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Social Anthropology at St Andrews has an international reputation for innovative and critical research. It is an unmatched place to study, achieving top position in 2019 UK league tables.

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Postgraduate funding opportunities

The Department of Social Anthropology will be granting a number of scholarships for doctoral students starting their PhD in 2023/2023. These will cover fees or subsistence or make a contribution towards both. Students wanting to be considered for these scholarships must have submitted a completed application for a place in the Department’s doctoral program by 15th April 2022.

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Bruno Silva Santos wins major Wellcome PhD Studentship

Bruno Silva Santos wins major Wellcome PhD Studentship

Bruno Silva Santos has won a major Wellcome Trust PhD Studentship for an ethnography of humans, rats and micro-organisms in Guarani-Mbya villages of Jaraguá Indigenous Land, São Paulo, Brazil.

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