Abbie Shortland joined Kent in 2019 and graduates this summer. She looks back at how her choice to study Anthropology was a pivotal step in … Read more
Category: Biological Anthropology
Meet the teacher: Dr Chris Dunmore opens up about a passion for Paleaoanthropology
If you’re coming to study Human Biology and Behavior with us this autumn, you’ll want to get to know who will be teaching you. Chris … Read more
You’ve got to hand it to primates
Lecturer in Biological Anthropology Dr Chris Dunmore participated in a local eidtion of the worldwide franchise Pint of Science, which brings current science to the … Read more
Who You Calling Fossil?
We threw the doors open to our Darwin Lab one weekend in February to share some of our collection with these young enthusiasts. Dr Chris … Read more
The BioAnth Seminar Series; Masticatory energetics, food mechanics and human evolution!
Researcher Adam van Casteren will be presenting in person on his area of expertise -physical interactions between ecology and feeding morphology in primates. Adam van … Read more
School of Anthropology and Conservation Research Scholarships 2023
The School of Anthropology and Conservation (SAC) at Kent offers a supportive, dynamic and diverse environment for creative research and learning. Our lecturers and research … Read more
Professor Tracy Kivell On Paleo-Anthropology And The European Research Council (ERC)
The School of Anthropology and Conservation’s very own Professor, Tracy Kivell, recently made an appearance, in the form of a podcast, for The European … Read more
MSc student Ishaan Patil illustrates children’s book about biodiversity
Packed Together is a beautiful children’s book, illustrated by Ishaan Patil, MSc Environmental Anthropology, University of Kent, and Saloni Basrur, MSc Biodiversity, Conservation, and Management, … Read more
The Past, Present and Future of Plagues
On Wednesday 21 April, Professor Johannes Krause from the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology lead the Skeletal Biology Research Centre Annual Lecture on “The … Read more
Jersey Neanderthal teeth hint at interbreeding with modern humans
A new study of neanderthal teeth from La Cotte de St Brelade in Jersey suggests a dual Neanderthal-modern human ancestry. Kent’s Professor Matthew Skinner (School of Anthropology … Read more