Bjorn Lomborg university funding tied to 'rational conversation' lectures

$4.4m contract to establish Australia consensus centre at University of WA required Danish academic to do seminars across the country, documents reveal

The $4.4m contract to establish the "Australia consensus centre" at the University of Western Australia required Danish academic Bjirn Lomborg to conduct a series of seminars and speeches around the country titled "The Australian Rational Conversation".

UWA eventually gave back the money, after a fierce backlash when Guardian Australia revealed the federal government grant in April. Lomborg is now searching for another Australian education institution that will take the federal money and host his research centre.