We engage with local, national and international partners to produce high-quality research that has a positive impact in the wider community. By combining laboratory research with fieldwork, academic staff and students are able to monitor and survey in depth a variety of topics, ranging from ethnographic studies to forensic bioarchaeology, species conservation and land-use changes.
Our research is grouped into four key areas:
Our research has extensive reach, engaging communities and public across the country.
Undertaking research, education and community outreach on the links between cultural and biological diversity.
Promoting ethnographic research and cultivating interdisciplinary initiatives, with a focus on ethnographic practice.
Pursuing innovative and cutting-edge research to develop the knowledge that underpins conservation.
Encouraging the sharing of expertise around spatial analysis and consolidating world-leading research in spatial studies.
Integrating and fostering research into the behaviour and ecology of living primates.
The only UK-based centre focusing on the analysis of biological hard tissues (bones and teeth).
The breadth of our research makes the Kent an attractive and dynamic place to study. Areas of research include:
The reputation and expertise of our academic staff has attracted substantial research funding over the last 10 years from bodies such as the European Research Council (£1.6 million awarded to Professor Zoe Davies), the British Academy (£242,000 awarded to Dr Emmy Bocaege) and the Marie Curie-Skłodowska Foundation (£156,000 awarded to Dr Alanna Cant).
Our staff use their research to increase understanding of our evolutionary history, improve conservation practice, propose novel approaches to the challenges of conservation and environmental management and better understand human interactions within their environment. They seek to challenge perceptions of anthropology and conservation through ground-breaking projects run in collaboration with partnerships all over the world.
Visit our People page to discover more about our academic staff, their research and supervision opportunities.
