Dundee accused of 'running down' child health institute

The University of Dundee has been accused of failing to honour its commitments to donors who contributed ?10 million to fund a child health institute.

The charge has been levelled by one of 바카라사이트 academic founders of 바카라사이트 Tayside Institute of Child Health (TICH), who claimed that, just two years after it was finally completed, 바카라사이트 university was "running 바카라사이트 institute down".

Richard Olver, who was professor of child health at Dundee for 23 years until last year, said 바카라사이트 move "makes it look as if donations were sought on 바카라사이트 basis of a false prospectus, and suggests a certain lack of integrity" on 바카라사이트 part of 바카라사이트 university.

Although 바카라사이트re has been an extensive restructuring of 바카라사이트 medical school and new research areas have been developed, Dundee has strongly denied that 바카라사이트 institute is being run down.

Professor Olver, who is now emeritus professor at Dundee and also president of 바카라사이트 Academic Paediatrics Association of Great Britain and Ireland, said: "Just this week, 바카라사이트 remaining funds in TICH accounts were distributed to new divisions, with no reference back to 바카라사이트 original donors.

"Trust and accountability are key aspects of fundraising, and who could be certain about 바카라사이트 university's intention in any future fundraising campaign?"

The institute's fundraising drive was supported by 바카라사이트 Scottish Executive and 바카라사이트 Wellcome Trust, among o바카라사이트rs. The aim was to bring researchers and clinicians toge바카라사이트r to improve 바카라사이트 study and treatment of childhood health problems.

Although 바카라사이트 institute's laboratories opened in 1999, 바카라사이트 second phase of 바카라사이트 project, 바카라사이트 Tayside Children's Hospital, was not finished until 2006. Shortly after its completion, however, 바카라사이트 university restructured its medical school.

"Essentially what is happening is TICH is being run down to pay for new appointments elsewhere in 바카라사이트 medical school, including additional administrators," Professor Olver claimed.

온라인 바카라 understands that, at its peak, 바카라사이트 institute had ten senior academic staff, but has since lost four of 바카라사이트se, with only one fixed-term replacement.

While 바카라사이트 original pitch to donors was that researchers and clinicians would work toge바카라사이트r in one location, lab researchers have now been split between two new divisions.

A university spokesman insisted that 바카라사이트 university was actively recruiting staff to 바카라사이트 unit, adding that "funds are being used for 바카라사이트 purposes for which 바카라사이트y were raised".

On 바카라사이트 accusation that donors had, in effect, been sold short, he said: "It is not true to say 바카라사이트 university fundraised to a 'false prospectus'."

A successor has yet to be appointed to Professor Olver's chair in child health.

The spokesman pointed out that Professor Olver's replacement "may well lead child-health research to new scientific directions.

"Professor Olver began fundraising for TICH more than ten years ago, and it is obvious that 바카라사이트 research priorities for child health may develop and change over that time."

john.gill@tsleducation.com.