Local people in regions rich in biodiversity who supplement their income through trading wildlife should be incorporated into conservation efforts to help protect local habitats, … Read more
Category: Research
Dr Francesca Mezzenzana publishes paper on movement and human-animal relationships
Dr Francesca Mezzenzana, a Marie Skłodowska Curie postdoctoral fellow with the school, has published her paper ‘Moving alike: human and nonhuman relationships among the Runa’ in Social … Read more
DICE alumnus’ study reveals the secret life of Jersey’s grass snakes
Research on Jersey’s grass snakes has found that their numbers are higher than first thought, but they’re still at high risk of extinction. The study, … Read more
Postnatal depression has life-long impact on mother-child relations and disrupts grandmother bonding
New research at Kent has discovered that postnatal depression (PND) can impact the quality of relationships between mother and child into adult life, and have … Read more
Dr Matthew Skinner and Dr Jake Bicknell awarded University Research Prizes
Dr Matthew Skinner and Dr Jake Bicknell have been awarded the Faculty Consolidator and Starting Research Prizes respectively in the University’s 2018 competition round. Dr … Read more
Experimental Archaeologist reveals the short functional life of prehistoric stone tools
Research published this week by the School of Anthropology and Conservation’s Experimental Archaeologist Dr Alastair Key reveals that the stone tools used by our early … Read more
Research Scholarship available on International Wildlife Trade
A new Vice Chancellor’s Research Scholarship is being offered for anyone with a research interest or expertise in the field of online illegal wildlife trade. … Read more
Dr David Henig’s work published as part of The Global Encyclopaedia of Informality
Dr David Henig’s work on languages of informality and economies of favours has been published as part of The Global Encyclopaedia of Informality. This ambitious … Read more
DICE research reveals hope for Chile’s vulnerable güiña wildcat
Research carried out by Dr Nicolas Galvez, a former DICE PhD candidate, has discovered that the güiña wildcat from Chile is more tolerant of deforestation and direct killing by people as retaliation … Read more
Dario Novellino speaking on Palm Oil impacts
CBCD Honorary Research Fellow and SAC alumni Dr Dario Novellino will be in Paris on January 16th, at a French Democratic Confederation of Labour (CFDT) seminar to discuss the … Read more