Academics see Abbott-backed Lomborg move as polluting their reputations

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reation of Tony Abbott-backed Lomborg 'consensus centre' has tarnished our reputations, say academics.

On the day Fairfax Media revealed that the idea for the centre - which comes as a result of a $4 million grant from the federal government - originated in the Prime Minister's Office, academics stated their concern that the new centre has tarnished their reputations.

In a letter to David Harrison, University of Western Australia's head of corporate and government affairs, obtained by Fairfax Media, the head of the School of Animal Biology Sarah Dunlop said one international research fellow is already set to transfer their fellowship to another institution in protest.

Read more in the Sydney Morning Herald - “Creation of Tony Abbott-backed Lomborg 'consensus centre' has tarnished our reputations, say academics”.