{"id":7679,"date":"2022-05-01T08:45:40","date_gmt":"2022-05-01T08:45:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/sac-news-events\/?p=7679"},"modified":"2022-05-04T12:44:15","modified_gmt":"2022-05-04T12:44:15","slug":"april-news-roundup-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/sac-news-events\/2022\/05\/01\/april-news-roundup-2\/","title":{"rendered":"April News RoundUp"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"lead\">Spring brings surveys, field trips and &#8230;exams. We&#8217;re ready! Whatever the weather! Read the latest news from the school in our monthly RoundUp. <\/p>\n<h2>Sometimes it snows in April&#8230;<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>..but that doesn\u2019t stop fieldwork! <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/courses\/undergraduate\/30\/wildlife-conservation\">Wildlife Conservation<\/a> student Beccy Ives tells us about the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/anthropology-conservation\/news\/7629\/sometimes-it-snows-in-april\">Spring survey on campus<\/a><\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"page-title\" class=\"article__title\">Let&#8217;s take a trip<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>A high proportion of our tight-knit group of stage 2 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/courses\/undergraduate\/2532\/human-geography\">BSc Human Geography<\/a> students are female but on this recent trip to the Royal Geographical Society, they learnt it hasn&#8217;t always been this way. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/anthropology-conservation\/news\/7611\/exploring-representation-in-geography-a-trip-to-the-royal-geographical-society\">Read more here.\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li>PhD candidate Will Hayes is currently out on fieldwork in Guyana; \u2018Human settlements might have a role to play in biodiversity conservation going forward&#8217;. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/anthropology-conservation\/news\/7633\/bird-conservation-research-in-guyana\">Learn more<\/a><\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"page-title\" class=\"article__title\">Kent Star<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>In April, we celebrated Sustainability Superstar Isabella who has been working with the Sustainability Team on a wide range of projects this year. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/anthropology-conservation\/news\/7721\/kent-star-sustainability-superstar-bella\">Hear from Bella about the Climate Caf\u00e9 project, the Hedgehog Friendly campus initiative, the Kent Community Oasis Garden and much more.<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Broadcast news<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Cognitive anthropologist <a style=\"background-color: #ffffff;font-size: 14px\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/anthropology-conservation\/people\/3472\/newson-martha\">Dr Martha Newson<\/a><span style=\"font-size: 14px\"> joined Trevor Phillips on Sky News\u2019 Great Debate on racism in sport. <\/span><strong style=\"font-size: 14px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/anthropology-conservation\/news\/7639\/is-racism-in-sport-here-to-stay\">Watch here<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 14px\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Things to come&#8230;<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Exam season is around the corner, we give you a few tips on revision, dealing with stress, and utilising your spring break, so your exams aren\u2019t doom and gloom! <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/anthropology-conservation\/news\/7649\/exams-dont-have-to-be-doom-and-gloom\">Read the tips<\/a><\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>The Annual <a href=\"https:\/\/research.kent.ac.uk\/dice\/\">DICE<\/a> Lecture will be held on Friday 20 May<sup>\u00a0<\/sup>given by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ox.ac.uk\/news-and-events\/find-an-expert\/professor-ej-milner-gulland\">Professor EJ Milner-Gulland<\/a> on \u201cFinding optimism in a time of biodiversity crisis\u201d. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/anthropology-conservation\/news\/7734\/dice-lecture-2022-finding-optimism-in-a-time-of-biodiversity-crisis\">More information<\/a><\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"page-title\" class=\"article__title\">And lastly&#8230;Mutant Ninja Terrapins?<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>PhD candidate Suzie Simpson and her project The Turtle Tally feature in the Metro, discussing how non-native terrapins are surviving the English climate and habitat. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/anthropology-conservation\/news\/7724\/mutant-ninja-terrapins\">Read the full article<\/a><\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/anthropology-conservation\/news\">Keep up to date with the latest news from the School of Anthropology and Conservation<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Spring brings surveys, field trips and &#8230;exams. 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