Dr Patrick O’Hare helps the University to achieve UN Environmental accredited status
The University of St Andrews has become the first UK university to be an accredited organisation with the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP).
Top for Social Anthropology in Scotland
92% of research carried out by Social Anthropology at the University of St Andrews is world-leading or internationally excellent according to REF2021.
Why study Social Anthropology?Research projects
Postgraduate funding opportunities
The Department of Social Anthropology will be granting a number of scholarships for doctoral students starting their PhD in 2023/2023. These will cover fees or subsistence or make a contribution towards both. Students wanting to be considered for these scholarships must have submitted a completed application for a place in the Department’s doctoral program by 15th April 2022.
Latest Department news
Visual Plague: The Emergence of Epidemic Photography published by MIT Press
Visual Plague: The Emergence of Epidemic Photography, by Christos Lynteris has been published by MIT Press and is available under Open Access.
Rural and Agrarian Disease Knowledge Workshop
The Global War Against the Rat project and the Centre for Global Knowledge Studies are convening a workshop on Rural and Agrarian Disease Knowledge, November 4 2022.
Latest Department events
