Congratulations to everyone who will be joining us in October to begin their undergraduate study 👏 Whether you're studying #HumanSciences or #ArchaeologyandAnthropolgy there is so much to look forward to!

A fascinating interview with Professor Harvey Whitehouse, Chair of Social Anthropology and Director of the Centre for the Study of Social Cohesion (CSSC) on why humans cooperate and how some of his most surprising work has involved people pushed to the limits. www.ox.ac.uk/news/pulse/s...

Congratulations to our students Ibrahim Ince and Erick Moreno Superlano for pulling together such a fascinating collection of essays for @amethno.bsky.social Featuring members of the School including Professor of Anthropology Paul Basu americanethnologist.org/online-conte...

It's been a busy academic year here at the School of Anthropology and Museum Ethnography! Read about some of our highlights including doctoral research plus why almost everyone is #righthanded and #DisobedientBuildings in our annual newsletter canva.link/owpsjwu90n1v... #Anthropology

Our Open Days are a great way to learn more about #HumanSciences! The Pauling Centre for Human Sciences will be open 10am - 5pm today and tomorrow and then again on 18 September. www.ihs.ox.ac.uk/human-scienc...

Happy end of term & congratulations to all our students, especially those completing their studies🎉 We wish you every success for the future & hope you feel well equipped with the skills, knowledge &perspectives that anthropology offers for engaging thoughtfully with the world. Keep in touch!

New Vacancy: Early Career Departmental Lecturer in Social Anthropology A new three-year career development post, full details on our website ⬇️ https://www.anthro.ox.ac.uk/article/early-career-departmental-lecturer-in-social-anthropology

Don't miss the closing #Anthropology seminars of Trinity Term with topics from #Hantavirus to #Denisovans to #UKImmigration All events and more: https://www.anthro.ox.ac.uk/events

New vacancies: Join a friendly and collaborative academic administration team within one of the world’s leading universities. We're recruiting for two full time roles: Graduate Programme Coordinator and Student Administration Officer Full details ⬇️ https://www.anthro.ox.ac.uk/latest/vacancies

This week's departmental seminar is the last of the term: Synthetic Geographies and the Political Economy of Generative AI Prof. Mark Graham @oii.ox.ac.uk  📆 Fri 5 Jun, 3pm 📍64 Banbury Rd https://www.anthro.ox.ac.uk/event/synthetic-geographies-and-political-economy-generative-ai

Mark, born in the 1950s, has been a social tenant in Kemp House in Soho since the late 1990s. Explore Mark's contribution to #DisobedientBuildings an online exhibition that invites you into the everyday worlds of people living in ageing tower blocks in London. exhibition.disobedientbuildings.com

Wicked Tales of Man-Eaters from South Asia with Prof Nayanika Mathur @ox.ac.uk and Professor Lotte Hoek, Edinburgh University. Part of #PeopleFest from the Association of Social Anthropologists UK The Lioness of Leith Edinburgh Fri May 29 • 2:30pm www.eventbrite.com/e/wicked-tal...

This week's departmental seminar: Anthropology after AI (and vice versa) Fri 29 May | 3pm | 64 Banbury Road Prof Morten Axel Pedersen brings together anthropology, data science + tech governance. Change from the seminar originally advertised. www.anthro.ox.ac.uk/event/anthro...

Evans-Pritchard Lectures 2026: Lecture 4 & 5 Warriors, Traders, and Shepherds of the People: Versatile Heroes in Iron Age Greece And Fragments Recomposed 📆 20 May, 5pm 📍All Souls College, and online https://www.asc.ox.ac.uk/event/evans-pritchard-lectures-2026-lecture-4-and-5

Don't miss Professor Peter D. McDonald (Professor of English and Related Literature and Fellow of @sthughscollege.bsky.social  ) for this Friday's seminar 'Englishing Ishwar with AKM, RC and AI'. 📆 Fri 22 May, 3pm https://www.anthro.ox.ac.uk/event/englishing-ishwar-with-akm-rc-and-ai

📆Human Sciences Undergraduate Open Days: 1 & 2 July and 18 September 2026 Still making up your mind about what to study at University? Love #biology, #sociology and all things people? Human Sciences might be just the course for you! https://www.ihs.ox.ac.uk/human-sciences-open-day-0

