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.
Evolutionary Anthropology Research Group Members
Jump to the Active Evolutionary Anthropology Research Group Members to see their current interests and recent research outputs or contact the Research Co-ordinator Dr Jeremy Kendal for more information.
Seminars and Events
Many of our Evolutionary Anthropology seminars are open to the public alongside our students and wider university community. The current Evolutionary Anthropology Seminar Series is available lower down this page.
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 an MSc in Evolutionary Anthropology by Research which relates most closely to Evolutionary Anthropology and the expert staff who are part of this research group. In addition to this, we also deliver a range of postgraduate taught programmes offering the opportunity to pursue advanced specialist courses and also conversion courses from other degrees.
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Selected research interests are shown for group members - clicking on their names will take you to a more comprehensive profile. Group members can also be contacted directly when exploring options for Postgraduate Research supervision.
Many of our Evolutionary Anthropology 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: Durham Centre for the Anthropology of Health 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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