Month: April 2015

This week sees the release of a new ‘comment article’ from PhD student Niki Rust. Writing in the Ecologist Niki considers the chances of success … Read more

We’re delighted to announce our June two-day workshops: BOOK NOW Medieval Burials in Canterbury Saturday 20th & Sunday 21st June 10am – 4pm Marlowe Building, … Read more

A recent study on hand dexterity in humans and other primates has been published in the Journal of the Royal Society Interface, combining the expertise … Read more

Zerihun Doffana successfully defended his doctoral thesis on March 30th: entitled ‘Dagucho [P. Falcatus] Is Abbo!’ Sacred Groves Of Wonsho-Sidama, Ethiopia: Their Maintenance Motives, Consequences and … Read more

CBCD staff and students participated in an Ethnobotanical Research Methods field school as part of the MEDPLANT Marie Curie ITN in Morocco in September 2014. … Read more

A report by BBC News into the impact of deforestation for rubber focuses on research by a team from the University of East Anglia incorporates comment … Read more

The School of Anthropology and Conservation, in partnership with the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), has launched an international 3-day symposium: Repositioning The Social … Read more

The paper headline reads, ‘One man and his frog’. The article published on 12th April in the Plymouth Sunday Independent charts Wayne Edward’s journey to … Read more

The Orchid black market can see trades of up to £150,000. PhD student Amy Hinsley is conducting research into Orchid trade and she featured on … Read more

Senior Lecturer Dr Matt Skinner recently appeared on BBC World talking about the evolution of the human chin. Matt explains how the use of cooking … Read more