New research from the Durrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology (DICE) suggests that coconut oil production may be more harmful to the environment than palm … Read more
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#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
Professor Keith Somerville: “Mystery elephant deaths in Botswana need urgent investigation”
Professor Keith Somerville, a conservationist at the Durrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology (DICE), has commented on the fact that, since March 2020, over 400 carcasses … 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
School of Anthropology and Conservation awarded major grant from The Wolfson Foundation
The University has been awarded £250k from The Wolfson Foundation towards the cost of equipping a new Imaging Centre for the Life Sciences in the … Read more
Professor João Pina-Cabral’s World: An Anthropological Examination published in Italian translation
In 2017, Professor of Social Anthropology, João Pina-Cabral, published a book called World: An Anthropological Examination (HAU Books: University of Chicago Press). The book explores the … Read more
Dr Judith Bovensiepen joins editorial board for Social Analysis
Senior Lecturer in Social Anthropology, Dr Judith Bovensiepen, has recently been appointed as part of the editorial board of the academic journal Social Analysis alongside … Read more
DICE PhD student featured in National Geographic documentary exploring ‘The Lost Forest’
In May 2018, an international team of scientists and explorers, lead by Dr Julian Bayliss, went on an extraordinary mission in Mozambique to reach a … Read more
Flagship amphibian becomes face of new Mexican banknote
The new Mexican 50 peso banknote features an image of the axolotl (Ambystoma mexicanum), one of the most intriguing and unusual amphibians in the world. … Read more
DICE PhD student publishes review on the influence of forests on freshwater fish in the tropics
A new review published in BioScience explores the relationship between tropical forests and fish, providing a synthesis of the known ecological linkages in forest-freshwater systems … Read more