Ruth Auger, a current PhD student, gave the Anthropology Research Seminar on 13 November 2017. Her talk was titled ‘The making of the moral person: … Read more
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DICE student and alumni involved in discovery of a new frog species from Madagascar
Early last year a small team of researchers, which included current DICE PhD student Lawrence Ball and DICE alumni Jeanneney Rabearivony and Duncan Parker, embarked on … Read more
Professor Richard Griffiths quoted in Nature article about the threats facing axolotl conservation
The axolotl is on the brink of annihilation in the canals of Mexico City, its only natural habitat. But although there might be just a … Read more
Dr Ian Singleton describes new Great Ape species: the Tapanuli orangutan
A team of Indonesian and international scientists have described a new species of orangutan, in a paper published in the scientific journal Current Biology. The … Read more
School alumnus Dr Simon Platten to host CBCD research seminar
Kent alumnus and Honorary Research Fellow Dr Simon Platten will speak about his work in Cornwall with Tamar Grow Local in a seminar entitled ‘Building … Read more
Inaugural meeting of the Spanish Anthropology Reading Group
The inaugural meeting of the Spanish Anthropology Reading Group will take place on Friday 10 November at 3.30pm at the far end of the Colyer-Fergusson … Read more
The Stirling Lecture 2017
On Tuesday 7th November, following the opening of our brand new building extension, our special guest speaker Professor Alf Hornborg will present the annual Stirling … Read more
Nature and Society 2.0: Anthropological perspectives from hunting in Europe
A specialist seminar bringing together scholarship on contemporary hunting in the European region including scholars working in Germany, England, France, Italy, Spain, Netherlands, Sweden, Malta … Read more
Professor João Pina-Cabral gives seminar on metapersonhood and transcendence
The second lecture in this term’s social anthropology seminar series, the theme of which is ethics in the contemporary world, was delivered by the school’s own … Read more
Fearless Girl facing Charging Bull: Dr Daniela Peluso on an art juxtaposition that restates outdated stereotypes
Kristen Visbal’s 250lb “fearless girl” sculpture recently won three Grand Prix and 18 Lions in all, making her the biggest winner in the history of the Cannes … Read more









