The School of Anthropology and Conservation are excited to announce a new field-course module in Tropical Ecology and Conservation. The module, DI535, will be undertaken … Read more
Household survival in crisis: austerity and relatedness in Greece and Portugal
Scholarships at Durrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology
Kent’s Durrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology (DICE) is pleased to announce the launch of the 2014 DICE MSc Scholarship scheme. The successful applicant will receive a … Read more
Volunteers sought for on-campus conservation project
There should be some on-campus coppicing in Bluebell Woods tomorrow, Wednesday 19 March (the woods behind Venue). The activity should start at around 10.00am and will be … Read more
Elephant Matters – DICE PhD Kenyan Research
DICE PhD student Lydia Tiller will be conducting research in Kenya into how land-use change in the Transmara District is driving human-elephant conflict and elephant … Read more
Stirling Lecture – video available online
Last week’s Stirling Lecture (26 Feb) on ‘Ageing, menopause and parenting – perspectives on human evolution’ is now available online. This year’s lecture was given … Read more
BBC features DICE parrot research network
Research from DICE, part of the University’s School of Anthropology and Conservation, featured on BBC South East yesterday evening (Monday 3 March). The item focused … Read more
BBC Four Programme Features SAC Academic
The ground-breaking two-part series ‘Dissected’ takes a look inside hands and feet – preview the new series featuring Dr Tracy Kivell here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p01q0n54 Episode airs on 18 Feb at 9.00pm
Researchers aim to understand impact of invasive parrots
A new research network which aims to understand the problems caused by parrots that have invaded cities has been launched by the University of Kent’s … Read more
SAC Research Fellow Wins Prestigious ISE Fellowship
Dr Dario Novellino, PhD in environmental anthropology at Kent and Research Fellow in the Centre for Biocultural Diversity, has won the very prestigious Darrell Posey … Read more

