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Prof. André de Roos presents his work for Swedish King Carl XVI Gustaf

1 July 2022

In 2020 the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences awarded André de Roos, Professor of theoretical ecology at the UvA Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics, the prestigious King Carl XVI Gustaf´s Professorship in Environmental Science for 2021/22. Now, De Roos was granted the opportunity to present his work to the Swedish King Carl XVI Gustaf.
Swedish King Carl XVI Gustaf and Professor André de Roos

King Carl XVI Gustaf´s Professorship

Professor in Theoretical Ecology André de Roos is a world-leading authority in theoretical ecology, in particular the study of the dynamics of food webs and ecosystems based on individual life histories. His work is innovative from a mathematical/methodological perspective and ground-breaking from an ecological and environmental science perspective. The King Carl XVI Gustaf´s Professorship is part of The King Carl XVI Gustaf 50th Anniversary Fund for Science, Technology and Environment that was founded in 1996 to celebrate the 50th birthday of the Swedish King. More information on the research and professorship can be found here. 

Lecture by Professor André de Roos attended by Swedish King Carl XVI Gustaf

The Bernadotte library

On May 25th  De Roos had the opportunity to present his work to the Swedish King Carl XVI Gustaf. The lecture took place in the beautiful setting of the Bernadotte library at the Royal Palace in Stockholm. The Bernadotte library contains an extensive collection of over 10.000 books that belonged to current and past kings and queens of Sweden.