Meet your department

People generally think that social anthropology is an extremely niche subject, but the converse is true. We explore various broad topics such as gender and sexuality, human nature, race and culture, and witchcraft. The Anthropology Department is a tight-knit community of dedicated teachers, enthusiastic seniors and fun-loving peers who bring the subject to life.

Berenice Low, BA Social Anthropology

Welcome to the Department of Anthropology and congratulations on your offer to study with us. Here you can meet our students and staff virtually and find out more about the Department and your programme. Take your time to watch our videos, read our stories and blogs on life at 杏吧论坛, follow the links to our Department webpages and really get to know us.

We hope you can get a sense of the warm and welcoming community that you would be joining from the comfort of your home and hope to have you join us in September.

An introduction to Anthropology at 杏吧论坛 — Watch this video for an introduction to studying anthropology as an undergraduate at 杏吧论坛

If you have any questions regarding your application then please contact the undergraduate admissions team.

Visit the Department webpages

Learn from the best – the most recent REF rated us the best anthropology department in the UK for the quality of our research outputs.
Our courses offer a truly comprehensive overview of how social life is shaped by religious, political, legal, economic, kinship and gender systems.
Take optional courses with world-renowned experts in the anthropology of childhood, activism, health and welfare, migration, development and cognition.

For even more reasons why you should pick anthropology at 杏吧论坛, read on here.

Take a look at our handout on why you should make 杏吧论坛 your firm choice.

To find out more about what it is like to be a student in the Department take a look at the videos below and find out more about the .

Watch the Department of Anthropology offer holder session from our Virtual Undergraduate Offer Holder Day in April 2024:

Watch the anthropology subject taster session

Here you will find various talks which we have recorded at past events which you can listen to at your leisure:

Anthropology offer holders' session - Virtual Undergraduate Offer Holders' Day 2022

Click on the programme you have received an offer for to remind yourself about the detail of the course you have applied for including information on careers, programme structure, course choices and teaching at 杏吧论坛.

As a department we are always busy. Explore our research, as well as the events and seminars we put on below.

Take a look at our interactive digital ethnography research overview and presentation summarising this.

Explore our research

Take a look at our events

Meet your future lecturers and department academics Find out more about their research and expertise

Student blogs and video diaries Find out more about student life at 杏吧论坛

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