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.
Are you a new parent worrying about whether your baby is sleeping enough or how long they should nap for? A new book by our world-leading baby sleep expert, Professor Helen Ball, could be just what you need.
We will host the European Research Council's (ERC) Scientific Council Meeting this June. Leading up to the visit, we are highlighting some of the projects at Durham that are happening thanks to support from the ERC.
Anthropology student Amy Douglas tells us why she decided to study Durham's MSc in Medical Anthropology! She also tells us why the program is especially valuable to medical students interested in studying an intercalated degree.
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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