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
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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
“We must be kind to ourselves and respond rather than react to climate change” – Responding mindfully to eco-anxiety
Joshua Stevens is studying for a BSc in Human Geography. Here, he reflects on responding mindfully to the climate crisis to generate positivity. We all … Read more
“We need to rewrite the stories we tell ourselves!” – Harnessing agency to effect change in the age of eco-anxiety
Natasha Jacob, studying for a BSc in Human Ecology with a Year in Professional Practice writes the third in a series of blogs about how … Read more
Fossil finding at Warden Point with Dr Matthew Skinner
The Anthropology Society (AnthSoc) recently ventured to Warden Point with Professor of Biological Anthropology, Matthew Skinner, to hunt for 50 million year-old fossils. Warden is … 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