Author: jsh31

A recent study on hand dexterity in humans and other primates has been published in the Journal of the Royal Society Interface, combining the expertise … Read more

A report by BBC News into the impact of deforestation for rubber focuses on research by a team from the University of East Anglia incorporates comment … Read more

The paper headline reads, ‘One man and his frog’. The article published on 12th April in the Plymouth Sunday Independent charts Wayne Edward’s journey to … Read more

The Orchid black market can see trades of up to £150,000. PhD student Amy Hinsley is conducting research into Orchid trade and she featured on … Read more

Senior Lecturer Dr Matt Skinner recently appeared on BBC World talking about the evolution of the human chin. Matt explains how the use of cooking … Read more

Columnist Gillian Tett has recently written about the substantial benefits of studying a Liberal Arts degree in her Financial Times column.  As one of the … Read more

Continuing the legacy of impacting research, two DICE PhD students have recently published papers studying Chytrid Fungus and its prevalence in amphibians in the biodiversity … Read more

Recent research by Dr Matt Skinner, published in the Journal of Human Evolution, suggests that early humans had tiny hips and spindly legs. Fossilised pelvis … Read more

The Durrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology (DICE), in partnership with the International Trade Centre (ITC) and the Centre for Biocultural Diversity (CBCD), has launched … Read more

The Anthropology of Hands Conference, 24th – 26th June, is a three day event which will explore how the hands of humans and other primates … Read more