92% of research carried out by Social Anthropology at the University of St Andrews is world-leading or internationally excellent according to REF2021.
Why study Social Anthropology?Research projects
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.
The department is excited to announce that the Centre for Energy Ethics Director Dr Mette High has been invited by the Government Office for Science to join their Expert Advisory Group for the UK’s Net Zero strategy.
The Department of Social Anthropology is seeking to appoint a Lecturer in Energy Ethics.
Dr Daniel M. Knight has a new debate series with Anthropological Theory Commons on The Vertiginous: Temporalities and Affects of Social Vertigo.
