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Queen’s Anniversary Prize for work of DICE
Gary Hughes
20 February 2020
Environment
Professor Karen Cox, Professor Bob Smith receiving the award at Buckingham Palace
The University has received a highly prestigious Queen’s Anniversary Prize for Higher and Further Education for the work of the Durrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology (DICE). The presentation was made at a ceremony at Buckingham Palace on 20 February.
The presentation was made by the
Prince of Wales
and the
Duchess of Cornwall
.
Kent was represented by Vice-Chancellor and President
Professor Karen Cox
, Chair of the University Council
Sir David Warren
, and
Professor Bob Smith
, Director of DICE.
The
Queen’s Anniversary Prizes
are awarded, within the honours system, for
exceptional contributions
by institutions in the higher and further education sectors.
Since its foundation,
DICE
has been a
leader
in its field, and instrumental in supporting applied
research and capacity building
in this area.
It is the
largest
UK higher education institute to undertake this work, offering interdisciplinary
undergraduate
and
postgraduate
courses in
wildlife conservation
. To date, over
1000 conservationists from over 100 countries
have trained with DICE.
DICE leads projects in over
50 countries
, including
research
on human wellbeing and nature, human-elephant conflict, oil palm deforestation, online illegal trade in protected species, national park planning and ecotourism projects and the mapping of biodiversity through eDNA. This work is supported by
funding from a range of sources
including NERC, Natural England, the government’s Darwin Initiative and the Global Challenges Research Fund, part of the UK’s official development assistance.
This award is the
third Queen’s Anniversary Prize to be presented to the University
, with previous awards recognising the work of the
Kent Law Clinic
and the
Tizard Centre.
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Queen’s Anniversary Prize for work of DICE
Gary Hughes
20 February 2020
Environment
Professor Karen Cox, Professor Bob Smith receiving the award at Buckingham Palace
The University has received a highly prestigious Queen’s Anniversary Prize for Higher and Further Education for the work of the Durrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology (DICE). The presentation was made at a ceremony at Buckingham Palace on 20 February.
The presentation was made by the
Prince of Wales
and the
Duchess of Cornwall
.
Kent was represented by Vice-Chancellor and President
Professor Karen Cox
, Chair of the University Council
Sir David Warren
, and
Professor Bob Smith
, Director of DICE.
The
Queen’s Anniversary Prizes
are awarded, within the honours system, for
exceptional contributions
by institutions in the higher and further education sectors.
Since its foundation,
DICE
has been a
leader
in its field, and instrumental in supporting applied
research and capacity building
in this area.
It is the
largest
UK higher education institute to undertake this work, offering interdisciplinary
undergraduate
and
postgraduate
courses in
wildlife conservation
. To date, over
1000 conservationists from over 100 countries
have trained with DICE.
DICE leads projects in over
50 countries
, including
research
on human wellbeing and nature, human-elephant conflict, oil palm deforestation, online illegal trade in protected species, national park planning and ecotourism projects and the mapping of biodiversity through eDNA. This work is supported by
funding from a range of sources
including NERC, Natural England, the government’s Darwin Initiative and the Global Challenges Research Fund, part of the UK’s official development assistance.
This award is the
third Queen’s Anniversary Prize to be presented to the University
, with previous awards recognising the work of the
Kent Law Clinic
and the
Tizard Centre.
Campus Online headlines
Research
Staff feature