The first social anthropology research seminar of the spring term was given by Dr James McMurray (University of Sussex). Titled ‘Uyghur homes as contested cultural … Read more
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‘My Year in Professional Practice’ – Katrine Burford-Bradshaw
Katrine Burford-Bradshaw is in her final year studying for a BSc in Wildlife Conservation with a Year in Professional Practice. Here she talks about her … Read more
DICE PhD candidate Steven Allain discovers new species of parasitic worm
What do you get when a stowaway toad enters the country from Mauritius and ends up in the care of a keen herpetologist? In this … Read more
Conservationist Dr Jane Goodall to deliver this year’s DICE Lecture
World-renowned conservationist and ethologist Dr Jane Goodall, DBE, Founder of the Jane Goodall Institute and UN Messenger of Peace, will deliver this year’s Durrell Institute … Read more
Call for Papers – Cities and Nationalism Symposium 2.0: Comparing Conflict Across Geopolitical Faultlines
The Cities & Nationalism Symposium 2.0 – Comparing Conflicts Across Geopolitical Faultlines provides a platform to bring together researchers working at the forefront of urban … Read more
DICE research shows potential for zero-deforestation pledges to protect wildlife in oil palm
New research from the Durrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology (DICE) has found that environmental efforts aimed at eliminating deforestation from oil palm production have … Read more
Governments must put biodiversity at the heart of climate policy
Protecting biodiversity needs to be addressed as critically and rapidly as the climate, argue conservationists from the Durrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology (DICE). In … Read more
Dr Rajindra Puri edits special issue on Human Adaptation to Biodiversity Change
Dr Rajindra Puri, Senior Lecturer in Environmental Anthropology, has overseen the publication of a special issue of the journal AMBIO, dedicated to the emerging field … Read more
Dr Alastair Key leads study revealing early humans engineered optimised stone tools
Early Stone Age populations living between 1.8 – 1.2 million years ago engineered their stone tools in complex ways to make optimised cutting tools, according … Read more
DICE TALK – ‘Curtains for endangered species?’
‘Curtains for Endangered Species?’ is the theme of the first DICE talk of 2020. The talk will be given by Dr Susy Paisley, a conservation … Read more