Our research in Evolutionary Anthropology is highly interdisciplinary and uses a range of approaches, including observational studies of humans and non-human primates, experiments on social transmission and cultural evolution, comparative analysis across societies and across species, physiology, anatomy and theoretical modelling.
Contact Research Co-ordinator: Dr Jeremy Kendal
Some of our Evolutionary Anthropology seminars are open to the public alongside our university community. Some are also live streamed through Zoom. For further information about individual seminars or the whole series, please contact Senior Research Administrator, Kate Payne (kate.payne@durham.ac.uk).
Building locations and directions are available through Google Maps.
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: Centre for Anthropology of Health (CAH) and Social Anthropology (SARG).
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 (D210, Dawson Building)
A “Fire-side” chat with Dr. Kovarovic, discussing the creation and contents of her in-prep. book "Paleoecology: Structure and Function of Paleo-ecosystems"
Wednesday 22 January, 13.00 - 14.30 (D210, Dawson Building)
Wednesday 5 February, 13.00 - 14.30 (D104, Dawson Building)
Tuesday 18 February, 13.00 - 14.00 (L50, Psychology Building)
(Room L50 is situated down the hallway between Psychology and Biosciences)
Wednesday 26 February, 15.00 (CLC407, Calman Learning Centre)
Wednesday 5 March, 13.00 - 14.30 (D210, Dawson Building)
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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