Biodiversity Management (MSc, MPhil, PhD) – (M.Sc.)

DICE's research degree programmes all carry the generic title of Biodiversity Management. We welcome students with the appropriate background for research. Students taking a three-year (full-time) PhD register initially for an MPhil, which upgrades to PhD subject to satisfactory progress. We also consider students for a one-year full-time or twoyear part-time MSc by research, or a two-year fulltime MPhil. All research students have a supervisory committee, which includes a main supervisor who oversees the day-to-day supervision of the project. In conjunction with the supervisory committee, an individual training programme is devised for each student that includes both the generic and specific skills required to undertake the project. DICE is unusual in that it also has a Research Student Programme Convenor, who oversees the progress of all students to ensure their training needs are being met. Because of the diversity and international nature of many field projects, the amount of time that research students spend at DICE varies, but local supervision is usually organised for those students spending considerable time overseas.

Overseas students who wish to spend most of their time in their home country while undertaking research may register as an external student or for a split PhD. Both schemes require co-supervision to be arranged through a local university or conservation agency. For further information on this mode of study, please contact Shelley Malekia (S.Malekia@kent.ac.uk).

You can find a list of past and current student theses, with their supervisors, on the DICE website. This gives you an idea of the wide range of projects, in terms of research focus, species groups and geographical location, in which we can supervise research students.

If you are interested in registering for a research degree in Biodiversity Management, you should contact the DICE staff member whose research is the most relevant to your interests. You should include a curriculum vitae plus a short research proposal, a provisional budget and potential funding sources with all enquiries.