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Tampere University — Work on Global Catastrophic Risks (2019)

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  • Category: Longtermism
  • Organization Name: Tampere University
  • Amount: $15,000

  • Award Date: April 2019

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    Grant Investigator: Claire Zabel

    This page was reviewed but not written by the grant investigator. Tampere University staff also reviewed this page prior to publication.


    The Open Philanthropy Project recommended a grant of $15,000 to Tampere University to support Professor Hiski Haukkala’s efforts related to global catastrophic risks. Haukkala, a Finnish professor of international relations, plans to use the funding to bring speakers to Finland to discuss existential risks, to attend events related to existential risks, and to support networking and related projects.

    This funding is discretionary and falls within our focus area of global catastrophic risks.

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