Nomenclature

The Chair's namesake,

Sir Hubert Wilkins Sir George Hubert Wilkins MC & Bar (31 October 188830 November 1958), commonly referred to as Captain Wilkins, was an Australian polar explorer, ornithologist, pilot, soldier, geographer and photographer. He was awarded the Military Cross afte ...

, was a South Australian researcher who studied weather and its impacts on people. Sir Hubert was also concerned about the loss of native flora and fauna during an era when few Australians were concerned with conservation.

References

University of Adelaide