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Department news
Register for Invasive Species and Shifting Disease Ecologies Conference
Registration (Free) is open for the Invasive Species and Shifting Disease Ecologies organised on 30/06-01/07 by the Global War Against the Rat and the Epistemic Emergence of Zoonosis project.
New position available in the Anthropology of Art
The Department of Social Anthropology is seeking to appoint a Lecturer in The Anthropology of Art. Come be our colleague!
Book launch: 'Rubbish belongs to the poor: hygienic enclosure and the waste commons' by Patrick O’Hare
Patrick will launch his new book, published by Pluto Press, at Topping bookshop in conversation with Scottish writer Chris Dolan at 8pm, April 11th, 2022.
New Book by Dr Daniel M. Knight
We are pleased to announce the recent publication of Dr Daniel M. Knight’s new book Vertiginous Life: An Anthropology of Time and the Unforeseen in hardback and ebook with Berghahn Books.
CFP “Invasive Species and Shifting Disease Ecologies: Perspectives from the Humanities and the Social Sciences” Conference
The CFP for the conference “Invasive Species and Shifting Disease Ecologies: Perspectives from the Humanities and the Social Sciences” is open until February 28, 2022.
Keynotes delivered by Dr Daniel M. Knight
Dr Daniel M. Knight has recently delivered two keynote addresses to national anthropological associations.
From Zoonotics to Anthroponotics: The past and present of disease transmission between animals and humans
Online symposium "From Zoonotics to Anthroponotics: The Past and Present of Disease Transmission between Animals and Humans" (December 14, 2021).
University of St Andrews and Oswaldo Cruz Foundation Memorandum of Understanding
The University of St Andrews and the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation have signed a five-year Memorandum of Understanding.
Anna Rauter awarded David Riches Medal for Postgraduate Research
The Ladislav Holy Memorial Trust has announced that Centre Researcher Anna Rauter has been awarded this year’s David Riches Medal for Postgraduate Research.