April -the sun shone, the snow fell, we could get a haircut again or freeze in a pub garden, you handed in your dissertations, the Spring term ended, exam season started, safe to say, it has been a busy one! Here is a summary of what has been happening in the School of Anthropology and Conservation..
Dissertations were handed in!
- Stage 3 student Lauren Tibbetts blogs about writing hers ‘Scratching the Surface: A Study of Anxiety Levels in Tufted Capuchin Monkeys. Read more.
Conservation is key!
- Linh Bao Nguyen has published research that sought to understand consumer demand for bushmeat in urban centres of Cameroon focusing on the endangered pangolin. Learn more.
- Research led by the Durrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology (DICE) has found that the personification of animals in recent wildlife documentaries leads to significant misinformation and creates problems for public understanding of wider conservation. Read more.
- DICE alumna Brittney Vezina asked how can protected area managers implement conservation goals without exacerbating poverty? Learn how.
Life after Kent…
- Anthropology graduate, Teaching Assistant and prospective science teacher in Cornwall, Peter Saunders shared his experience of taking on a role during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Read his story.
Eyes peeled for terrapins…
- Biodiversity management student, Suzie Simpson at DICE asked the public to report sightings of terrapins in the UK. Find out why.
Pandemics: past, present and future…
- Professor Johannes Krause from the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology lead the Skeletal Biology Research Centre Annual Lecture on “The genetic history of the Plague and what we can learn from ancient pandemics”, a significant conversation in the current climate. Watch the lecture here.
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