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2019 DICE Annual Lecture – Surviving The Anthropocene
We are pleased to announce that this year’s DICE Annual Lecture is being given by Professor Chris Thomas FRS from the University of York, titled … Read more
“We’re conservation scientists – here’s why we haven’t lost hope for the future”: DICE PhD researchers write for The Conversation
PhD researchers Sophus zu Ermgassen and Natalie Yoh discuss their optimism for the future despite what some call the planet’s sixth mass extinction. It can … Read more
The School of Anthropology and Conservation receives £500,000 for research into sustainable trade
The School of Anthropology and Conservation has been awarded a grant of £500,000 from a new global fund to support sustainable trade in wild species … Read more
Ethnobotanist in Residence 2019 – Professor Christian Vogl
Professor Christian Vogl from BOKU in Vienna will be in residence January 22-25th, 2019, as part of the CBCD/SAC Ethnobotanist in Residence Programme. Professor Vogl is … Read more
Dr Sarah Johns’ paper on postnatal depression amongst the top five most viewed articles in 2018
The paper, Male infants and birth complications are associated with increased incidence of postnatal depression, by Dr Sarah Myers and Dr Sarah Johns was amongst the top … Read more
New Biological Anthropology (Taught) MSc launched
The MSc in Biological Anthropology is a perfect foundation for PhD research: it provides theoretical background, discipline specific knowledge and advanced, quantitative research methods. Taught … Read more
DICE Talk: ‘Using decoy turtle eggs to track poachers’
The School of Anthropology and Conservation has created a new series named DICE Talks that will take place every month and will consist of a … Read more
In memory of Dr Mike Walkey
We are deeply saddened to share the news of the passing of Dr Mike Walkey, Director of DICE from 1991, and a colleague, friend and … Read more
Government’s new Ivory Act nothing but a ‘PR stunt’
As the UK ban on elephant ivory receives Royal Assent today and will enter into law, wildlife trade expert, Dr David Roberts, questions whether “it … Read more