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Category: Research

Jersey Neanderthal teeth hint at interbreeding with modern humans

By gs510 | 01 February 2021

A new study of neanderthal teeth from La Cotte de St Brelade in Jersey suggests a dual Neanderthal-modern human ancestry. Kent’s Professor Matthew Skinner (School of Anthropology … Read more

Biodiversity Net Gain policy may fail to deliver benefits to nature

By jk393 | 22 December 2020

England’s Biodiversity Net Gain Policy could fail to deliver on promises to increase biodiversity when new buildings are developed, according to research presented at the … Read more

Research Scholarships 2021 – SeNSS and Graduate Teaching Assistantships

By cb386 | 21 December 2020

Anthropology and Conservation at Kent offers a supportive, dynamic and diverse environment for creative research and learning. Our lecturers and research students are engaged in exciting projects … Read more

DICE research informs report on the role of Indigenous Peoples and local communities to conservation efforts

By jk393 | 21 December 2020

Historically snubbed by exclusionary conservation, the role of Indigenous and local communities is integral to achieving the UN’s ambitious 2030 global biodiversity agenda. Over 1.65 … Read more

The Healer and The Psychiatrist launches globally and wins Best Feature Film at SVA Festival

By jk393 | 08 December 2020

Honorary Research Fellow in Social Anthropology, Dr Mike Poltorak’s, ethnographic documentary The Healer and the Psychiatrist is being launched by the distributor Documentary Education Resources … Read more

Animation, based on Dr Anika Haque’s research, is released on BBC iPlayer.

By gs510 | 07 December 2020

‘Animated Thinking’ – A Room in Mumbai is released on BBC iPlayer BBC iPlayer has released ‘A Room in Mumbai’, an animated film based on Dr Anika Haque’s research … Read more

Dr Jonathan Rock Rokem awarded funding to research migrant mobility and access to public urban resources

By jk393 | 07 December 2020

Lecturer in Human Geography, Dr Jonathan Rock Rokem, has been awarded funding as Project Investigator to lead the JPI Urban Europe Urban Migration research project, … Read more

Rediscovery of fossils from one of the UK’s most important archaeological sites

By jk393 | 02 December 2020

Biological anthropologists from the School of Anthropology and Conservation (SAC) have rediscovered fossils from Barnfield Pit in Swanscombe, Kent that have lain dormant for 70 years. … Read more

Neanderthal thumbs better adapted to holding tools with handles

By jk393 | 01 December 2020

Neanderthal thumbs were better adapted to holding tools in the same way that we hold a hammer, according to research undertaken at the Skeletal Biology … Read more

Geography and Environment Autumn Term Seminar Series 2020

By jk393 | 13 November 2020

The Human Geography and Environmental Social Science Seminar Series at the University of Kent is launching its first series with two inaugural talks in the … Read more

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