What are the challenges of conducting ethnographic fieldwork among people whose politics or values differ significantly from you own? What are the compromises that emerge … Read more
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DICE PhD student Helen Pheasey wins the Archie Carr Award at the International Sea Turtle Symposium
Archie Carr is thought of in the turtle community as the grandfather of sea turtle research. He was the first person to attempt to tag … Read more
Anthropology undergraduate trip to Paris
Last week saw the annual school trip to Paris for anthropology undergraduates led by Professor João Pina-Cabral. . It comprised of a day trip to visit … Read more
DICE research shows that the instability of wildlife trade does not encourage trappers to conserve natural habitats
Local people in regions rich in biodiversity who supplement their income through trading wildlife should be incorporated into conservation efforts to help protect local habitats, … Read more
£2000 per year scholarship available for international undergraduate student
We are delighted to offer this scholarship to an inspiring international student joining one of the School of Anthropology and Conservation undergraduate programmes in September … Read more
Dr Francesca Mezzenzana publishes paper on movement and human-animal relationships
Dr Francesca Mezzenzana, a Marie Skłodowska Curie postdoctoral fellow with the school, has published her paper ‘Moving alike: human and nonhuman relationships among the Runa’ in Social … Read more
DICE alumnus’ study reveals the secret life of Jersey’s grass snakes
Research on Jersey’s grass snakes has found that their numbers are higher than first thought, but they’re still at high risk of extinction. The study, … Read more
Postnatal depression has life-long impact on mother-child relations and disrupts grandmother bonding
New research at Kent has discovered that postnatal depression (PND) can impact the quality of relationships between mother and child into adult life, and have … Read more
Save the Rhino CEO to give DICE lecture
The Chief Executive Officer of Save the Rhino International, Cathy Dean, will be the guest speaker for the 2018 Durrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology … Read more
Dr Matthew Skinner and Dr Jake Bicknell awarded University Research Prizes
Dr Matthew Skinner and Dr Jake Bicknell have been awarded the Faculty Consolidator and Starting Research Prizes respectively in the University’s 2018 competition round. Dr … Read more