Hunting, Fishing and Growing Your Own, all up for discussion in our monthly News RoundUp.
On the Hunt
- Ready, Click, Aim: James Bronthon studying Conservation with a Year in Journalism blogs about hunting for a story.
- Serengeti lion Bob Jr., hailed as Africa’s ‘most photogenic’, has been killed by his rivals. Professor Keith Somerville told the Washington Post about their encounter. See here.
- Set on our wildlife-rich campus, BioBlitz intensive day of surveying the biodiversity here, in the form of a student-led initiative to engage the public. What will we find this year?
Growing Your Own
- This year’s annual DICE lecture was given by David Goulson on ‘Silent Earth: averting the insect apocalypse’. Environmental Science student Abbie Cushion was there and felt inspired to get into the garden! Abbie’s Top Take-Aways.
- Isabella spoke on BBC Radio Kent describing how the skills she has developed volunteering at the Oasis Garden has been really empowering in a cost of living crisis. Listen here.
A Canterbury Tale
- This two part CER workshop centred around documentary project ‘From the Cubby’, co-produced alongside research participants who have lived experiences of rough sleeping in south England. Inside The Cubby.
Conserving Morale
- Dr Jim Groombridge lifts the lid on boosting team morale harnessing energy on a conservation project in Career Q&A in Nature Magazine.
- Congratulations to DICE who have achieved Institute Status! To celebrate they decided to give out some prizes! See all the prize-winners here.