The Durham Centre for the Anthropology of Health (Previously Anthropology of Health Research Group) bridges biological and social anthropology, community medicine, evolutionary medicine, social epidemiology and public health. We work on local, regional and international scales. We aim to advance the interdisciplinary anthropological study of health, to critically debate local and international health issues, and to support impact and outreach activities.
Durham Centre for the Anthropology of Health members
Jump to the Active Durham Centre for the Anthropology of Health members to see their current interests and recent research outputs or contact the Research Co-ordinator Dr Loretta Lou for more information.
Seminars and Events
Many of our Anthropology of Health seminars are open to the public alongside our students and wider university community. The current Anthropology of Health Seminar Series is available lower down this page.
Health, Environment, and AnThropology (HEAT) 2025: Durham and Edinburgh universities bring you this two day international conference on planetary health and the environment. See the programme and book now.
Anthropology Research at Durham covers a wide range of activity from the production of knowledge to advancing the discipline, to applied research for public benefit. See how anthropological perspectives benefit people both in the UK and across the world.
We offer a range of postgraduate taught programmes offering the opportunity to pursue advanced specialist courses and also conversion courses from other degrees. The following Masters courses relate most closely to Anthropology of Health and the expert staff who are part of this research centre.
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Selected research interests are shown for centre members - clicking on their names will take you to a more comprehensive profile. Centre members can also be contacted directly when exploring options for Postgraduate Research supervision.
Many of our Anthropology of Health seminars are open to the public alongside our students and wider university community. Some are also live streamed online. For further information about individual seminars or the whole series, please contact the Senior Research Administrator, Kate Payne (kate.payne@durham.ac.uk).
Please also note that our other Research Groups will be presenting their own seminar series' during this period. You can find details on their Research Group pages: Social Anthropology (SARG) and Evolutionary Anthropology (EARG).
This period has now ended and seminar dates have all passed. See Epiphany Term 2025 dates below for upcoming events.
Wednesday 15 January, 13.00 - 14.30 (CLC407, Calman Learning Centre)
Wednesday 22 January, 13.00 - 14.30 (D104, Dawson Building)
Wednesday 5 February, 13.00 - 15.00 (CLC407, Calman Learning Centre)
Wednesday 12 February, 15.00 (CLC407, Calman Learning Centre)
Wednesday 19 February, 13.00 - 14.30 (CLC407, Calman Learning Centre)
Wednesday 26 February, 15.00 (CLC407, Calman Learning Centre)
Wednesday 5 March, 13.00 - 14.30 (D104, Dawson Building)
Wednesday 19 March, 15.00 (CLC407, Calman Learning Centre)
We offer a range of postgraduate taught programmes offering the opportunity to pursue advanced specialist courses and also conversion courses from other degrees.
We are one of the largest departments of Anthropology in the UK, spanning social anthropology, evolutionary anthropology and the anthropology of health.
Contact us to find out more about undergraduate and postgraduate opportunities in our Department.
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