Flatmates Jess Fisher and Danielle Rundle were inspired to explore a paper about the medium of video games to communicate conservation messages, which has just … Read more
Category: Research
June News RoundUp
Its the end of the oddest academic year ever. How did we keep study, conservation and climate change at the forefront of the agenda during … Read more
Does Cocaine Make Football Fans More Aggressive?
Dr Martha Newson has written extensively about the relationship between highly committed football supporters and her new research indicates that cocaine use may be associated … Read more
April News RoundUp
April -the sun shone, the snow fell, we could get a haircut again or freeze in a pub garden, you handed in your dissertations, the … Read more
Is There an Increasing Consumer Demand for Bushmeat?
University of Kent alumna Linh Bao Nguyen has published research from her MSc which was completed in the Durrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology (DICE) … Read more
Research Scholarship 2021
The School of Anthropology and Conservation at Kent offers a supportive, dynamic and diverse environment for creative research and learning. Our lecturers and research students … Read more
Jersey Neanderthal teeth hint at interbreeding with modern humans
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
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
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