Author: harriet

Female survival experts have criticised Channel 4’s show The Island for only featuring male contestants. This latest Bear Grylls’ series features 12 male ‘survivors’ stranded on a desert island. SAC PhD Ethnobotony student … Read more

We have been able to extend the application deadline for two project-linked ESRC PhD scholarships to conduct anthropological research on  the socioeconomic consequences of the financial … Read more

The  School of Anthropology and Conservation at the University of Kent is offering  two project-linked ESRC PhD scholarships to conduct anthropological research on  the socioeconomic … Read more

Kent’s Durrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology (DICE) is pleased to announce the launch of the 2014 DICE MSc Scholarship scheme. The successful applicant will receive a … Read more

There should be some on-campus coppicing in Bluebell Woods tomorrow, Wednesday 19 March (the woods behind Venue). The activity should start at around 10.00am and will be … Read more

DICE PhD student Lydia Tiller will be conducting research in Kenya into how land-use change in the Transmara District is driving human-elephant conflict and elephant … Read more

Last week’s Stirling Lecture (26 Feb) on ‘Ageing, menopause and parenting – perspectives on human evolution’ is now available online. This year’s lecture was given … Read more

Research from DICE, part of the University’s School of Anthropology and Conservation, featured on BBC South East yesterday evening (Monday 3 March). The item focused … Read more

The ground-breaking two-part series ‘Dissected’ takes a look inside hands and feet – preview the new series featuring Dr Tracy Kivell here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p01q0n54 Episode airs on 18 Feb at 9.00pm

A new research network which aims to understand the problems caused by parrots that have invaded cities has been launched by the University of Kent’s … Read more