Title:

The Emergence of Biological Complexity

Principal Investigator:

Professor Derek Burke, Former Vice Chancellor
University of East Anglia (Norwich UK)

Dr. Jonathan Doye
Department of Chemistry
University of Cambridge (Cambridge UK)

Dr. Ard A. Louis, Royal Society Research Fellow
Cambridge University (Cambridge UK)

Professor Simon Conway Morris FRS
Department of Earth Science
University of Cambridge (Cambridge UK)

Professor Graeme Barker FBA, Director
McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research
Head, Department of Anthropology
University of Cambridge (Cambridge UK)

Professor Chris Scarre, Deputy Director
McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research
University of Cambridge (Cambridge UK)

Grantee:

Cambridge Templeton Consortium

Cambridge University (Cambridge UK)

Description:

This grant initiated a Request for Proposals [RFP] program to stimulate and sponsor new empirical research and theoretical insights directly pertinent to the 'great debate' over the emergence of increasing biological complexity. The scope of funded research ranges from the biochemical level to the evolution of life, and the emergence of society and culture.

Program web site:
http://www.cambridge-templeton-consortium.org/