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
Category: Research
Biodiversity Net Gain policy may fail to deliver benefits to nature
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
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
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
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.
‘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
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
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
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
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