The School of Anthropology and Conservation is delighted to announce that Dr Zoe Davies has successfully secured a European Commission research fellowship to the value of EUR 1,953,716.
Dr Davies’ project, Environmental Spaces and the Feel-Good Factor: Relating Subject Wellbeing to Biodiversity (RELATE), seeks to explore how nature underpins human wellbeing. This timely and influential research will pioneer a unique approach to examining interactions between nature and humans, drawing together expertise across disciplines and utilising both qualitative and quantitative methods.
The funding, spanning over 5 years, sees Dr Davies draw together a team of researchers who reflect the interdisciplinarity of the study. Dr Robert Fish, Reader in Human Ecology from the University of Kent; Dr Katherine Irvine, Conservation and Environmental Psychologist from James Hutton Institute, Aberdeen and; Dr Martin Dallimer, Lecturer in Environmental Change, University of Leeds. The project will also be appointing two Post-Doctoral Research Assistants and a Research Assistant.
This is the largest ever fellowship awarded to a member of the Social Sciences Faculty and we are extremely proud of Dr Davies and look forward to seeing how this research fellowship progresses.
Professor Philippe De Wilde, Deputy Vice-Chancellor Research and Innovation, commented, “The University is incredibly proud that Dr Davies has obtained this prestigious award from the European Commission. Her research brings together Science and Social Science, a strong point for the University of Kent. Dr Davies’ work is high-profile and well-cited. She is a member of DICE, the Durrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology in the School of Anthropology and Conservation.”