Big news at The Australian Stem Cell Centre. According to the newsletter for 23rd October,
'The Australian Stem Cell Centre announced this week an organisational restructure aimed at optimising the Centre’s operational activities.
This follows a review of the organisation to establish the appropriate level of resources needed to effectively meet the Centre’s objectives over the coming years.
As a result of the restructure, eleven positions throughout the organisation have been identified as redundant. The staff concerned have been informed of the Centre’s decision and will be leaving at various times in the coming months.
Acting Chief Executive Officer, David Collins, said “It is with regret that the ASCC takes these measures but it is the right thing to do for the long term. We understand that this is a stressful time for the affected staff and we will provide as much support as possible during this difficult time, including a financial package and out placement training. We thank all of our staff for their patience and understanding during this process.”'
There was more background to this on ABC local radio
"The Board's decision to sack Stephen Livesey came after a science review of the centre found that many of the researchers were openly competing with each other."...
"The Board itself resigned en masse last month, citing interference by stakeholders as the reason."...
"Federal Science Minister Senator Kim Carr declined the ABC's request for an interview, but his spokesman said a decision is yet to be made on whether the Australian Stem Cell Centre will receive any federal funding in future."
all this after
... "a fierce bidding process involving some of the country's top research institutions, the Australian Stem Cell Centre was set up at Melbourne's Monash University in 2002."
is this what you get with selfless scientific research aimed at improving the lot of humanity?
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