{"id":4161,"date":"2019-11-22T10:25:24","date_gmt":"2019-11-22T10:25:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/sac-news-events\/?p=4161"},"modified":"2019-11-22T16:17:27","modified_gmt":"2019-11-22T16:17:27","slug":"queens-anniversary-prize-for-the-work-of-durrell-institute-of-conservation-and-ecology-dice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/sac-news-events\/2019\/11\/22\/queens-anniversary-prize-for-the-work-of-durrell-institute-of-conservation-and-ecology-dice\/","title":{"rendered":"Queen’s Anniversary Prize for the work of Durrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology (DICE)"},"content":{"rendered":"

The University has been awarded a highly prestigious Queen’s Anniversary Prize for Higher and Further Education for the work of the Durrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology (DICE)<\/a>. The official announcement took place at St. James’ Palace on Thursday 21st November, 2019.<\/p>\n

The\u00a0Queen\u2019s Anniversary Prizes<\/a>\u00a0are awarded, within the honours system, for\u00a0exceptional contributions\u00a0by institutions in the higher and further education sectors and will be presented at Buckingham Palace on\u00a020 February 2020.<\/p>\n

Since its foundation, DICE has been a leader in its field, and instrumental in supporting applied research and capacity building in this area. It is the largest UK higher education institute to undertake this work, offering interdisciplinary undergraduate<\/a> and postgraduate<\/a> courses in wildlife conservation. To date, over\u00a01000 conservationists from over a 100 countries\u00a0have trained with DICE.<\/p>\n

Professor Karen Cox<\/a>, Vice-Chancellor and President of the University, said, “I am absolutely delighted that DICE should receive such an accolade. It is a much-deserved tribute\u00a0to the exceptional work of its\u00a0students, staff and alumni and the outstanding contribution they make to global conservation.”<\/p>\n

Professor Bob Smith<\/a>, Director of DICE, commented, “We are very honoured to receive such a prestigious award. The Prize acknowledges the hard work\u00a0that has taken place over the last 30 years, and will support our\u00a0future endeavours\u00a0as we seek to grow our\u00a0impact across the globe.”<\/p>\n

DICE leads projects in over\u00a050 countries, including\u00a0research on human wellbeing and nature, human-elephant conflict, oil palm deforestation, online illegal trade in protected species, national park planning and ecotourism projects, and the mapping of biodiversity through eDNA. This work is supported by funding from a range of sources\u00a0including NERC, Natural England, the government\u2019s Darwin Initiative and the Global Challenges Research Fund, part of the UK\u2019s official development assistance.<\/p>\n

This award is the third Queen\u2019s Anniversary Prize to be presented to the University, with previous awards recognising the work of the\u00a0Kent Law Clinic<\/a>\u00a0and the\u00a0Tizard Centre.<\/a><\/p>\n

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