As figures from South Africa reveal rhino poaching has increased by 30%, zoologist Professor John Hanks argues for a legal trade in rhino horn. Hosted … Read more
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How Scientists Are Racing to Save a Rare Hawaiian Bird From Extinction
A new article in Audubon Magazine reports on the work of PhD student, Hanna Mounce, and her team as they look to save rare Hawaiian … Read more
Funding for MSc by Research – deadline 11/09/2015
This project will be funded by The States of Jersey Department of Environment. Funding is available to cover Home/EU tuition fees plus stipend. All other … Read more
Developing a sampled global protected area coverage metric
Principal Investigator: Dr Bob Smith Project dates: 2015 – Funding: University of Kent Faculty of Social Sciences Collaborators: UNEP-WCMC Protected areas (PAs) are a … Read more
A Needs Assessment of Green Space Provision across Kent: How does this correlate with low levels of physical activity?
Principal Investigator: Dr Zoe Davies Co-investigator: Tristan Pett Project dates: 2015-16 Funding: Kent Nature Partnership Collaborators: Teresa Bennett (Natural Values), Dr Susan Hidgson (Imperial College, … Read more
PhD Studentship available in ‘The Restoration of an Extinct Kentish Icon: Feasibility of Reintroducing the Chough to Kent’
Location: University of Kent Scholarship amount: University fees for a UK/EU student and annual stipend for three years Hours: Full time Deadline for applications: 25th August 2015 Description: The … Read more
Who’s a pretty parrot then? Public preferences for native and non-native species across Western Europe
Principal Investigator: Dr Zoe Davies Project dates: 2015-2016 Funding: University of Kent Faculty of Social Sciences Collaborators: Dr Thomas Lundhede (University of Copenhagen), Dr Martin … Read more
Kent research could play major role in curbing illegal ivory sales
A new automated data mining system researched and developed at the University of Kent could lead to a dramatic increase in the detection of potentially … Read more
‘My Wild Kent’ photo competition reminder
Kent Life has just published an announcement of the school’s exciting nature photography competition designed to showcase the outstanding green spaces and unique flora and … Read more
DICE Staff and Students at ICCB, France
The 27th International Congress for Conservation Biology, 4th European Congress for Conservation Biology (ICCB) will be running from 2nd – 6th August and we are delighted … Read more









