Farah Hallaba has recently joined the School to embark upon an MA in Social Anthropology and Visual Ethnography. She made an informal, short video in … Read more
Category: Research
Professor Tracy Kivell provides expert commentary on the discovery of Danuvius, a new fossil ape
Professor Tracy Kivell, Professor of Biological Anthropology, recently shared her thoughts in a Nature News & Views article on the discovery of a new fossil ape … Read more
Open Lecture – ‘Homo Luzonensis: Discovery of a New Human Species’
Tuesday 3rd December 2019, 18:00 – 19:00. Marlowe Lecture Theatre 1, University of Kent Join Dr Florent Détroit, from the Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, to … Read more
Queen’s Anniversary Prize for the work of Durrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology (DICE)
The University has been awarded a highly prestigious Queen’s Anniversary Prize for Higher and Further Education for the work of the Durrell Institute of Conservation … Read more
Dr Joseph W. Bull: ‘Policy-makers must take a more ambitious approach to reversing biodiversity loss’
A group of leading conservationists, including Dr Joseph W. Bull, Senior Lecturer in Conservation Science at the Durrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology (DICE), is … Read more
Dr Matthew Skinner publishes paper revealing that teeth are more beautiful below the surface
Palaeoanthropologists use fossil teeth to reconstruct our evolutionary past. Unfortunately, information about tooth shape is lost as they wear down during an individual’s lifetime. A … Read more
Social Anthropology alumna Dr Carin Tunåker at 50 Years After Stonewall conference
Former PhD candidate in Social Anthropology, Dr Carin Tunåker, gave a talk at the 50 Years After Stonewall’ conference at the University of Edinburgh this … Read more
Dr Mike Poltorak to host Kent premiere of his ethnographic documentary The Healer & The Psychiatrist
The ethnographic documentary The Healer and The Psychiatrist will be screened at the Gulbenkian cinema on 13th November between 17:30 and 19:30. Produced and directed … Read more
Dr Daniela Peluso participating in symposium on indigenous urbanisation
Dr Daniela Peluso, Senior Lecturer in Social Anthropology, will be participating in a forthcoming symposium on indigenous urbanisation to be held at the University of … Read more
Ethnographic film screening on Migration, Displacement and Refugees
The School of Anthropology and Conservation will be hosting a seminar and ethnographic film screening on Migration, Displacement and Refugees that will be delivered by … Read more