Thirty years ago, the European Association of Social Anthropologists (EASA) organised its first biannual conference in Coimbra, Portugal under the banner Anthropology and Europe. Professor … Read more
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Experts warn that conservation must adapt to survive in the post-pandemic world
The climate and biodiversity crises are presenting unprecedented global health risks that need to be urgently addressed, argue conservationists including Dr Charlie Gardner from the … Read more
Video commemorating Dr Jane Goodall’s annual DICE Lecture now available
World-renowned conservationist and ethologist Dr Jane Goodall, DBE, Founder of the Jane Goodall Institute and UN Messenger of Peace, delivered this year’s annual Durrell Institute … Read more
Why Anthropology has a moral duty to be at the forefront in normalising racial equality
Christopher Aris is currently studying for a PhD in Anthropology with an examination of enamel microevolution over the last 2000 years of human history. Here, … Read more
Covidentities – An interactive online screening of visual anthropology projects
This year’s visual anthropology event presents a diversity of films and interactive websites, many influenced by the pandemic. Please join us for our annual visual … Read more
Anthropology and Conservation News Summary – May
With the 24th of May signifying two months of lockdown during the current COVID-19 crisis, the doors to the School of Anthropology and Conservation have … Read more
Dr Khalil Avi Betz-Heinemann publishes new study on the efficacy of culling crows in Northern Cyprus
Culling, the killing of non-human animals, is practised worldwide as a form of population control and environmental management. In tandem with other practices, culling is … Read more
#windowsintowildlife: May edition
Last month, the School of Anthropology and Conservation launched a student-led social media campaign called #windowsintowildlife. With a vast amount of research linking human wellbeing … Read more
Try a little mindfulness: resilience and wellbeing during lockdown
During these times of remote working and studying at home, staff and students from the School of Anthropology and Conservation are presenting tips and advice … Read more
DICE PhD student wins Graduate School Prize for Public Engagement
Laura Thomas-Walters, who is studying for a PhD in Biodiversity Management at the Durrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology (DICE) on social marketing and behaviour change for … Read more