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We tackle real world problems through our uniquely wide-ranging approach. We produce internationally recognised research and teach on challenging issues. At our heart is an ethos of openness and tolerance that guides our work. In 2024 we were ranked number 1 in the QS World University Subject Rankings for Anthropology.

Last chance to see 'Oracles, Omens and Answers' exhibition

7 April 2025

Alpa Shah wins best nonfiction author prize at the AutHer Awards for 'The Incarcerations'.

26 March 2025

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The surprising benefits of exercising with friends

31 July 2024

2024 edition of the Journal of the Anthropological Society of Oxford out now

18 December 2024

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How could traditional earthenware bricks help protect people against mosquito-borne diseases?

How do we understand the psychology that leads to self sacrificial violence?

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Mākereti Papakura, the first indigenous woman to study at Oxford, to be awarded a posthumous degree

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Last chance to see 'Oracles, Omens and Answers' exhibition

Alpa Shah wins best nonfiction author prize at the AutHer Awards for 'The Incarcerations'.

Recent Books

The surprising benefits of exercising with friends

2024 edition of the Journal of the Anthropological Society of Oxford out now

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Our Masters Courses

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Institute of Social & Cultural Anthropology (ISCA)

Centre on Migration, Policy and Society (COMPAS)

Centre for the Study of Social Cohesion (CSSC)

Institute of Human Sciences

Institute for Science, Innovation & Society (InSIS)

Pitt Rivers Museum