We are one of the largest departments of Anthropology in the UK, spanning social anthropology, evolutionary anthropology and the anthropology of health.
Our three thematic subject groups enable development and exchange of knowledge and expertise. Staff and graduate students belong to one or more of these groups, as suited to their academic interests. The Department supports interdisciplinary research across a number of the University’s Institutes,
Durham University produces world leading and world changing research. The Anthropology Department is involved in a diverse range of research centres and institutes.
A new report from our top-rated Anthropology department has revealed the shocking conditions endured by mothers and babies in dispersal asylum accommodation across the UK.
Our researchers have studied wild monkeys problem-solving for food to better understand how social dynamics can influence behaviour and learning.
Innovator and Founder of Optim Energy, Jeremiah Thoronka has been featured in Forbes Africa’s 30 Under 30 list for his success and impact in the Climate Change and Sustainability (Social Impact) sector.
Professor Jane Macnaughton from our Institute for Medical Humanities and Department of Anthropology has been chosen as the next Chair of the Nuffield Council on Bioethics Governing Board.
We offer a range of postgraduate taught programmes offering the opportunity to pursue advance specialist courses across Social, Health and Evolutionary Anthropology.
A vibrant postgraduate research community gives you one of the most diverse and exciting research environments in the UK. Together we carry out research on every inhabited continent including everything from primate behaviour to rhetoric culture and indigenous knowledge to internet technologies.
Contact us to find out more about undergraduate and postgraduate opportunities in our Department.
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