Key facts

Overview

An eight-month full-time course (of which one month is distance learning) focusing on the global dimensions of wildlife conservation, and the survey and analysis methods commonly used in the study of terrestrial mammals. The course is intended for early-career conservationists, working with government agencies or NGOs, or recent graduates with considerable field experience.

Please visit the Department of Zoology website for further details of the Recanati-Kaplan Centre Postgraduate Diploma in International Wildlife Conservation Practice: http://www.wildcru.org/courses/diploma/

USEFUL WEBLINKS

• Read more about the Wildlife Conservation Unit (WildCRU), and its Director, Professor David Macdonald
• WildCRU research team (from many countries across the globe)
• More about the Panthera Foundation, and link to newsroom (Mission: Panthera's mission is to ensure the future of wild cats through scientific leadership and global conservation action).

Accommodation

Students are normally accommodated in the study bedrooms at the Recanti-Kaplan Centre, Tubney House.

Scholarships

A grant by the founder of the Panthera Foundation (Dr Thomas Kaplan) provides for the sponsorship of candidates from the developing world. Depending on the amount of own or third party funding secured by candidates, applications can be made for any or all of the following costs:

• Course fees
• International travel, to and from the UK
• Accommodation
• Living expenses for the duration of the course

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