682 projects

Climate & Environment

Climate Change

Extreme Weather Events

AXA Chair

South Africa

Actionable Research on Climate Change Risks in Africa

Africa is already facing loss and damage from human-caused climate change and is among the regions most vulnerable to future... Read more

Christopher
TRISOS

University of Cape Town

Mark
NEW

University of Cape Town

Socio-economy & New Tech

Geopolitics

AXA Award

United Kingdom

When financial crisis strike non-democratic societies

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Jeff
CHWIEROTH

London School of Economics and Political Science

Socio-economy & New Tech

Infrastructure Safety

Energy

Post-Doctoral Fellowship

Poland

Protecting the Power Supply with Better Risk Management

Dr. Wawrzyniak aims for a more comprehensive quantification of risk. A power grid can function in various states, but some... Read more

Karol
WAWRZYNIAK

National Centre for Nuclear Research

Climate & Environment

Climate Change

Post-Doctoral Fellowship

Germany

Ice Sheet Instability: Is All of West Antarctica at Risk?

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Matthias
MENGEL

Potsdam-Institut für Klimafolgenforschung e.V.

Health

Post-Doctoral Fellowship

Singapore

Fixing Inflamed “Pipes” Could Reduce or Prevent Diabetes

His methods are a departure from a common approach in diabetes research, where pancreatic cells are studied mostly in vitro,... Read more

Rafael Arrojo E
DRIGO

Nanyang Technological University

Socio-economy & New Tech

Longevity, Ageing & Long-term Care

Post-Doctoral Fellowship

United Kingdom

Caring for An Ageing Population: Challenges and Opportunities in Sub-Saharan Africa

Scientific title : The Future Of Long Term Care For Vulnerable Older Adults In Sub-Saharan Africa To add or modify... Read more

Emily
FREEMAN

London School of Economics and Political Science

Socio-economy & New Tech

Economics

AXA Chair

Italy

Investor Behavior, Dynamic and Irrational, Helps Tackle Financial Risk

Additional risk is generated by the heterogeneous investor population reacting to different cues. Some may perceive a market signal incorrectly,... Read more

Fabio
TROJANI

Università degli Studi di Torino

Bernard
DUMAS

Università degli Studi di Torino

Climate & Environment

Terresterial Biodiversity

Climate Change

Post-Doctoral Fellowship

Iceland

From Sheep to Insects, Herbivores’ Impact on Tundra Soil and Plants

Dr. Barrio’s experiments will explore a spectrum of environmental conditions. She will fence off plots allowing her to compare areas... Read more

Isabel
BARRIO

University of Iceland

Health

Mental Health & Neurology

AXA Chair

Germany

To Map the Structures, Circuits and Functions of the Brain, a Pioneer Explores Its “Terra Incognita”

In this case, the mapmaker’s tools include molecular genetics and cellular imaging. To learn more about aging, he will compare... Read more

Kei
ITO

University of Cologne

Health

Chronic & Non-communicable Diseases

Mental Health & Neurology

Medical Treatment & Drug Development

Post-Doctoral Fellowship

France

Protecting Brains from Stroke’s Cellular Stress

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Benoît
ROUSSEL

Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale