A sound knowledge base is required if Denmark is to hold onto its leading position in climate research and adaptation. By establishing a strategic research centre, Aarhus University will now combine classical science, research-based public sector consultancy, engineering and social sciences, to create the prerequisites for studying the challenges of basic science, as well as providing practice-related solutions in collaboration with the business sector and public authorities. The Interdisciplinary Centre for Climate Change – iClimate – is being inaugurated on 5 December at an official ceremony in Roskilde.