The radio documentary, conducted by the BBC, in one of our Darwin Initiative project sites (Guguak Malalo) entitled: Lost in Translation: Islam for conservation and … Read more
Category: DICE
PhD student become Editor in Chief
DICE PhD student, Gonçalo M. Rosa, has recently been appointed Editor in Chief of ALYTES (the scientific journal of the International Society for the Study … Read more
MPhil student interviewed by BBC World Service
On 26th September 2011 the World press buzzed with a breaking story of 100 pangolins rescued in Thailand. It was expected that these endangered animals … Read more
Barbary Lions on the BBC
Today, 2nd September, the In Pictures feature on the BBC website highlights a new series ‘Nature’s Miracle Babies’. The series focuses on a number of facilities … Read more
From genes to environmental change: the spatial ecology of a tropical seabird
Principal Investigator: Dr Jim Groombridge Project dates: 2011-September 2016 Funding: NERC/University of Reading (£35,596) Collaborators: Prof. Ken Norris and Dr. Malcolm Nicoll, CAER, University of … Read more
Protected Areas Resilient to Climate Change (PARCC) in West Africa
Principal Investigator: Dr Bob Smith Project dates: 2011 to 2015 Funding: Global Environment Fund UK Project Partners: Led by UNEP-WCMC, with Durham University, IUCN Species Programme, BirdLife International, and … Read more
Examining the fate of local great crested newt populations following licensed developments
Principal Investigator: Professor Richard Griffiths Project dates: 1 May 2011-30 November 2013 Funding: Defra: £190,296 Collaborators: Amphibian and Reptile Conservation The demand for housing … Read more
NERC CASE Studentship Awarded
DICE professor, Richard Griffiths, has successfully secured a NERC CASE studentship. This joint venture with ZSL sees Helen Meredith joining DICE as a PhD student on … Read more
Molecular genetics and infectious disease in red squirrels on Jersey
Principal Investigator: Dr Jim Groombridge Co Investigators: Dr Tiffany Blackett and Major Stephen Coleman Project dates: May 2011 – April 2012 Funding: £13,370: Jersey … Read more
Development of standardised protocols for assessing reptile and amphibian populations
Principal Investigator: Professor Richard Griffiths Project dates: 1 January 2011 – ongoing Funding: NERC: £85,866; Freshwater Habitats Trust Collaborators: Natural England; Countryside Council for Wales; … Read more









