Professor Alan Cooper, pictured in this file photo, has been fired from his top role at the University of Adelaide's Australian Centre for Ancient DNA. Photo: NZ HeraldA prominent New Zealand scientist has been sacked following a probe into bullying allegations at his lab at an Australian university. The University of Adelaide this evening announced it had fired renowned evolutionary molecular biologist Professor Alan Cooper, who had directed its Australian Centre for Ancient DNA (ACAD). "While I'm now confident in my writing and public speaking, I'm still left with health issues, (which are flooding back writing this), from my time at ACAD." Earlier this year, the New Zealand Association of Scientists released a statement urging institutions to take allegations of bullying seriously.

Source: Otago Daily Times December 20, 2019 08:15 UTC