Leftist OZschwitz uni cancels Lomborg center contract; government to assist
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Subject: Leftist OZschwitz uni cancels Lomborg center contract; government to assist Sat May 09, 2015 3:58 am
Passionate protests against climate change sceptic Bjorn Lomborg have forced the University of Western Australia to cancel a $4 million taxpayer-funded research centre.
Economist Dr Lomborg was to host the university's new think tank, designed to undertake economic cost benefit analysis in poverty, social justice and food sustainability.
However, the university did not predict the strong emotional reaction from staff, students and the general public against the centre.
"I have stated many times that it is not a centre to study climate change, that the University was not providing any direct funding to the centre, and that Bjorn Lomborg would not be involved in its day-to-day operations," Vice chancellor Paul Johnson said in a statement on Friday.