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Nomi Dave appointed as the Evans-Pritchard Lecturer 2026-27

28 May 2026

Constructing Worth: Care, Usefulness, and the Moral Life of Disability in Urban China

26 May 2026

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A tale of two crops: New research into disease stigma in Colombia's borderlands

22 May 2026

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New research reveals hidden cognitive strengths in children growing up in adversity

22 May 2026

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Why is almost everyone right-handed? The answer may lie in how we learned to walk

19 May 2026

Student's Social Media Mission to get Anthropology into the Conversation

15 May 2026

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Why outdoing the neighbours may have led to male primates being bigger than females

13 May 2026

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Digital Exhibition Launch: Disobedient Buildings

07 May 2026

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28 April 2026

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New Book: Constructing the Achievement State, by Chihab El Khachab

10 April 2026

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