Reader in Human Ecology, Dr Robert Fish, has teamed up with the South Atlantic Environmental Research Institute to help understand better the cultural values of … Read more
Category: Human Geography
“You are more than your grades” – What coming to University taught me
Katie Hargrave-Smith is in her final year studying for a BA in Environmental Social Sciences. “This month, my heart has gone out to all those … Read more
Five documentaries to watch in preparation for the new academic year
Katie Hargrave-Smith is in her final year studying for a BA in Environmental Social Sciences. Here she offers some recommendations for some documentaries widely available … Read more
#windowsintowildlife: June edition
This April, the School of Anthropology and Conservation launched a student-led social media campaign called #windowsintowildlife. While lockdown measures saw us staying inside a lot more than … Read more
Anthropology and Conservation News Summary – June
The tail-end of June marks three months of lockdown, although measures have started to ease up slightly across the country. Unfortunately, this hasn’t been the … Read more
Dr Khalil Avi Betz-Heinemann publishes new study on the efficacy of culling crows in Northern Cyprus
Culling, the killing of non-human animals, is practised worldwide as a form of population control and environmental management. In tandem with other practices, culling is … Read more
Anthropology and Conservation News Summary – April
The doors may temporarily be closed to the School of Anthropology and Conservation during the lockdown, but there is still plenty of activity to report. … Read more
‘We’re providing people with access to fresh vegetables without chemical fertilisers and pesticides harming the soil’ – Olivia Haywood-Smith
Olivia Haywood-Smith is the facilitator and co-founder of the Beetbox cooperative on the Canterbury campus. She is in the final year of her Human Ecology … Read more
DICE Annual Lecture 2020: Dr Jane Goodall – ‘Gombe and Beyond: Chimpanzees, conservation and change’
“Every day you live, you make an impact and you get to choose what sort of impact you make.” When Dr Jane Goodall ended her … Read more
Inaugural BSc Human Geography field trip to Brussels
Our fieldtrip to Brussels as part of the BSc in Human Geography began as most fieldtrips do: early. We boarded the Eurostar with tired eyes … Read more