Dr Simon Black study evaluates the genealogy and diversity of so-called ‘Moroccan Royal lions’. A newly published study co authored by Simon Black at the Durrell Institute … Read more
Author: Grace Shore Banks
Ravers conformed to Covid-19 restrictions more than single vaccinated 80-year-olds
New research led by Dr Martha Newson has found that people attending mass ‘raves’ during the Covid-19 lockdown in early 2021 broke fewer pandemic guidelines … Read more
Study shows tropical frogs in Seychelles are adapting to climate change
Researchers at the Durrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology (DICE) with colleagues from the Natural History Museum and University College London (UCL) have found evidence of tropical frogs … Read more
How did periods of purely digital contact over the pandemic effect young people’s wellbeing?
Research led by Dr Martha Newson, with Nottingham Trent University (NTU) has found that during periods where face-to-face contact is substituted by digital contact, is … Read more
Rastafari Research Featured on the BBC Radio 4 Sunday Programme
Dr Anna Waldstein talks about her research with the Rastafari movement, and particularly how faith and spirituality help with the emotional challenges of an unsettled … Read more
SAC Alumni make us proud at this year’s Tusk Awards.
Many, many congratulations to DICE alumni Simson Uri-Khob from Namibia and Rachel Ikemeh from Nigeria! Now in its ninth year, the Tusk Conservation Awards ceremony … Read more
The Human Geography and Environmental Social Science Seminar Series is back!
Resilience Reset: Creating Resilient Cities in the Global South with Dr Aditya Bahadur, Principal researcher, Human Settlements, International Institute for Environment and Development discussing Resilient … Read more
Teeth of Neanderthal infants developed sooner than modern humans
SAC researchers here have found that the teeth of Neanderthal infants formed before birth and developed much sooner than modern human children. Research led by … Read more
The SAC Sustainability Working Group Needs YOU!
Come and join a power pow-wow to get involved with this unique working group, with a big mission. The SAC Sustainability Working Group is keen on recruiting … Read more
Primates Social Impact Award for Kent-led Research into Wild Chimpanzee Behaviour
Dr Adriana Lowe worked on infanticidal behaviour by wild chimpanzees, collating observations made in the Budongo Forest, Uganda. Work led by Dr Adriana Lowe as … Read more