Miguel Alexiades, Juan Alvaro Echeverri and Daniela Peluso have recently initiated a Split PhD programme between the University of Kent and IMANI (Instituto Amazónico de … Read more
Darwin project wins award
The radio documentary, conducted by the BBC, in one of our Darwin Initiative project sites (Guguak Malalo) entitled: Lost in Translation: Islam for conservation and … Read more
PhD student become Editor in Chief
DICE PhD student, Gonçalo M. Rosa, has recently been appointed Editor in Chief of ALYTES (the scientific journal of the International Society for the Study … Read more
MPhil student interviewed by BBC World Service
On 26th September 2011 the World press buzzed with a breaking story of 100 pangolins rescued in Thailand. It was expected that these endangered animals … Read more
Seminars for Staff and Students
This term we have a wide range of seminars for staff and students from the School of Anthropology and Conservation. Details of all seminars can … Read more
Barbary Lions on the BBC
Today, 2nd September, the In Pictures feature on the BBC website highlights a new series ‘Nature’s Miracle Babies’. The series focuses on a number of facilities … Read more
From genes to environmental change: the spatial ecology of a tropical seabird
Principal Investigator: Dr Jim Groombridge Project dates: 2011-September 2016 Funding: NERC/University of Reading (£35,596) Collaborators: Prof. Ken Norris and Dr. Malcolm Nicoll, CAER, University of … Read more
Protected Areas Resilient to Climate Change (PARCC) in West Africa
Principal Investigator: Dr Bob Smith Project dates: 2011 to 2015 Funding: Global Environment Fund UK Project Partners: Led by UNEP-WCMC, with Durham University, IUCN Species Programme, BirdLife International, and … Read more
Annual Ethnobotany Lecture
This year the Annual Ethnobotany Lecture will be given by Professor Will McClatchey of the University of Hawai’i. For further details visit: http://preview-www.kent.ac.uk/sac/events/lectures-seminars/ethnobotany-lecture/index.html
10 Challenges
This year’s screening of the third year Visual Anthropology Video projects was a testament to the hard work, creativity, engagement and inspiration of the 14 … Read more









