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.
CFP for The Global War Against the Rat project's third annual conference on the topic of "Epizootics Beyond the Farm: Historical and Ethnographic Approaches", deadline March 10, 2023.
The MSc in Energy Ethics will explore how we balance our energy demands with our concerns about anthropogenic climate change.
New British Academy grant for project on Tabulating Epidemics awarded to Dr Lukas Engelmann (University of Edinburgh) and Professor Christos Lynteris (St Andrews).
