We run globally renowned courses on conservation, ecology and human geography, combining academic excellence with practical experience.
Our work is world-leading for its originality, significance and rigour, bringing together different academic subjects to inform conservation action.
We work in 46 countries around the world and have an alumni network from over 100 countries, creating impact on the ground and engaging with people.
DICE is a thriving community of conservation staff and students, supported by the DICE Advisory Board and our Honourary and Associate members
Our teaching and research is designed to break down the barriers between the natural and social sciences and produce real-world impact. Our mission is to "conserve biodiversity and the ecological processes that support ecosystems and people, by developing capacity and improving conservation management and policy through high-impact research".
Awarded a Queen’s Anniversary Prize in 2019 for “pioneering education and research”
In the most recent UK assessment, our work was ranked top in Geography and Environmental Studies.
We received £2.2 million in 2024 for PhD studentships to train a new generation of conservationists.
In 2024 we received £8.3 million for research on enhancing the role of conservation areas.
Each year, we take the new cohort of MSc students to @wildwoodtrustuk, in Blean, to learn about the biodiversity that exists on our doorstep 💚The trip is a great opportunity for our new cohort to learn more about Kent ecosystems, understand what species used to live here, and see how Wildwood and the Kent Wildlife Trust partners are using approache…
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SAC students! Mark your calendars for this week's DICE Seminar, presented by the Director of DICE himself, Professor Bob Smith 📣Title: Biodiversity Hotspot Myths and RealitiesThursday 3rd October, 4-5pm in MLT1 🗓This is part of the DICE Seminar series, which runs each year in the Autumn term. It's open to all students in the School of Anthropology …
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New blog post alert! 📣From wildlife surveys, to seeing sea turtles lay their eggs, to wearing strangers' clothes after a luggage mishap, BSc Ecology and Conservation student Lilli Riffel gives us the highlights of her cohort's field trip to Costa Rica.Read all about it on DICE Writes, linked in our bio 🔗#ecologydegree #degreefieldtrips #fieldtrips …
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