This novel conference featured presentations by DICE students, staff and alumni, all following the #DICECON21 hashtag to join in on the Twitter social media platform. … Read more
Author: Grace Shore Banks
Publication on conservation conflict of DICE Master student’s research in Biological Conservation
Biological Conservation have published the research project on conservation conflict of Conservation Biology MSc Graduate (Chris)tina Hiller. Tina Hiller graduated with an MSc in Conservation … Read more
Kent’s inaugural Bio Blitz 2021!
Not long out of lockdown, the Sustainability Working Group ran a BioBlitz on campus this summer -an interactive event to record as many living species … Read more
Professor Somerville conferred with Fellowship of Royal Historical Society.
On the 27 July 2021 The Royal Historical Society announced that Professor Keith Somerville has been elected as a Fellow by the RHS council. ‘All … Read more
Professor Rob Fish Launches Graphic Text Book on Nature
A (graphic) novel way to convey public values on environmental research to Undergraduate students. Professor Rob Fish has created a graphic textbook exploring growing interest … Read more
Tatyana Humle appointed Head of School
Professor Tracy Kivell is soon due to finish her tenure as Head of School and we are excited to announce that Dr Tatyana Hulme (known … Read more
Could Video Games be a tool for conservation messages?
Flatmates Jess Fisher and Danielle Rundle were inspired to explore a paper about the medium of video games to communicate conservation messages, which has just … Read more
Canada/North West USA heatwave highlights impact that cities have on climate crisis
With record high temperatures causing devastation in Canada and North-West USA, Dr Jonathan Rock Rokem, explains the link between urban areas and the global climate … Read more
Expert Comment: Rewilding African elephants from Howlett’s to Southern Kenya
Professor Keith Somerville of the Durrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology (DICE) comments on this incentive. The Aspinall Foundation has announced that 13 African elephants are to be … Read more
When did the first COVID-19 case arise?
Evidence is building that its origin as a zoonotic spillover occurred prior to the officially accepted timing of early December, 2019. The first case of … Read more