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School of Anthropology and Conservation
Welcome
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!
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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.

Events
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.

    This meeting is sponsored by the Centre for Biocultural Diversity and the Canterbury Woods Research Group

News
  • 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)

Graduation Day, 2009
Last Updated: 19/03/10
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