Dr Martha Newson has written extensively about the relationship between highly committed football supporters and her new research indicates that cocaine use may be associated … Read more
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April News RoundUp
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 … Read more
Scratching the Surface: Do Capuchin Monkeys Have Anxiety Too?
BSc Anthropology student, Lauren Tibbetts tells us all about writing her dissertation entitled ‘Scratching the Surface: A Study of Anxiety Levels in Tufted Capuchin Monkeys … Read more
The Past, Present and Future of Plagues
On Wednesday 21 April, Professor Johannes Krause from the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology lead the Skeletal Biology Research Centre Annual Lecture on “The … Read more
Public Asked to Report Released Pet Terrapin Sightings
Biodiversity management student, Suzie Simpson at the Durrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology (DICE) is asking the public to report sightings of terrapins (North American native freshwater turtles) … Read more
How Can Protected Area Managers Implement Conservation Goals Without Exacerbating Poverty?
Brittney Vezina, an alumna of the Durrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology (DICE) working with Dr Charlie Gardner, and Malagasy non-profit, Madagasikara Voakajy, has conducted … Read more
Is There an Increasing Consumer Demand for Bushmeat?
University of Kent alumna Linh Bao Nguyen has published research from her MSc which was completed in the Durrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology (DICE) … Read more
Life After Kent: Anthropology in the Classroom
Peter Saunders, University of Kent (UKC) Anthropology graduate, Teaching Assistant and prospective science teacher in Cornwall, shares his experience of taking on a role during … Read more
March News RoundUp
March marked one year since the first lockdown, and whilst we’re still not back together in person, that hasn’t stopped us! Here is a summary … Read more
Research Scholarship 2021
The School of Anthropology and Conservation at Kent offers a supportive, dynamic and diverse environment for creative research and learning. Our lecturers and research students … Read more