The ring-necked parakeet is described by the RSPB as the UK’s only naturalised parrot, of which there are estimated to be as many as 32,000 … Read more
Category: News
Anthropology alumna’s student film project selected for competition at Los Angeles CineFest
Catriona Blackburn, who graduated in July 2017 with a BSc in Anthropology, has been invited to screen her film Cooking Ghosts at the 2018 edition … Read more
DICE student Nick Deere publishes some of his PhD work in the Journal of Applied Ecology
Carbon-rich tropical forests, which are often among the least-disturbed habitats, seem to be ideal bastions for sensitive and threatened animals, particularly compared to lower-carbon areas … Read more
Dr Lois Lee delivers research seminar on understanding non-religion and ethics in the UK
For Week 9’s instalment of the social anthropology seminar series on ‘Understanding Ethics in Our Changing World’, Dr Lois Lee, Research Fellow in the Religious … Read more
Shelley Malekia nominated for an Above and Beyond award
Congratulations to our Student Pastoral Support Co-ordinator Shelley Malekia, who has received an ‘Above and Beyond’ award from Kent Union, in recognition of her work … Read more
Professor Zoe Davies wins wildlife photography award
Professor Zoe Davies has won an award in the annual British Ecological Society photography competition. Professor Davies was chosen as the winner of the ‘Dynamic … Read more
Professor Hugh Brody awarded honorary degree
At this November’s graduation ceremony, Professor Hugh Brody was awarded an honorary Doctor of Letters degree for his outstanding contribution to society as an anthropologist, … Read more
DICE lecture series
The Durrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology and the School of Anthropology and Conservation were delighted to present Dame Jane Goodall DBE as the special … Read more
PhD candidate Ruth Auger delivers research seminar on homelessness in Canterbury
Ruth Auger, a current PhD student, gave the Anthropology Research Seminar on 13 November 2017. Her talk was titled ‘The making of the moral person: … Read more
DICE student and alumni involved in discovery of a new frog species from Madagascar
Early last year a small team of researchers, which included current DICE PhD student Lawrence Ball and DICE alumni Jeanneney Rabearivony and Duncan Parker, embarked on … Read more









