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SUMMARY:Beyond the tip of the biodiversity iceberg
LOCATION:Imperial College: Lecture theatre G34\, Sir Alexander Fleming Bui
 lding
DESCRIPTION:From simulations to the tree of life\, Professor James Rosinde
 ll\, Professor of Biodiversity Theory in the Department of Life Sciences\,
  explores the hidden majority of life on Earth.\nPlease register to attend
  in person. A live stream link for online attendance is available on this 
 page. \nWe look forward to seeing you on Tuesday 5 May!\nImperial Inaugur
 als are term-time lectures that celebrate our newest Professors\, recogn
 ising their academic journey and showcasing their research\nAbstract\nOur 
 planet is packed with a mind-boggling variety of life: biodiversity. Yet
  of all this\, only a tiny and biased part\, the tip of the biodiversity i
 ceberg\, is well known. This is a problem because\, with biodiversity in d
 ecline\, we need to measure\, explore and make predictions about the fut
 ure of all biodiversity and not just a small part of it.  In this lectur
 e I will share some of the mathematical and computational tricks that help
  us to unveil the hidden facets of biodiversity. We will see how it’s
  possible to simulate the fate of large numbers of species without needin
 g to know detailed information about each one. But biodiversity is about m
 ore than just species numbers. To see this\, we will explore the evolution
 ary tree of life and the insight it provides into the deeper dimensions of
  biodiversity. Finally\, I will share some thoughts on the future of biodi
 versity theory in our changing world. \nBiography\nAfter completing a deg
 ree in Mathematics (2005) and PhD in Biology (2008)\, James Rosindell jo
 ined Imperial College as a research fellow (2012) and later became Profess
 or of Biodiversity Theory (2023). Utilising an interdisciplinary backgroun
 d\, his research focuses on the modelling and measurement of biodiversity.
  Notable achievements include the Linnean Society’s Bicentenary Medal (2
 023)\, the student academic choice award for best teaching for postgraduat
 es (2019) and 15 high impact publications as lead or senior author. He is 
 a passionate advocate of conservation and public outreach having founded a
  not-for-profit organisation for this purpose\, which has reached over 2.5
  million people.
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