Durrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology

The Durrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology (DICE) is a subdivision and research centre of the School of Anthropology and Conservation at the University of Kent, started in 1989 and named in honour of the famous British naturalist Gerald Durrell. It was the first institute in the United Kingdom to award undergraduate and postgraduate degrees and diplomas in the fields of conservation biology, ecotourism, and biodiversity management. It consists of 22 academic staff, being six Professors, seven Readers and nine Lecturers and Senior Lecturers, as well as an advisory board consisting of 14 conservationists from government, business and the NGO sector.[1]

Durrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology, University of Kent
TypeUniversity department
Established1989
Location
Canterbury, United Kingdom
CampusSemi-rural
Websiteresearch.kent.ac.uk/dice/

History

DICE's graduate degree programme began in 1991 with a class of seven international students. Since then it has trained over 1,200 people from 101 countries, including 322 people from Lower- and Middle-Income countries in Africa, Asia, Oceania and South America. The founder of DICE is Professor Ian Swingland, who retired from the University of Kent in 1999, and the first Director was Dr. Mike Walkey, who retired in 2002.[2]

Awards

In 2019 DICE was awarded a Queen's Anniversary Prize for "pioneering education, capacity building and research in global nature conservation to protect species and ecosystems and benefit people".[3]

Alumni

Notable alumni include:

References
  1. "People". Durrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology (DICE). Retrieved 10 June 2019.
  2. Raeside, Wendy. "Condolences for Dr Mike Walkey | Staff and Student News". Retrieved 10 June 2019.
  3. "Prize winners". Queens Anniversary Prizes. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
  4. "DICE alumni named winners of prestigious Whitley Awards 2020". News Centre - University of Kent. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
  5. Alexandra Zimmermann, University of Oxford.
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