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We tackle real world problems through our uniquely wide-ranging approach. We produce internationally recognised research and teach on challenging issues. At our heart is an ethos of openness and tolerance that guides our work. 

In 2026 we were ranked number 1 in the QS World University Subject Rankings for Anthropology. 

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Read the 2025 edition of JASO

19 January 2026
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Institute of Social & Cultural Anthropology (ISCA)

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Centre on Migration, Policy and Society (COMPAS)

Jonathan Jong and Harvey Whitehouse gather a large team of research assistants to collect data on religion and morality among indigenous peoples of Vanuatu (September 2017)

Centre for the Study of Social Cohesion (CSSC)

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Institute of Human Sciences (IHS)

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Institute for Science, Innovation and Society (InSIS)

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Pitt Rivers Museum