Our beautiful campus is incredibly rich in species, so its the ideal location for a ‘Bio Blitz’. It offers vast greenspaces, a concentration of ecological … Read more
Author: Grace Shore Banks
Take part in the Kent Bio Blitz this month!
This month the school are hosting a ‘Bio Blitz’ on campus, when a variety of specialist surveys will take place throughout the day, with experts … Read more
DICE talk 2021 “When to rescue orangutans, and other conservation dilemmas”.
Professor Erik Meijaard joins the Durrell Institute for Conservation and Ecology (DICE) for their prestigious annual lecture series. The DICE Lecture is an annual public … Read more
Professor Tracy Kivell project highlighted in ERC’s funding success campaign
School of Anthropolgy Head of School Professor Tracy Kivell has been recognised along with 14 other grantees to celebrate the European Research Council (ERC)’s milestone of funding 10,000 … Read more
Anthropology Society Need YOU!
There are so many benefits to joining a society committee. Anthropology enthusiast? The Anthropology Society are recruiting for next year’s committee and you can be a part … Read more
Recent wildlife documentaries affect public understanding of wider conservation
Research led by the Durrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology (DICE) has found that the personification of animals in recent wildlife documentaries leads to significant misinformation and … Read more
This year’s Annual Lecture of the Skeletal Biology Research Centre with Prof. Johannes Krause
Unravelling the genetic history of The Black Death and bubonic plague from 5000 years ago to present. You are cordially invited to the 2021 … Read more
Students return to campus for practical fieldwork.
The campus has been relatively uninhabited by humans over the last few months which has left nature alone to do its thing! This is going … Read more
Even older than we thought?!
Current evidence suggests the world’s earliest stone technologies are likely to be older than previously thought. A team led by Kent’s Dr Alastair Key and Dr David … Read more
Truth be Told: Safety and Support in the Field
Organised by postgraduates in the School of Anthropology and Conservation, University of Kent, the Women in Conservation Canterbury Network, and WildHub Organised by postgraduates in the School … Read more