{"id":5720,"date":"2021-02-01T17:36:54","date_gmt":"2021-02-01T17:36:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/sac-news-events\/?p=5720"},"modified":"2021-03-03T10:07:15","modified_gmt":"2021-03-03T10:07:15","slug":"anthropology-and-conservation-winter-news-roundup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/sac-news-events\/2021\/02\/01\/anthropology-and-conservation-winter-news-roundup\/","title":{"rendered":"Winter News Roundup"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"lead\">In what has been an extraordinary year, the School of Anthropology and Conservation have still managed to come out with some incredible achievements and exciting news. This is just what&#8217;s happened over the last few months. <\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">New Study Opportunities<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/sac-news-events\/2021\/01\/21\/introducing-our-new-bsc-in-human-biology-and-behaviour\/\">We launched an exciting new undergraduate programme<\/a>! Our new <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/courses\/undergraduate\/75\/human-biology-and-behaviour\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Human <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Biology<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and Behaviour BSc (Hons)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is a unique course that explores what it is to be human, studying topics such as sex and reproduction, evolution and our anatomy. It offers the options of a year abroad or a year in industry to gain further experience.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Applications for a number of different <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/sac-news-events\/2020\/12\/21\/research-scholarships-2021-senss-and-graduate-teaching-assistantships\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">research Scholarships<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> opened in December. They ranged from opportunities for Masters students to PhD Graduate Teaching Assistant roles.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">We\u2019ve kept connected:<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Centre of Biocultural Diversity and the Royal Anthropological Institute jointly <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/sac-news-events\/2021\/01\/28\/book-launch-the-nuaulu-world-of-plants-nature-wars-by-professor-roy-ellen\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">held a virtual event to celebrate the launch of The Nuaulu World of Plants &amp; Nature Wars<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> by <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/anthropology-conservation\/people\/1014\/www.kent.ac.uk\/anthropology-conservation\/people\/1014\/ellen-roy\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Professor Roy Ellen<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Schools within the Division of Human and Social Sciences connected to provide <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/sac-news-events\/2021\/01\/15\/revive-film-festival-2021\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">weekly films for all to watch<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, and come together each Friday to discuss the films, chaired by the academic that suggested them. The Revive Film Festival allowed people to connect during these potential isolating times.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Some members of the School of Anthropology <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/sac-news-events\/2020\/12\/17\/sac-seasonal-reads-the-school-suggests-some-downtime-reading\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">recommended their favourite books for the holiday break<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. Books can provide a necessary break from reality, and the recommendations gave insights to the personal lives of academics and students alike.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">We focussed on mental health and eco anxiety:<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Human Ecology student Natasha Jacobs wrote <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/sac-news-events\/2020\/12\/14\/we-need-to-rewrite-the-stories-we-tell-ourselves-harnessing-agency-to-effect-change-in-the-age-of-eco-anxiety\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">the third installment in the series on eco-anxiety<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, sharing her experiences with an eco-anxiety classroom created to help people process their anxiety and work through it productively. Natasha discussed how to take back agency and rewrite your story.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Human Geography student and Treasurer for the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ukcmindfulness.wordpress.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">UKC Mindfulness Society<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Joshua Stevens also discussed eco-anxiety, and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/sac-news-events\/2020\/12\/16\/we-must-be-kind-to-ourselves-and-respond-rather-than-react-to-climate-change-responding-mindfully-to-eco-anxiety\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">the importance of being kind to yourself<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. By using mindfulness, you can learn how to respond, rather than react, to climate change.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Groundbreaking Research<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/sac-news-events\/2020\/12\/21\/5655\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Research<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> from the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/research.kent.ac.uk\/dice\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Durrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology (DICE)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> has informed a report on the role of Indigenous Peoples and local communities to conservation efforts, which has historically been overlooked. The Study had contributions from a plethora of current DICE members and alumni but was co-authored by Gwilli Gibbon, currently completing his PhD and Thomas Wordsell, Ethnobotany MSc alumnus.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\">A research team from the <a href=\"https:\/\/research.kent.ac.uk\/dice\/\">Durrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology (DICE)<\/a> has analysed ecological changes occurring under policies equivalent to Biodiversity Net Gain in four early-adopting council. The research found that there has been a lack of follow through on promises made by developers to offset the damages made by projects. The study has not yet been published, but was presented at the 2020 Festival of Ecology.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/anthropology-conservation\/news\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Keep up to date with the latest news from the School of Anthropology and Conservation<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In what has been an extraordinary year, the School of Anthropology and Conservation have still managed to come out with some incredible achievements and exciting &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/sac-news-events\/2021\/02\/01\/anthropology-and-conservation-winter-news-roundup\/\">Read&nbsp;more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":72935,"featured_media":5722,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[124],"tags":[92929,74,58,17622,37],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/sac-news-events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5720"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/sac-news-events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/sac-news-events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/sac-news-events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/72935"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/sac-news-events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5720"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/sac-news-events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5720\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5879,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/sac-news-events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5720\/revisions\/5879"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/sac-news-events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5722"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/sac-news-events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5720"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/sac-news-events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5720"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/sac-news-events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5720"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}