Dr Janine Robinson from the Durrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology (DICE) has been awarded the RSPB’s (Royal Society for the Protection of Birds) Conservation … Read more
Category: Research
PhD student Christopher Aris awarded Laura Bassi scholarship
The Laura Bassi scholarship is awarded to PhD students and early career researchers by Editing Press, a company formed from academics from Oxford and Cambridge. … Read more
DICE Talk: ‘Parks as flagships and Bolivia’s turtle trade’
This month’s DICE Talk will showcase research currently being undertaken by students on DICE’s MSc programmes. Tom Wells, on the MSc Conservation and International Wildlife … Read more
Social Anthropology PhD student Tom Bell attends Massachusetts state legislature to study US environmentalism
Tom Bell, PhD candidate in social anthropology, recently attended, as part of his research on the climate movement in Massachusetts, a public hearing at the … Read more
Professor Keith Somerville publishes new book on the best way to ensure lions and humans can coexist
The killing of Cecil the lion in July 2015 focused public attention on conservation issues surrounding this endangered species. Now a new book by a … Read more
Double Postdoc for Social Anthropology PhD graduate
Dr Amber Abrams, who graduated from Kent in July, is currently undertaking a postdoctoral fellowship at the Future Water Institute (FWI) at the University of … Read more
DICE PhD student David Seaman publishes paper on orang-utan populations in oil palm landscapes
Palm oil production continues to be a hot topic in conservation and orang-utans have become its poster child. Whilst it is true that converting forest … Read more
PhD student Laura Burke on the function of community radio in Timor-Leste
Laura Burke is a Social Anthropology PhD student currently carrying out research in Timor-Leste. She has recently been collaborating with a local radio station to … Read more
Professor Tracy Kivell and Professor Richard Griffiths awarded University Research Prizes
Main image (left to right): Professor Richard Griffiths, Vice-Chancellor Professor Karen Cox, Professor Tracy Kivell, Dr Alexandra Leduc-Pagel, Dr Robert Fish and Head of School … Read more
ParrotNet publishes policy brief on invasive parrots and their impact on biodiversity, people and the economy
Non-native parrots can cause substantial agricultural damage and threaten native biodiversity, although impacts vary strongly depending on where these parrots have been introduced, according to … Read more