Don't miss 'Made in Palestine: Re-packaging Apartheid as “Smart” Cities' with Dr Matt Mahmoudi @docmattmoudi.bsky.social (Assistant Professor in Digital Humanities @cam.ac.uk ) 📆 15 May, 3pm 📍64 Banbury Road https://www.anthro.ox.ac.uk/event/made-in-palestine-re-packaging-apartheid-as-smart-cities

How might generative AI affect your teaching and research? Join 'Intelligent artifice? Notes on work in progress' on 8 May for tips on maintaining your educational values & research integrity when adopting AI: https://www.anthro.ox.ac.uk/event/intelligent-artifice-notes-on-work-in-progress

TOMORROW 29 April: Evans-Pritchard Lectures 2026 The Eastern Mediterranean in the Iron Age: Making Sense of a Fragmenting World Dr Marco Santini @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social https://www.anthro.ox.ac.uk/event/evans-pritchard-lectures-2026-lecture-1.-the-eastern-mediterranean-in-the-iron-age-making-sens

SEMINAR, 1 MAY: Why We Can (And Should) Abolish AI: Understanding Technology Corporations as Political Actors Alina Utrata @alinau27.bsky.social  ‪@stjohnsox.bsky.social  https://www.anthro.ox.ac.uk/event/why-we-can-and-should-abolish-ai-understanding-technology-corporations-as-political-actors

Welcome back to all our students for Trinity Term Week 0! 🌸With the ornamental cherry tree outside SAME in full bloom, it's the perfect time to plant new ideas and blossom to reach your full potential! See you at our weekly Friday seminars beginning Friday 1 May. https://www.anthro.ox.ac.uk/events

🥇We're delighted to be ranked number one for #Anthropology in the QS World University Rankings 2026! 👏Thank you to everyone @oxford-anthro.bsky.social as this year's ranking reflects the continued excellence of our researchers and achievements of our students. anthro.web.ox.ac.uk/article/scho...

‘Victory to All Those Who Drink Rice Beer!’: An Anthropologist Traces the Footsteps of the Indian Aboriginal Leader Jaipal Singh Don't miss Alpa Shah @oxford-anthro.bsky.social presenting our final Hilary term seminar. 📆 Fri 13 March, 3pm 📍64 Banbury Road www.anthro.ox.ac.uk/event/victor...

📘 NEW BOOK: 'Immunity on Trial: Ethiopian Courts, Chinese Corporations, and Contestations over Sovereignty' by Dr Miriam Driessen @driessenmiriam.bsky.social @oxford-anthro.bsky.social probes the question of immunity in everyday encounters. anthro.web.ox.ac.uk/event/book-l... #WorldBookDay

📘NEW Publication: What Is Immigration Policy For? Madeleine Sumption @msumption.bsky.social Director @migobs.bsky.social explores what immigration policy seeks to achieve and why so many people end up unhappy with the outcome. Pre-order: bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/trade/what-i... #WorldBookDay

Hidden Histories of Oxford Anthropology series continues this week with an insight into 'Max Gluckman and the Manchester School: A Dialectic Between Different Intellectual and Political Worlds'. 📆 Fri 6 March, 3pm 📍64 Banbury Road More: www.anthro.ox.ac.uk/event/max-gl...

M. N. Srinivas (1916-99) became 20th-century India’s most distinguished social anthropologist. Friday's seminar will highlight his life from DPhil student @ox.ac.uk to his contribution developing modern Indian anthropology. 📆 27 Feb, 3pm 📍64 Banbury Road www.anthro.ox.ac.uk/event/m.-n.-...

Mark #AnthroDay by exploring some of the recent news from our School - including new staff, a new journal and new visitors ⬇️ Plus read key insights from recent publications by our academics. Find out more: www.anthro.ox.ac.uk/latest-news-0

Alfred Radcliffe-Brown (1881-1955), a founder of modern social anthropology and former Professor of Anthropology University of Oxford , is the topic of discussion in Friday's seminar 'Radcliffe-Brown: Journeys through Colonial Worlds, 1881-1955.' with Dr Isak Niehaus. ➡️ https://ow.ly/E8C350Y84Ai

#Hiring: HR Officer (secondment cover) Be part of our supportive and reliable professional team! Get involved in all aspects of HR including: 💼 Recruitment 💷 Payroll preparation 🤝 Employment contracts Deadline: Mon 23 Feb Full details and apply: https://ow.ly/G5i750Y8C40