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
Oliver Rackham, Honorary Professor of Historical Ecology in the Department of Plant Sciences, University of Cambridge will speak on The Conservation and Recovery of Natural Woodland at 5.30 on Friday 19 March in the DICE Room.
Congratulations to Claire Barrett a current MSc by Research student who has been awarded a 2010 William S.Pollitzer Travel Award of $500 by the American Association of Physical Anthropology for her essay "Are Biological and Physical anthropology true synonyms or might they mean different things?" (added 19/03/10)
The SAC's Centre for Biocultural Diversity will host an ERASMUS Intensive Programme in Biocultural Diversity: Concepts and Interdisciplinary Methods between April 18 and May 1st 2010. The course, supported by a grant from the EU Erasmus Lifelong Learning Programme, is free and open to postgraduate students interested in developing research in human-environment relationships in Europe and elsewhere, and features an innovative syllabus taught by Europe's leading professionals in research and training in Biocultural Diversity. More(added 03/12/09)
