Dr Jake Bicknell, Lecturer in Conservation Biology, and Dr David Roberts, Reader in Biodiversity Conservation at the Durrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology (DICE), will … Read more
Month: August 2019
Royal Geographical Society with IBG Annual Conference Session: ‘Urban Violence in Troubled Cities’
The Royal Geographical Society with IBG Annual Conference session Urban Violence in Troubled Cities – Towards Comparative Geographies of Hope is co-convened and chaired by Dr … Read more
Professor Keith Somerville – ‘Conflict with people bigger threat to lion populations than hunting’
As a new study warns that Africa’s lion populations are under continuing threat, Professor Keith Somerville, a leading expert at the Durrell Institute of Conservation … Read more
DICE Talk: ‘Parks as flagships and Bolivia’s turtle trade’
This month’s DICE Talk will showcase research currently being undertaken by students on DICE’s MSc programmes. Tom Wells, on the MSc Conservation and International Wildlife … Read more
Visiting PhD student Erica Marshall to deliver a talk on biodiversity offsetting
Visiting PhD researcher from the University of Melbourne, Erica Marshall, will deliver a talk entitled ‘How does metric choice impact the long-term outcomes of offsets … Read more
Dr Joseph Bull and PhD student Sophus zu Ermgassen write on biodiversity offsets for The Conversation
Lecturer in Conservation Science, Dr Joseph William Bull, and PhD student Sophus zu Ermgassen ask the question, ‘Can we really restore or protect natural habitats … Read more
Welcome week 2019
Huge congratulations on getting your place to study at Kent!! The adventure begins with Welcome Week (aka Fresher’s Fair) Monday 16th – Friday 20th September … Read more
Dr Charlie Gardner speaks to KentOnline about what needs to be done locally about climate change
Lecturer in Conservation Biology, Dr Charlie Gardner, has been interviewed by KentOnline, saying that local council climate emergency plans to reduce carbon emissions may not … Read more
Social Anthropology PhD student Tom Bell attends Massachusetts state legislature to study US environmentalism
Tom Bell, PhD candidate in social anthropology, recently attended, as part of his research on the climate movement in Massachusetts, a public hearing at the … Read more
Professor Keith Somerville publishes new book on the best way to ensure lions and humans can coexist
The killing of Cecil the lion in July 2015 focused public attention on conservation issues surrounding this endangered species. Now a new book by a … Read more