Annual Newsletter 2023-24
A round up of the year
Find out more about some of the highlights from the year at the School of Anthropology and Museum Ethnography at the University of Oxford.
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Recent News
Working together to tackle malaria: InSIS hosts social scientists from the Ifakara Health Institute in Tanzania
Working together to tackle malaria: InSIS hosts social scientists from the Ifakara Health Institute in Tanzania
25 November 2025
New study challenges mechanism linking polygynous marriage to social ills
New study challenges mechanism linking polygynous marriage to social ills
17 November 2025
What would it mean to apply ‘harm reduction’ strategies like those used with drug users to the forgotten victims of the war on drugs — drug producers?
What would it mean to apply ‘harm reduction’ strategies like those used with drug users to the forgotten victims of the war on drugs — drug producers?
14 October 2025
Oxford ceremonies mark the award of a posthumous degree to pioneering Māori scholar, Mākereti Papakura almost 100 years after she began her studies
Oxford ceremonies mark the award of a posthumous degree to pioneering Māori scholar, Mākereti Papakura almost 100 years after she began her studies
27 September 2025
New publication by DPhil student Fiona Asokacitta explores how museums shape the collective memory of violence
New publication by DPhil student Fiona Asokacitta explores how museums shape the collective memory of violence
12 September 2025
Early primates evolved in cold, seasonal climates, not warm tropical forests
Early primates evolved in cold, seasonal climates, not warm tropical forests
6 August 2025
Past their prime? Tool use declines with age in wild chimpanzees
Past their prime? Tool use declines with age in wild chimpanzees
28 July 2025
New publication from DPhil student Princess Banda unpacks the theory and framework of ‘obstetric racism’
New publication from DPhil student Princess Banda unpacks the theory and framework of ‘obstetric racism’
27 June 2025
New research explores the impact of humanitarian aid cuts and delays
New research explores the impact of humanitarian aid cuts and delays
20 June 2025
Almost half of people in poverty feel lonely compared to only 15% of high earners, and it could be harming their health
Almost half of people in poverty feel lonely compared to only 15% of high earners, and it could be harming their health
23 May 2025