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New Knowledge Exchange and Funding Facilitator

Anna Wood has started working in the Department as Knowledge Exchange and Funding Facilitator . The aim of this new role is to support the research life and work in the Department in all things related to knowledge exchange, impact, public engagement, and funding. Here Anna introduces herself. I recently completed my PhD...

Refiguring Conservation in/for ‘the Anthropocene’

Refiguring Conservation in/for ‘the Anthropocene’: the Global Lives of the Orangutan (GLO), a European Research Council-funded project led by Dr Liana Chua, has concluded after nearly six stimulating years (2018-23). GLO explored the social, political, aesthetic, and affective dimensions of orangutan conservation against...

Professor Susan Bayly honoured

Professor Susan Bayly has been honoured with the publication of a collection of essays edited by former students and colleagues from the Department. Entitled An Anthropology of Intellectual Exchange: Interactions, Transactions and Ethics in Asia and Beyond , the book was developed to mark Professor Bayly’s retirement. As...

Audrey Richards prize for 2023

Second year Politics and Social Anthropology track student, Ambrose Leung, has been awarded the annual Audrey Richards prize for 2023. The Department of Social Anthropology awards this prize for the best performance in the Part I examination in Social Anthropology ( Paper SAN1 ). Audrey Richards CBE FBA (1899-1984) was one...

The importance of photography and film in fieldwork

As a Departmen t that studies how people live: what they make, do, think and the organisation of their relationships, societies and cultures, Photography and Film is a core part of that research. For social anthropologists, this imagery is not just part of the story, but a source of insight into who people are . The...

Cambridge Handbook For the Anthropology of Ethics edited by Prof James Laidlaw

New Publication - The Cambridge Handbook For The Anthropology of Ethics

New Publication - The Cambridge Handbook For The Anthropology of Ethics Edited by Professor James Laidlaw, (University of Cambridge) The 'ethical turn' in anthropology has been one of the most vibrant fields in the discipline in the past quarter-century. It has fostered new dialogue between anthropology and philosophy...

Postgraduate study in Social Anthropology – funding deadline, closing soon

We advise prospective students to apply early for postgraduate courses, and if you want to be considered for University scholarships, by the deadline of 5 December . The good news is that there is an abundance of further advice on applying and on how to find both Cambridge funding and external funding for studies on the...

Winners announced in the Postgraduate Photography Celebration 2023

The Department of Social Anthropology is delighted to announce the winners in this year’s Postgraduate Photography Celebration. There was a very high standard and number of entrants this year , reflecting the popularity of this celebration. Since its start in 2013, the celebration provides an opportunity for postgraduate...

Cambridge top for Anthropology in the Guardian University Guide 2024

We are delighted that Cambridge has been ranked top position for Anthropology and Archaeology again in the Guardian University Guide 2024 , the second year in a row. Social Anthropology is studied as part of the Human, Social and Political Sciences degree at the University of Cambridge. The Guardian's latest guide...

An anthropological study on the early detection of cancer

By Dr Ignacia Arteaga For the last four years, I have been working on an anthropological study that explores the practices and views of scientists and health professionals developing early detection methods, and the lived experiences of research volunteers. Observing the real-life impact of early cancer detection studies...

New Knowledge Exchange and Funding Facilitator

Refiguring Conservation in/for ‘the Anthropocene’

Professor Susan Bayly honoured

Audrey Richards prize for 2023

The importance of photography and film in fieldwork

New Publication - The Cambridge Handbook For The Anthropology of Ethics

Postgraduate study in Social Anthropology – funding deadline, closing soon

Winners announced in the Postgraduate Photography Celebration 2023

Cambridge top for Anthropology in the Guardian University Guide 2024

An anthropological study on the early detection of cancer

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