EXPERT REACTION: CSIRO job cuts
CSIRO is facing significant job cuts, with climate science teams among those expected to be hit the hardest. The Sydney Morning Herald reported that the Oceans and Atmosphere division is expected to lose 110 staff, with similar reductions in the Land and Water division. In an interview with Fairfax media on 4 February, CSIRO chief executive Larry Marshall explains the rationale behind the cuts – Mr Marshall suggests 350 staff will be affected, and he sent a letter to CSIRO staff on the same day to explain the decision. In the table below, you can find a statement from CSIRO, and a transcript and link to the ABC Radio's Gregg Borschmann interview with Dr John Church, a CSIRO Fellow and leader of the CSIRO sea level team. Below, experts from Australia and abroad respond to the decision.
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These comments have been collated by the Science Media Centre to provide a variety of expert perspectives on this issue. Feel free to use these quotes in your stories. Views expressed are the personal opinions of the experts named. They do not represent the views of the SMC or any other organisation unless specifically stated.
Professor Harry L. Bryden is an Emeritus Professor at the National Oceanography Centre, University of Southampton, UK
Thomas Stocker is Professor of Climate and Environmental Physics at the University of Bern, Switzerland and Co-Chair of IPCC Working Group I (2008-2015)
Dr Graeme Pearman is a former CSIRO Executive member, former CSIRO Divisional Chief and Honorary Senior Research Fellow, Monash University
Professor Penny Sackett is an Adjunct Professor at the Climate Change Institute, Australian National University and a former Australian Chief Scientist