The Winton Professorship of the Public Understanding of Risk is a
professorship
Professor (commonly abbreviated as Prof.) is an academic rank at universities and other post-secondary education and research institutions in most countries. Literally, ''professor'' derives from Latin as a "person who professes". Professors ...
within the
Statistical Laboratory of the
University of Cambridge
, mottoeng = Literal: From here, light and sacred draughts.
Non literal: From this place, we gain enlightenment and precious knowledge.
, established =
, other_name = The Chancellor, Masters and Schola ...
. 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.
List of Winton Professors
* 2007–
David Spiegelhalter
See also
*
David Harding
References
External links
£20 million donation to revolutionise physics research
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Professorships at the University of Cambridge, Public Understanding of Risk, Winton
Faculty of Mathematics, University of Cambridge
2007 establishments in England
Public Understanding of Risk, Winton