Former co-workers have expressed shock that Charles Sturt University in southeastern Australia has appointed Alan Cooper to its faculty
, a spokesperson for Charles Sturt University confirmed Cooper’s appointment to its Gulbali Institute for Agriculture, Water and Environment, which is based in Albury-Wodonga, saying that Cooper “is a leading figure in the development of ancient-DNA research and was involved in many important early discoveries in the field. He brings significant global networks and achievements to Charles Sturt University”.on condition of anonymity, have expressed shock at the university’s decision to hire him.
Nic Rawlence, who was a student of Cooper’s at ACAD and has spoken out in the past, says that his experience of Cooper’s behaviour makes him “concerned for the well-being of any junior staff or students where Alan Cooper has a position of authority over them”. Cooper began offering grant mentoring and preparation services through a company called BlueSky Genetics that he set up the following year. According to a statement on the company’s website, Cooper commenced legal proceedings against the University of Adelaide for unfair dismissal in January 2020, and in July of that year the university settled the claim out of court.
The statement adds that the counselling and training that he has undergone “has included accepting that I am neuro-atypical, which has helped me identify areas to work on such as low frustration tolerance when under stress, and how this can impact relationships”. It continues, “I will continue to do everything in my power to keep learning, and to ensure that such issues never re-occur.”
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