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Author: Grace Shore Banks

Study emphasises viability of the intriguing captive group of Moroccan Royal lions to support conservation

By Grace Shore Banks | 07 January 2022

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

Ravers conformed to Covid-19 restrictions more than single vaccinated 80-year-olds

By Grace Shore Banks | 16 December 2021

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

By Grace Shore Banks | 10 December 2021

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?

By Grace Shore Banks | 08 December 2021

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

By Grace Shore Banks | 06 December 2021

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.

By Grace Shore Banks | 29 November 2021

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!

By Grace Shore Banks | 29 November 2021

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

By Grace Shore Banks | 25 November 2021

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!

By Grace Shore Banks | 25 November 2021

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

By Grace Shore Banks | 15 November 2021

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

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