Farah Hallaba has recently joined the School to embark upon an MA in Social Anthropology and Visual Ethnography. She made an informal, short video in … Read more
‘In Berlin, hyper-gentrification has proved just how fast conflict-torn cities can change’ – Dr Jonathan Rock Rokem writes for The Conversation
Dr Jonathan Rock Rokem, Lecturer in Human Geography, writes that Berlin’s urban transformation continues to foster hope for cities still divided by national conflicts. Modern day … Read more
DICE PhD student, Trang Nguyen, named as one of the BBC’s 100 Women Of The Year
DICE PhD student Trang Nguyen has been listed as one of the BBC’s Women of 2019 alongside climate change activist Greta Thunberg, congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez … Read more
Professor Tracy Kivell provides expert commentary on the discovery of Danuvius, a new fossil ape
Professor Tracy Kivell, Professor of Biological Anthropology, recently shared her thoughts in a Nature News & Views article on the discovery of a new fossil ape … Read more
Dr Daniela Peluso organises panel for the American and Canadian Anthropological (AAA/CASCA) Meetings on Changing Climates in Vancouver
Senior Lecturer in Social Anthropology, Dr Daniela Peluso, in conjunction with Postdoctoral Research Fellow Dr Francesca Mezzenzana, have organised a panel for the American and … Read more
Open Lecture – ‘Homo Luzonensis: Discovery of a New Human Species’
Tuesday 3rd December 2019, 18:00 – 19:00. Marlowe Lecture Theatre 1, University of Kent Join Dr Florent Détroit, from the Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, to … Read more
DICE MSc field trip to Slimbridge Wetland Centre 2019
In early October, Master’s students across the taught programmes offered by the Durrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology (DICE) visited the Wildfowl and Wetland Trust‘s … Read more
Event – ‘Approaching Brexit ethnographically, in times of nationalism, racism and xenophobia’
Monday 9th December 2019, 14:00 – 17:00. Swingland Room, Marlowe Building, University of Kent We are confronted with a challenging and timely dilemma: how can … Read more
Queen’s Anniversary Prize for the work of Durrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology (DICE)
The University has been awarded a highly prestigious Queen’s Anniversary Prize for Higher and Further Education for the work of the Durrell Institute of Conservation … Read more
Dr Joseph W. Bull: ‘Policy-makers must take a more ambitious approach to reversing biodiversity loss’
A group of leading conservationists, including Dr Joseph W. Bull, Senior Lecturer in Conservation Science at the Durrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology (DICE), is … Read more