Other Lives: Social anthropolgist who, as an immigrant herself, was attuned to themes of citizenship and multiculturalism
February 2023
Other lives
Richard Saumarez Smith obituary
Other lives: Anthropologist who specialised in studying the intricacies of land tenure under imperialism
September 2022
University Guide 2024
University subject profile: anthropology and archaeology
The study of what it is to be human and learning from the past through physical remains. Expect field trips
July 2022
Elizabeth Carmichael obituary
Anthropologist and curator whose exhibitions at the British Museum brought Latin American cultures to a British audience
June 2022
University College London generates £10bn a year for UK, says report
UCL’s research, knowledge and support for business startups provides boost ‘equal to holding Olympics every year’
October 2021
Other lives
Andrew Turton obituary
Other lives: Social anthropologist whose work was focused on Thai peasant life and culture
September 2020
Other lives
David Marsden obituary
Other lives: Social anthropologist who tried to give local people a voice in international development projects
University Guide 2023
University subject profile: anthropology
The study of the human species – its culture, social relations, systems of knowledge and history
David Graeber, anthropologist and author of Bullshit Jobs, dies aged 59
The anarchist and author of bestselling books on capitalism and bureaucracy died in a Venice hospital on Wednesday
December 2019
Other lives
Robin Horton obituary
Other lives: Anthropologist who specialised in the study of the Kalabari people of Nigeria
July 2019
Jane Hubert obituary
Anthropologist and social researcher admired for her work in the fields of mental health, disability and indigenous rights
June 2019
University Guide 2020
University subject profile: anthropology
The study of the human species – its culture, social relations, systems of knowledge and history. May cover language, physiology, art, ritual and belief
July 2018
Barbara Harrell-Bond obituary
Passionate campaigner for refugees who founded the Refugee Studies Centre at Oxford University
December 2016
Notes & Theories
Why we're closer than ever to a timeline for human evolution
Dating when our ancestors split from Neanderthals and other relatives has long been a puzzle, but DNA advances are making our evolutionary journey clearer
January 2016
Ronald Frankenberg obituary
Academic whose book Village on the Border pioneered the application of anthropological methods to British society
August 2015
Paul Spencer obituary
Sir Jack Goody obituary
February 2015
Anthropology postgraduate and master's courses in 2015
Axing anthropology A-level is ‘cultural barbarism’, say experts
November 2014
GrrlScientist
New books party: Books that arrived recently
GrrlScientist
GrrlScientist: Today, I share my first impressions of books about how human use of toxic chemicals is affecting evolution, how modern humans came into being after the human-chimp split, and the ethics of everyday life.
