New research carried out by the School of Anthropology and Conservation sheds light on the infanticidal behaviour of chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) and demonstrates that females are … Read more
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DICE PhD candidate Steven Allain featured in BBC Wildlife magazine
DICE PhD candidate Steven Allain has been featured in BBC Wildlife magazine after being interviewed by Jo Price. Steven’s feature was mainly based on the … Read more
Centre for Ethnographic Research book launch
(Co-hosted by the Centre for the Study of Higher Education (CSHE) and the Visual and Sensory Research Cluster) Monday November 26th, 15:00 – 18:00, UELT … Read more
Professor João de Pina-Cabral publishes on collective disciplinary identity
Berghan Books have published Who Are ‘We’? Reimagining Alterity and Affinity in Anthropology (eds: Liana Chua and Nayanika Mathur), a new volume examining how forms … Read more
Bake sale for Mental Health Awareness Day
Mental Health Awareness Day falls on Wednesday 10th October. To mark the day and help raise awareness, there will be a bake sale in the School … Read more
DICE research shows that relocating snakes is not as helpful to their conservation as previously thought
A pioneering study conducted at DICE on the effects of relocating adders due to development has found that males will disperse from their release site … Read more
Brand new Biological Anthropology Teaching Lab unveiled
The School of Anthropology and Conservation is very proud to open its brand new £150,000 teaching laboratory, completed over the summer vacation in preparation for … Read more
School of Anthropology and Conservation supports Canterbury’s green heritage conference
Two Kent academics are set to speak at a major conference aimed at raising the profile of green heritage in the Canterbury district. Dr Eirini Saratsi of … Read more
DICE research shows EU fisheries failures jeopardise small fishing communities
Traditional fishing has been harmed by EU fishing policies that favour big businesses and ignore sustainable approaches to conserving fish stocks. This is the main finding of … Read more
Expanding habitat protection in Guyana
Research to identify priority areas for conservation in Guyana is one of the School’s many projects that are having real-world impact. Since 2011, DICE researchers … Read more