This Autumn, in collaboration with the School of Anthropology and Conservation, the Gulbenkian cinema is hosting a series of environmental documentary films to help raise … Read more
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Global trade in exotic pets threatens endangered parrots through the spread of a virus
Beak and feather disease virus (BFDV) in wild parrot populations has been detected in eight new countries, raising concerns for threatened species. The new countries … Read more
DICE alumna Anita Diederichsen on why she chose Kent
“I chose Kent because of the reputation of the Durrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology and the Taught Masters’ degree they offer,” testifies Brazilian scholar … Read more
DICE research finds that serial criminals could help save tigers
A geographic profiling tool used to catch serial criminals could help reduce the casualties of human-tiger conflict, according to conservationists who collaborated on an innovative … Read more
Annual Distinguished Ethnobotanist Lecture 2018
Tuesday, October 9th, 17:00 at Jodrell Lecture Theatre, Kew Gardens, London ‘Discovering new wild edible plants in Europe: from 19th century famine potherb to 21st … Read more
Stone tools reveal modern human-like gripping capabilities 500,000 years ago
Research carried out in the School demonstrates that a technique used to produce stone tools that were first found half a million years ago is … Read more
Crowdfunding a success
A new Crowdfunding platform set up by the University’s Development Office to support student projects at Kent has successfully raised thousands to build an environmentally … Read more
Inaugural lecture of the Skeletal Biology Research Centre
Key questions about how humans evolved including why we take so long to grow up and why we age and die are the focus of … Read more
Dr Amy Hinsley on winning the RSPB Conservation award for outstanding PhD
Dr Amy Hinsley, who has won the 2018 RSPB Centre for Conservation Science Award for an outstanding PhD, has written a blog for the charity … Read more
Tropical birds benefit from more forest by rivers in oil palm areas
Protected riverbank habitats within areas of oil palm cultivation can play a key role in reducing the negative impacts on tropical bird numbers but need … Read more