So named for its distinctive shape, the Chinese paddlefish, or Chinese swordfish, had a lineage dating back at least 34 million years, scientists believe. It … Read more
Category: SAC
Student-led video released of the School’s declaration of a Climate and Environmental Emergency
In September 2019, the School of Anthropology and Conservation (SAC) declared a Climate and Environmental Emergency, the first academic School at the University of Kent … Read more
School of Anthropology and Conservation’s Climate and Environmental Emergency declaration
To herald the start of a new academic year, the School of Anthropology and Conservation (SAC) declared a Climate and Environmental Emergency, the first academic … Read more
María Cifre Sabater successfully defends her PhD thesis
María Cifre Sabater, PhD candidate in Social Anthropology research, successfully defended her thesis earlier this month. Her PhD thesis, Changing Forests in a Changing Mediterranean … Read more
New Human Geography Sustainability Scholarships announced for 2020
To celebrate the launch of its new BSc in Human Geography in autumn 2019, the School of Anthropology and Conservation is offering five scholarships of … Read more
DICE PhD student Kate Allberry on collecting wild cat DNA samples in the Malaysian jungle
Kate Allberry is a PhD student in Biodiversity Management at the Durrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology (DICE), researching how environmental change influences the movement … Read more
Dr Zerrin Özlem Biner publishes book on violence and precarious coexistence in Turkey
Dr Zerrin Özlem Biner, Lecturer in Social Anthropology, has published her book, States Of Dispossession, through the University of Pennsylvania Press. The military conflict between … Read more
Anthropology of China students visit London Buddhist Temple
Students on The Anthropology of China module visited a popular Chinese Buddhist temple in London last month. The temple is located just around the corner … Read more
DICE Talk – ‘Wildlife Trade on the New Silk Roads’
‘Wildlife Trade on the New Silk Roads’ is the theme of the December DICE talk. The talk will be given by Dr Amy Hinsley, Postdoctorate … Read more
Dr Khalil Avi Betz-Heinemann publishes article in Gods and Radicals and is invited on Last Born In The Wilderness podcast
Research Associate Dr Khalil Avi Betz-Heinemann has had his article Don’t Shoot the Messenger: Invasive Species and Halting Biodiversity Loss in the magazine Gods and … Read more