Spring brings surveys, field trips and …exams. We’re ready! Whatever the weather! Read the latest news from the school in our monthly RoundUp.
Sometimes it snows in April…
- ..but that doesn’t stop fieldwork! Wildlife Conservation student Beccy Ives tells us about the Spring survey on campus.
Let’s take a trip
- A high proportion of our tight-knit group of stage 2 BSc Human Geography students are female but on this recent trip to the Royal Geographical Society, they learnt it hasn’t always been this way. Read more here.
- PhD candidate Will Hayes is currently out on fieldwork in Guyana; ‘Human settlements might have a role to play in biodiversity conservation going forward’. Learn more.
Kent Star
- In April, we celebrated Sustainability Superstar Isabella who has been working with the Sustainability Team on a wide range of projects this year. Hear from Bella about the Climate Café project, the Hedgehog Friendly campus initiative, the Kent Community Oasis Garden and much more.
Broadcast news
- Cognitive anthropologist Dr Martha Newson joined Trevor Phillips on Sky News’ Great Debate on racism in sport. Watch here.
Things to come…
- Exam season is around the corner, we give you a few tips on revision, dealing with stress, and utilising your spring break, so your exams aren’t doom and gloom! Read the tips.
- The Annual DICE Lecture will be held on Friday 20 May given by Professor EJ Milner-Gulland on “Finding optimism in a time of biodiversity crisis”. More information.
And lastly…Mutant Ninja Terrapins?
- PhD candidate Suzie Simpson and her project The Turtle Tally feature in the Metro, discussing how non-native terrapins are surviving the English climate and habitat. Read the full article.
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