A message from Douglas MacMillan, Professor in Conservation and Applied Resource Economics and Head of School
Welcome to the newly
renamed School of
Anthropology and Conservation! Read
more ...
It's been twelve years since social anthropology joined with the
Durrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology (DICE) to form a new
department and in this time we have grown from strength to strength. We
have introduced a range of new taught programmes (both undergraduate
and postgraduate) in conservation, biological anthropology and social
anthropology, seen a doubling of student numbers, moved into new
premises (complete with our own purpose-built laboratories), and
enjoyed excellent results in both of the last two Research Assessment
Exercises (RAE). Our change of name and status as a School reflects
this success.
The strength of the new School lies in both the range and integration
of its intellectual interests: we know that studying humans and human
culture requires an understanding of humans as both cultural beings and
biological animals and we recognise that conservation is more than just
studying the natural world, but also needs an appreciation of how
humans interact with and sometimes threaten that world.
Please use the menus on this page to explore further what we have to
offer: should you require further information you are very welcome to
contact the relevant member of staff.
See
the Student Bulletin
for details of what's happening in the school this week
News
New Directions for Urgent Anthropological Research
An invited seminar bringing together 15 current and past holders of the Urgent Anthropology Fellowship will be held from September 24-26, 2010, at the School of Anthropology and Conservation, University of Kent, current hosts of the fellowship. The seminar will assess the impacts of past research designed to investigate and preserve endangered cultural, biocultural and linguistic diversity, understand the contemporary contexts of struggles of indigenous peoples worldwide and debate the future role of anthropological research, knowledge and public advocacy in maintaining cultural and biological diversity. Parts of the seminar will be recorded for webcasts and papers are expected to be published in an edited volume. The seminar is funded by the British Academy and the Royal Anthropological Institute. Participation is by invitation. For details contact Dr R.K. Puri(added 10/06/10)
Ian Bride, a part-time lecturer in DICE, has won one of the University Teaching Prizes for 2009-10, the Barbara Morris prize for Learning Support. This was awarded for his his wide-ranging activities enabling students to utilise the campus as a learning resource through, for example, voluntary conservation work. More about the Teaching Prizes (added 13/04/10)
