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Dr Demian awarded ESRC grantHuge congratulations to Dr Melissa Demian on being awarded an ESRC grant for her project "Legal Innovation in Papua New Guinea". The project will fund a PhD student and will facilitate Melissa's return to the field to conduct further research. The full details of the award are yet to be released. -
Silver Medal for Best Thesis AwardCongratulations to Graciela Alcantara-Salinas on winning the silver medal 'Miguel Ángel Martínez Alfaro' for best PhD thesis at the Mexican Ethnobiological Congress. Professor Roy Ellen who supervised Graciela's PhD described it as "a richly-deserved award".
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SAC student wins place at HarvardMax Harrison graduated in 2011 with a BA in Social Anthropology with a year in Japan and has now been accepted to study a PhD in Anthropology at Harvard. Only 3% of applicants are accepted by Harvard so Max has done amazingly; although we're not surprised! Max initially trained and worked as a plumber before enrolling to study Japanese part time at his local Adult Education Centre. He found studying so rewarding that he joined the Open University to st...
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Research shows that red is not a proxy signal for female genitalia in humansNew research from anthropologists in the School of Anthropology and Conservation may have important ramifications for the future study of the role of colour signals in human social and sexual interactions. The research, which has been published by the journal PLoS One, set out to test the hypothesis that men have a biological disposition to the colour red because of its link to an implied relationship to female genital colo...
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The One Show on campusA crew from The One Show (BBC1) will be on campus for the next few days interviewing Professor Richard Griffiths on the topic of Great Crested Newts. The crew will be filming Richard and some trained (and licenced) students setting the newt traps and also talking about the importance of this monitoring scheme. As yet we don't know when this report will be aired but will let you know as soon as we know.
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Charlie Gardner on the BBCDICE PhD student Charlie Gardner will be appearing in "Indian Ocean with Simon Reeve". Charlie is currenly based in Madagascar conducting field work for his PhD. Read more about Charlie's research. Indian Ocean with Simon Reeve is on Sunday 29th April 2012, 8pm on BBC2 - don't miss it!
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Become a Student Rep!The Student's Union are running elections for student reps - closing date is 10th May. We are looking for course and school reps for next academic year. What will make you stand out? By becoming a Course Rep you become one of 300 students out of the 19,966 students at the University of Kent. You will not only improve your educational experience you will also gain something extra special for your CV. The successful candidates will be offered training, will help shape University policy fo...
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Dr Simon Black on German TV!Dr Simon Black appears in a broadcast for NDR German Television in Hamburg on the 1st April for the popular science programme "W wie Wissen" ("K for Knowledge"). The programme is a half-hour special on the conservation of rare species in zoos, with a detailed look into conservation of Barbary Lions. Simon was interviewed alongside Adrian Harland at Port Lympne Wildlife, with additional interviews of zoo curators in Germany. The programme examined Simon's research work on the studbook for lion...
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New Research Project for Dr Bob SmithProject aims to reduce conservation impacts of climate change on protected areas in West Africa How to mitigate the conservation impacts of climate change on protected areas in West Africa is the focus of new research by the universities of Kent[1] and Durham[2]. The Global Environment Facility[3]-funded project, which involves Dr Bob Smith at the University of Kent's Durrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology[4] (DICE), will measure how well different s...
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International Interdisciplinary ConferenceThe IUAES Commissions on Urban Anthropology and on Enterprise Anthropology are convening their first International Interdisciplinary Conference in Naples, Italy. "ISSUES OF LEGITIMACY: Entrepreneurial Culture, Corporate Responsibility and Urban Development" will be taking place from 10th - 14th September 2012. This event is sponsored by the School of Anthropology and Conservation at the University of Kent. For details of the conference and to make a booking ...
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These programmes are NEW for 2012:
MA in Anthropology and Conservation
Integration of theoretical perspectives and methodologies from Anthropology and Conservation.
MSc in Conservation and Business
Successful biodiversity conservation relies on an understanding of business principles, practices and tools.
MSc in Conservation and Plant Science
Providing students with a knowledge base and the practical experience to address issues relating to plant biodiversity conservation and management.
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Academic Excellence Scholarships
£2000 per year for exceptional new BA and BSc applicantsNEW: 50th Anniversary Research Scholarships
Deadline: 30th April 2012






