Save Natural History Museum Micropalaeontology

This petition was published by Tom Dunkley Jones on Jun 11, 2010

We, the undersigned, urge the Trustees and Director of the Natural History Museum, London, to reject the proposed closure of the Micropalaeontology Research Group. We understand that the Museum is and will be under tight financial constraints in the coming years.

However, we strongly assert that a “strategic” closure of the Micropalaeontolgy Research group will prove to be a manifest and irreparable loss to the UK and International Environmental and Earth Science research and industrial communities.

Such a closure will also damage the external relations and international reputation of the museum for a generation. In its place we urge the Museum Trustees and Senior Management to undertake a more collaborative and flexible review of potential savings. We believe that this would command the support of both NHM staff and the wider community of museum users.

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