Protecting biodiversity needs to be addressed as critically and rapidly as the climate, argue conservationists from the Durrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology (DICE). In … Read more
Category: DICE
DICE TALK – ‘Curtains for endangered species?’
‘Curtains for Endangered Species?’ is the theme of the first DICE talk of 2020. The talk will be given by Dr Susy Paisley, a conservation … Read more
Dr David Roberts’ research on the extinction of the Chinese paddlefish covered by National Geographic, CNN and The Times
So named for its distinctive shape, the Chinese paddlefish, or Chinese swordfish, had a lineage dating back at least 34 million years, scientists believe. It … Read more
Student-led video released of the School’s declaration of a Climate and Environmental Emergency
In September 2019, the School of Anthropology and Conservation (SAC) declared a Climate and Environmental Emergency, the first academic School at the University of Kent … Read more
School of Anthropology and Conservation’s Climate and Environmental Emergency declaration
To herald the start of a new academic year, the School of Anthropology and Conservation (SAC) declared a Climate and Environmental Emergency, the first academic … Read more
DICE PhD student Kate Allberry on collecting wild cat DNA samples in the Malaysian jungle
Kate Allberry is a PhD student in Biodiversity Management at the Durrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology (DICE), researching how environmental change influences the movement … Read more
DICE Talk – ‘Wildlife Trade on the New Silk Roads’
‘Wildlife Trade on the New Silk Roads’ is the theme of the December DICE talk. The talk will be given by Dr Amy Hinsley, Postdoctorate … Read more
DICE PhD student Katie Spencer on the DICE 30th Anniversary Talk
This year marked the 30th Anniversary of the Durrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology (DICE) spanning three decades of applied conservation research across the world. … Read more
DICE PhD student, Trang Nguyen, named as one of the BBC’s 100 Women Of The Year
DICE PhD student Trang Nguyen has been listed as one of the BBC’s Women of 2019 alongside climate change activist Greta Thunberg, congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez … Read more
DICE MSc field trip to Slimbridge Wetland Centre 2019
In early October, Master’s students across the taught programmes offered by the Durrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology (DICE) visited the Wildfowl and Wetland Trust‘s … Read more