Durham University Anthropology

27/05/2026

Film Screening: God is a Woman & Indexed Beings. Including a discussion with Cebaldo de Leon, Olowaili Green, Helen Knowles and Manuel Mueses.

Organised by SIGICS and Cinemaattic, with support from the Flourish Fund (Durham), as part of Latin Connections.

This double screening brings together Indigenous and non-Indigenous filmmakers in a discussion on the role of film, documentary and animation to explore issues of cultural representation, the relationship between ethnographic filmmaking and the communities being documented and the multiple journeys of memory.

📅Monday 8th of June, 2 - 5.50pm
📍Room TLC042 – Durham University (Teaching and Learning Centre, South Rd, Durham – DH1 3LS)

Free Entry - Get tickets and find out more here:

Screening of God is a Woman and Indexed Beings and discussion with Cebaldo de Leon, Olowaili Green, Helen Knowles and Manuel Mueses. This double screening brings together Indigenous and non-Indigenous filmmakers in a discussion on the role of film, documentary and animation to explore issues of c

24/03/2026

"Everyone’s invoking context, but nobody’s agreeing."

Our Department's Dr Paolo Heywood explores - How to spot the use and abuse of the word ‘context’:

Everyone’s been in a debate when someone says: “You’re taking that out of context.” But what does it actually mean to understand something “in context”? Here Dr Paolo Heywood from our Department of Anthropology explores the use and abuse of the word 'context'.

17/03/2026

💭 Research that makes wider change happen 💭

Last November, the Durham Infancy & Sleep Centre (led by our Professor Helen Ball) joined the Lullaby Trust and Sheffield Sling Library for an event at the Festival of Social Science! DISC shared their research into sling and baby-carrier use in the UK, funded by The Lullaby Trust and Teddy's Wish, as well as DISC's broader work.

Find out more in the video below!

🎥: Durham University Impact Acceleration team

Our ESRC Impact Acceleration Account (IAA) supported an event as part of the 2025 Festival of Social Science, bringing together the Durham Infancy and Sleep ...

09/03/2026

Are you a new parent desperate for some uninterrupted sleep and willing to try any products that might help your little one snooze for a bit longer? 👶💤

But can sleep nests, rocking devices and weighted sleeping bags do that and are they safe?

Our baby sleep expert, Professor Helen Ball, gives her verdict in this BBC Radio 4 episode of Sliced Bread.

🎧 https://brnw.ch/21x0pWE

Durham Infancy & Sleep Centre | Durham University Anthropology | Baby Sleep Info Source - Basis | The Lullaby Trust

02/03/2026

Can any nests or docks, gadgets or blinds, really help babies sleep better?

13/02/2026

💡 Progress to Postgrad 💡

📆 18 February 2026 2-4pm
📍Teaching and Learning Centre

Considering what to do next? Meet our Admissions Team and be considered for a provisional postgraduate offer on the day!

Join us to discuss:

💷 PG funding opportunities, including Alumni Scholarship
🔍 PG course options at Durham
🗺️ Your future career path

For more information and to book 👉 https://durhamuni.eventsair.com/2026-pg-progress-to-postgrad-winter/progress-to-postgrad/Site/Register

10/02/2026

Special collection out now: 'Flashes of Responsibility: Craft, Ethics, and Impact in Global Health Ethnography'

Available to read online: https://medanthro.net/critical-care/introduction-to-flashes-of-responsibility-craft-ethics-and-impact-in-global-health-ethnography/

This developed from the 2023 Writing Global Health Ethnography workshop, co-funded by the Durham University Global Engagement Fund (2023) and Dartmouth College, USA, a fellow member of the Matariki Network. Contributors include many of our Department's health anthropologists: staff members, postdocs, and PhD students.

Find out more in our news story: https://www.durham.ac.uk/departments/academic/anthropology/news/flashes-of-responsibility-special-collection-announcement/

Developed from the 2023 Writing Global Health Ethnography workshop, this online collection features many of our Department's health anthropologists.

04/02/2026

Applications open for our Postgraduate Taught Programmes!

Learn more about our MA in Socio-Cultural Anthropology from our Head of Department, Prof Yulia Egorova: https://youtu.be/kpqp7QPek5I?si=KU27DKNmj3AXBWgc

More information about our other postgraduate courses coming soon!

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30/01/2026

Last week we saw the launch of the new 'EDI in application processes' toolkit!

The toolkit is intended to help people embed principles of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) into all types of application processes, including funding, jobs or experience opportunities. It provides a step-by-step guide and resources to promote efficiency and reduce the administrative burden traditionally associated with EDI.

Toolkit link: https://editoolkit.webspace.durham.ac.uk/

Many thanks to the team behind it: Prof. Rachel Kendal (Anthropology), Lizzie Ranson (Research and Innovation Services [RIS]), Lorna Winship (formerly Anthropology, RIS) and Sarah Wright (formerly Anthropology, Psychology)