'The Origins of Sociality - Shultz, Opie, & Atkinson paper published in Nature

10 November 2011

Read more about how this study adds to our understanding of the origins of human social behaviour in this BBC news article. More >

'At Home in Japan' - Telegraph's top five exhibitions in London

22 August 2011

The 'At Home in Japan' exhibition, curated by Inge Daniels at the Geffrye Museum of the Home, in Kingsland Road, London, has featured in the Telegraph (22 Aug) as one of the top five exhibitions to see in London this week.  The exhibition that accompanies her recent book The Japanese House:... More >

Professor Wendy James awarded a CBE in the Birthday Honours for services to scholarship

13 June 2011

For further details see here. For a list of her publications and research interests see here. More >

AHRC 3-year DPhil collaborative studentship announced

9 June 2011

Following the award of an AHRC collaborative studentship to Professor David Zeitlyn (ISCA) and Dr Chris Morton (Pitt Rivers Museum) for ‘Responses to archival images in UK and Nigeria’, a 3-year fully funded AHRC DPhil studentship will be available to the best-qualified candidate. The studentship... More >

Inge Daniels curates exhibition at Geffrye Museum, London

25 March 2011

Inge Daniels has curated a new exhibition 'At Home in Japan' at the Geffrye Museum of the Home, in Kingsland Road, London, E2 8EA. The exhibition accompanies her recent book The Japanese House: Material Culture in the Modern Home (Berg, 2010). See the Geffrye Museum for further details. More >

The School of Anthropology's Donations to Computer Aid

11 February 2011

As part of the University's scheme to donate equipment to Computer Aid, the School of Anthropology has donated 30 Pentium Four base units and 13 TFT monitors. These computers and monitors are now benefiting projects in Ethiopia, Eritrea, South Africa and Zimbabwe. The scheme is ongoing. You read... More >

Anthropology and Migration Pathways Approved

28 January 2011

The ESRC has approved Oxford's bid for a Doctoral Training Centre (DTC). Within the DTC there will be 45 research studentships every year for the next five years. Three of these studentships will be dedicated to research relating to migration. It is not yet known how many studentships there will be... More >

New study - Obesity linked to economic insecurity

11 January 2011

A new study by Avner Offer, Rachel Pechey and Stanley Ulijaszek, 'Obesity under affluence varies by welfare regimes: The effect of fast food, insecurity, and inequality', is currently one of the featured news items on the University of Oxford website home page. Read more about the study here. More >

Thesiger at 100 - Pitt Rivers Museum exhibition

13 December 2010

To mark the centenary of Sir Wilfred Thesiger's birth, the Pitt Rivers Museum is displaying some of his most striking photographs, taken during his eight decades of travels throughout Africa and the Arabian Peninsular. Frank Gardner has covered the exhibition, organised by Christopher Morton, for a... More >

Gina Burrows

25 November 2010

It is with profound sadness that we report the death of Dr Gina Burrows who died in hospital yesterday afternoon following a short illness. Gina was Professor David Parkin’s secretary in the Institute of Social and Cultural Anthropology for over ten years until her retirement in 2007. She... More >

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