Wiley Blackwell have just published their seven-volume International Encyclopedia of Anthropology, which will be an essential and definitive work of first reference, shaping the image … Read more
Month: September 2018
Inaugural DICE talk: ‘How can we save ugly species?’
The School of Anthropology and Conservation has created a new series named DICE Talks that will take place every month and will consist of a … Read more
DICE research uncovers illegal ivory dealers starting to use similar code words to hide online sales
Ivory sellers in Europe are using the same code words in different languages to covertly advertise items for sale, potentially making it easier for law … Read more
Conservation-themed film festival comes to Gulbenkian
This Autumn, in collaboration with the School of Anthropology and Conservation, the Gulbenkian cinema is hosting a series of environmental documentary films to help raise … Read more
Global trade in exotic pets threatens endangered parrots through the spread of a virus
Beak and feather disease virus (BFDV) in wild parrot populations has been detected in eight new countries, raising concerns for threatened species. The new countries … Read more
DICE alumna Anita Diederichsen on why she chose Kent
“I chose Kent because of the reputation of the Durrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology and the Taught Masters’ degree they offer,” testifies Brazilian scholar … Read more
DICE research finds that serial criminals could help save tigers
A geographic profiling tool used to catch serial criminals could help reduce the casualties of human-tiger conflict, according to conservationists who collaborated on an innovative … Read more