Now to answer everyone’s burning question – What’s it like studying Anthropology?
One unique thing about studying Anthropology in Durham…
…is that, through your degree, you will be taught different branches of anthropology that include the health, biological, and social side of this field, allowing…
Great friends
Congregation in January 2020 was a very important occasion for me. After several years of working hard to obtain my PhD in Evolutionary Anthropology, I made the long journey back to the UK from Panama. My celebrations had already begun – after drinking very good whisky at Jim’s house, one of the best…
One of the best aspects of studying Anthropology at Durham is being able to go on a Field Course before final year. It’s such a good way to explore another culture and get to know your course mates better! This year 15 of us travelled to Gibraltar for a week to study human-primate interactions. Our focus was on the Barbary…
“Stayed for the stories: an insight into life on Coll”
15 students travelled to the Isle of Coll for our field course, an 11-hour journey from Durham University. It is an artist’s paradise with beaches, hillsides, and cliff faces that all create a complex landscape forged from the island’s natural beauty combined…
When I applied to Durham University, I knew I was applying to one of the top 10 universities in the UK and one of the best in the field of Anthropology. My academic advisor in high school informed me that Durham had also just entered the Russell Group owing to its long-standing dedication to research and its reputation for…
Cover image – Fort Manoel on the left, with Sliema’s high rise buildings on the right – showing the impact of tourism in Malta
Sometimes I joke with my friends that Durham is so small, you can “do it in a day.” Of course, it’s not true, and it’s far from the truth that Malta, roughly the size of ten Durhams…
One of the unique aspects of studying anthropology at Durham University is the field course. After lots of reshuffling due to Covid, we finally made it to Gibraltar to study its primates (human and otherwise) for a week.
Gibraltar
A British overseas territory at the southern tip of the Iberian Peninsula, Gibraltar is home…
