Principal Investigators: Dr Simon Tollington and Dr. Jim Groombridge Project Dates: 2013 – present Funding: NERC, Rufford Foundation, British Ecological Society Collaborators: Mauritian Wildlife Foundation … Read more
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Visiting Researcher
The school welcomes Omani field biologist Hadi Al-Hikmani who will be working in the conservation genetics laboratory during a month-long research visit this May. Hadi … Read more
Book available to download – Integrating Religion within Conservation
We are delighted to announce that the book, ‘Integrating Religion within Conservation: Islamic Beliefs and Sumatran Forest Management’ has been published and is now available … Read more
Conservation leader from Kenya wins 2013 Whitley Award
The Whitley Awards celebrate 20 years of global conservation achievements HRH The Princess Royal yesterday (Thursday 2nd May) presented a Whitley Award, a prestigious international nature … Read more
Threatened Amphibian Species book – Free online
The fantastic book ‘Threatened Amphibian Species of the World’ is now available for free online. http://www.amphibians.org/publications/threatened-amphibians-of-the-world/ This excellent resource contains essays by DICE staff Professor Richard … Read more
DEFRA Award for DICE Academics
Prof. Douglas MacMillan and Dr. Ian Bride from the School of Anthropology and Conservation have won £172,000 of funding in the 19th Round of Defra’s Darwin … Read more
New Publication for Dr Dave Roberts and Dr Simon Black
“I tawt I taw a puddy tat!”: Lost lion populations are going unnoticed A new study by conservationists Dr Simon Black and Dr David Roberts … Read more
SAC Graduate on BBC 2 – Friday 1st March
Hadi Al Hikmani works on Arabian Leopards in the Dhofar Mountains of Oman. On Friday 1st March Hadi and his work will be featuring on … Read more
NERC Pathfinder Grant for SAC Staff
Dr Dave Roberts and Professor Michael Fischer have been awarded just under £20,000 for a NERC Pathfinder grant to look at the commercialisation of the ‘iTrade … Read more
Totemic Benches Project
CALL FOR PARTICIPANTS!!! Totemic benches: An interdisciplinary project involving architecture, anthropology, environmental studies and wildlife-conservation students in the design and creation of a social space. … Read more









