Ancient-DNA researcher fired for ‘serious misconduct’ lands new role

Exterior signage of Charles Sturt University in Canberra.

Charles Sturt University in south-eastern Australia has confirmed the appointment of Alan Cooper to its faculty.Credit: Alan Levine/Flickr (CC0 1.0)

Former staff and students of the ancient-DNA researcher Alan Cooper have expressed surprise that Charles Sturt University has appointed him as a faculty member after the University of Adelaide dismissed him in 2019 for “serious misconduct”. But some say that he still has important scientific contributions to make.

Before his dismissal from the University of Adelaide amid allegations that he had…

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