Gibraltar - Durham University

Anthropology Field course: Gibraltar

Gibraltar is a British Overseas Territory of 2.6 square miles with 32,000 residents. It was founded as a permanent watchtower by the Almohads in 1160 and following a number of changes of ownership was ceded to the British in 1713 under the Treaty of Utrecht.

Today Gibraltar's economy is based largely on tourism, online gambling, financial services and shipping. The Royal Navy dockyard contributes about 7% of the local economy, with manufacturing adding another 2%.

Gibraltar monkeys

During the field course we explore human-macaque interactions from a diversity of perspectives. Students will gain first-hand experience in collecting and analysing field data relating to primate behaviour. Ethnographic approaches are used to explore the relationships between people and Barbary macaques in Gibraltar.

Gibraltar fieldtrip staff and students posing on some steps

What our students think

Antonia and Annika "had an amazing time in Gibraltar, and the trip was a memorable end to [their] teaching at Durham".

Find out what an Anthropology field trip is really like through their own words and pictures.

What’s it like studying Anthropology? Our field trip to Gibraltar.

Our field trip to Gibraltar

Antonia Stulz and Annika Hanson describe their field trip to Gibraltar

2 students observing macaques in Gibraltar

a large group of students sitting in a sunny square

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Find out more about our undergraduate Anthropology degree courses by visiting the individual programme pages or contact us for more information.

Anthropology Undergraduate Courses

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Placements

You may also want to consider the opportunity to do a placement year which can provide you with relevant work experience, professional network expansion and the discovery of a new city or country whilst receiving a salary.