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Postgraduate research

Join a vibrant postgraduate research community that includes students from all over the world.

Our unique programmes, collaborations, and excellent resources mean that whatever your area of interest, there is anthropological expertise to match.

Find out more about our programmes:

  • Anthropology, Media and Performance PhD
  • Social Anthropology PhD
  • Social Anthropology with Visual Media PhD
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Finding a supervisor

Our Social Anthropology experts offer research supervision in a wide range of topics and regions.

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Funding opportunities

Search our school and university-wide postgraduate research funding opportunities.

Writing your proposal

Advice and guidance on how to craft the project proposal for your application.

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Current PhD students

Get inspiration from some of our current students about the type of research topics you can pursue.

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