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Postgraduate Courses overview MPhil in Social Anthropology MPhil in Health, Medicine and Society PhD in Social Anthropology

MPhil in Social Anthropological Research

MPhil in Social Anthropological Research overview MPhil in Social Anthropological Research - Course Structure

Current Students

Current Students overview Undergraduate: Part I Undergraduate: Part II Cambridge University Social Anthropology Society (CUSAS) Student Wellbeing

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People University and College Teaching Officers Research Associates & Junior Research Fellows Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology Affiliated Anthropologists Research Students Professional Service Staff PhDs Awarded Directors of Studies Emeritus

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Media overview Visual Anthropology Lab Video and Film Resources Listen and View Camthropod Cambridge Journal of Anthropology

Postgraduate Photography Celebrations

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2025 Entries

2025 Entries overview 1st prize: Ashley Chin 2nd prize: Manchun Du Joint 3rd prize: Jillian Lessing Joint 3rd prize: Juliette Gautron

2024 Entries

2024 Entries overview 1st prize: Juliette Gautron 2nd prize: Gol Tengis 3rd prize: Sally Montgomery Daniel Kraus Francesca Paniterri Miriama Aoake Sawen Ali

2023 Entries

2023 Entries overview Christie van Tinteren Devi Chakrabarti Edurne Sosa El Fakih Fang Liu Hairuo Jin Jenny Tang JoĂŁo Kelmer Lucia Tremonti Maria Lartigue-Marin Radina Kostadinova Sakari Mesimaki Sally Montgomery Sarthak Malhotra Shradha Lama Theo Hughes-Morgan Theo Stapleton Xintian Ma Zoljargal Enkh-Amgalan

2022 Entries

2022 Entries overview Anel Lopez de Romana Devi Chakrabarti Tim Burger Erin Williamson Sean French Tracy Liu Tuya Shagdar

2021 Entries

2021 Entries overview Angel Naydenov Carolyn Dreyer Julia C. Roberts Maria Sakirko Samuel Victor Thea Hatfield Thressia Octaviani

2019 Entries

2019 Entries overview Tom Powell Davies Sophia Hornbacher-Schönleber Jacob Askjer Lucy Gilder Dominik Hoehn Claire Moll Ariane Ordoobadi Beja Protner Emmanuelle Roth Zoia Tarasova Xinyu Wen Fred Wojnarowski and Jennie Williams

2018 Entries

2018 Entries overview Thandeka Cochrane Julian Sommerschuh Jordan Thomas Amy Binning Patricia Garcia David Ginsborg Peter Lockwood Michael Long Edward Moon-Little

2017 Entries

2017 Entries overview Alexander Taylor Ruiyi Zhu Corinna Howland Priscilla Garcia Helen Jambunathan Katie Macvarish Nurul Huda Mohd Razif Yi Qiao Christina Woolner

2016 Entries

2016 Entries overview Anthony Howarth Ed Pulford Nancy Chu Cara Kerven Nurul Huda Mohd Razif Thomas Powell Davies Michael Vine Hugh Williamson Anna Wood

2015 Entries

2015 Entries overview Patrick O'Hare John Fahy Jonas Tinius Michael Long Hugh Williamson Clara Devlieger Tijana Radeska Michelle H J Tsai

2014 Entries

2014 Entries overview Lys Alcayna-Stevens Falk Parra Witte Beth Turk Ed Pulford Fiona Wright Melissa Santana de Oliveira Yu Qiu Romelia Calin

2013 Entries

2013 Entries overview Jonathan Taee John Fahy Marlene Schafers Lys Alcayna-Stevens Lam Minh Chau Dominic Martin Baasanjav Terbish Rachel Wyatt

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Events overview Events Introduction MIASU Events Public Lectures Senior Seminars CUSAS Events Decolonise Anthropology Past events

Anthropology Beyond the Academy

Anthropology Beyond the Academy overview Anthropology and Diplomacy

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Research

Research overview Mongolia & Inner Asia Studies Unit Publications Research Clusters

Other Research Projects

Other Research Projects overview An anthropological study of the early detection of cancer The World Oral Literature Project A Tibetan Woman-Lama and her Reincarnations The Digital Himalaya Project The Cambridge Infrastructure Resilience Group (CIRG) REPRESENT: Community Engagement Roadmap to Improve Participant Representation in Cancer Research Early Detection Professor Bayly and Vietnamese Cultural Knowledge Named-Entity Recognition in Tibetan and Mongolian Newspapers Elusive Risks: Engaging with hard-to-reach and non-interested publics in the community Dr Diemberger and Research on Tibetan Buddhist Book Culture Dr Barbira-Freedman and Medical Knowledge in Amazonian Peru Dr Barbira-Freedman and Learning the Art of Amazonian Gentle Parenting Chinggis Khan historical research project Cambridge Encyclopedia of Anthropology
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Prospective students

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Current Students

Current Students overview
    Undergraduate: Part I Undergraduate: Part II Cambridge University Social Anthropology Society (CUSAS) Student Wellbeing

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    People University and College Teaching Officers Research Associates & Junior Research Fellows Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology Affiliated Anthropologists Research Students Professional Service Staff PhDs Awarded Directors of Studies Emeritus

Media

Media overview
    Visual Anthropology Lab Video and Film Resources Listen and View Postgraduate Photography Celebrations Camthropod Cambridge Journal of Anthropology

Events

Events overview
    Events Introduction MIASU Events Public Lectures Anthropology Beyond the Academy Senior Seminars CUSAS Events Decolonise Anthropology Past events

Work with us

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Dr Ray Abrahams

Dr Ray Abrahams

  • Emeritus Member of the Department of Social Anthropology
  • Fellow, Churchill College
Professor Susan Bayly

Professor Susan Bayly

  • Professor Emerita of Historical Anthropology
  • Fellow, Tutor and Director of Studies, Christ's College
  • Office hours: appointment by email
Dr Leo Howe

Dr Leo Howe

  • Emeritus Member of the Department of Social Anthropology
  • Dean, Darwin College
Dr Christine Hugh-Jones

Dr Christine Hugh-Jones

Dr Stephen Hugh-Jones

Dr Stephen Hugh-Jones

  • Honorary Emeritus Associate
  • Fellow, King’s College
Professor Dame Caroline  Humphrey

Professor Dame Caroline Humphrey

  • Fellow, King's College
Reverend Dr Tim Jenkins

Reverend Dr Tim Jenkins

  • Reader in Anthropology and Religion, Faculty of Divinity
  • Fellow, Jesus College
Professor James Laidlaw

Professor James Laidlaw

  • Emeritus Professor of Social Anthropology
Professor Alan Macfarlane

Professor Alan Macfarlane

  • Emeritus Professor of Anthropological Science
  • Life Fellow, King's College
  • Fellow of the British Academy
Dr Maryon McDonald

Dr Maryon McDonald

  • Fellow and Director of Studies, Robinson College
Dr Susanna Rostas

Dr Susanna Rostas

  • Bye-Fellow, Homerton College
Professor Dame Marilyn Strathern

Professor Dame Marilyn Strathern

  • Emeritus Professor of Social Anthropology
  • Life Fellow, Girton College
Dr Piers Vitebsky

Dr Piers Vitebsky

  • Assistant Director of Research (Retired), Scott Polar Research Institute

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