Professor Mark New
Co-Principal Investigator
University of Cape Town
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Mark New was appointed Pro-VC for Climate Change and Director of the ACDI in July 2011. He holds a joint appointment as Professor of of International Development at the University of East Anglia, United Kingdom. His research focuses on climate change detection, processes, scenarios, impacts and adaptation. He sits on the SA Global Change Science Committee, the Africa Future Earth Science Committee, is on the editorial board of Environmental Research Letters, and has served on various other science committees and reference groups.
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Mark New was appointed Pro-VC for Climate Change and Director of the ACDI in July 2011. He holds a joint appointment as Professor of of International Development at the University of East Anglia, United Kingdom. His research focuses on climate change detection, processes, scenarios, impacts and adaptation. He sits on the SA Global Change Science Committee, the Africa Future Earth Science Committee, is on the editorial board of Environmental Research Letters, and has served on various other science committees and reference groups.
Professor Lara Dugas
Co-Principal Investigator
University of Cape Town
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Lara Dugas, PhD, MPH, FTOS is the AXA Research Chair in Non-Communicable Disease Epidemiology, hosted at the University of Cape Town (2021-2026), and an Associate Professor of Epidemiology in the Department of Public Health Sciences, Parkinson School of Health Sciences and Public Health, Loyola University Chicago.
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Lara Dugas, PhD, MPH, FTOS is the AXA Research Chair in Non-Communicable Disease Epidemiology, hosted at the University of Cape Town (2021-2026), and an Associate Professor of Epidemiology in the Department of Public Health Sciences, Parkinson School of Health Sciences and Public Health, Loyola University Chicago.
Dr. Thandi Kapwata
Co-Investigator
South African Medical Research Council
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Dr Thandi Kapwata is a Specialist Scientist in the Environment & Health Research Unit of the South African Medical Research Council. She holds a PhD from the University of Pretoria. Her research focuses on environmental risk factors affecting health in South Africa including air, water and soil pollution and the health impacts of exposure to climate variables.
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Dr Thandi Kapwata is a Specialist Scientist in the Environment & Health Research Unit of the South African Medical Research Council. She holds a PhD from the University of Pretoria. Her research focuses on environmental risk factors affecting health in South Africa including air, water and soil pollution and the health impacts of exposure to climate variables.
Professor Ama de-Graft Aikins
Co-Investigator
University College London
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Ama de-Graft Aikins is a British Academy Global Professor, based at IAS. She is Principal Investigator for the British Academy funded Chronicity and Care in African Contexts Project. The project aims to explore how social responses to chronic non-communicable diseases (NCDs) can shape public engagement and intervention models for chronic care in African communities on the continent and in the diaspora.
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Ama de-Graft Aikins is a British Academy Global Professor, based at IAS. She is Principal Investigator for the British Academy funded Chronicity and Care in African Contexts Project. The project aims to explore how social responses to chronic non-communicable diseases (NCDs) can shape public engagement and intervention models for chronic care in African communities on the continent and in the diaspora.
Professor Christopher Gordon
Co-Investigator
University of Ghana
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Prof Chris Gordon is an Environmental Scientist with special interests in the biodiversity and functioning of coastal, wetland and freshwater systems, and many years of experience as a limnologist and aquatic resource management advisor.
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Prof Chris Gordon is an Environmental Scientist with special interests in the biodiversity and functioning of coastal, wetland and freshwater systems, and many years of experience as a limnologist and aquatic resource management advisor.
Professor Guy Howard
Co-Investigator
University of Bristol
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PhD, BSc Global Research Chair Environmental and Infrastructure Resilience, School of Civil, Aerospace and Design Engineering. Director of the Cabot Institute for the Environment, Cabot Institute for the Environment. Water and Environmental Engineering
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PhD, BSc Global Research Chair Environmental and Infrastructure Resilience, School of Civil, Aerospace and Design Engineering. Director of the Cabot Institute for the Environment, Cabot Institute for the Environment. Water and Environmental Engineering