Dear all,

 

I have received the following message from Gail Boyle regarding cuts at Reading Museum:

 

Reading Museum could be in line to lose about 25% of its staff ( 3.5FTE from 14.7FTE) or the equivalent of 6 posts. It is clear that Curators/Experts will be targeted judging by the language used in the consultation.  The link to the consultation is here:

 

https://www.snapsurveys.com/wh/s.asp?k=143766087059

 

Click through to the detail and paperwork and questions re. proposals for the museum are available: I have responded to the general questions relative to the potential impact of the loss of expertise, wider economic impact etc.

 

More detailed proposals will result from this first process but I think we should all make representations.

 

Best Wishes

 

Gail Boyle BA FSA

 

Reading Museum house a wide variety of collections including Geological specimens. This information has come from a group of SSNs that have got together recently and discussed how we can better share information like this and co-ordinate a response as a sector. I hope that as many of you as possible can find time to comment on these initial proposals.

 

All the best,

 

Giles

 

Dr C. Giles Miller, Collections Manager, Micropalaeontology, Petrology and Ores

Chairman, Geological Curators’ Group

Department of Earth Sciences, Natural History Museum, London SW7 5BD, UK

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