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19 PhD programmes in Anthropology in United Kingdom

Anthropology and Sociology
A majority of our Anthropology and Sociology PhD graduates at SOAS University of London have embarked on an academic career, taking up lectureships in universities in the UK as well as abroad, or pursuing further their interests through post-doctoral fellowships and other research-based posts.

Social Anthropology
Research social and cultural complexities around the world. Delve into areas of study that interest you, from religion and belief to inequality and marginalisation, activism and social transformation, gender and sexuality, or contemporary popular culture with the Social Anthropology degree at the University of Birmingham.

Anthropology and Archaeology
The Anthropology and Archaeology department at University of Bristol has an international 'four-field' approach, combining archaeology with evolutionary, social and linguistic anthropology.
Anthropology
Ground-breaking research exploring social and cultural worlds and relations between humans and their environments. We offer a Anthropology degree at the University of Aberdeen.
Social Anthropology
Examine the diverse ways human beings establish and live social lives. From Western urban cities to indigenous cultures in the Amazon, with this Social Anthropology programme at the University of St Andrews you will learn to understand how humans live and think by looking at all aspects of their experience.
Anthropology, Media and Performance
This practice-based Anthropology, Media and Performance PhD programme at The University of Manchester will see you carry out an extensive piece of research in the field.
Anthropology
At University of Oxford, the DPhil in Anthropology is the School of Anthropology and Museum Ethnography’s advanced research degree, and is awarded to candidates who have completed a substantial original piece of research in the field.
Biological Anthropology
The Biological Anthropology from University of Cambridge, is an opportunity for original research leading to a thesis within a structured research environment that encourages both independence and collaboration.
Social Anthropology with Visual Media
This Social Anthropology with Visual Media programme at The University of Manchester is intended for those with a degree in social or cultural anthropology who wish to use visual media in the course of pursuing doctoral research.
Anthrozoology
Throughout the Anthrozoology MPhil/PhD programme from The University of Exeter you have the opportunity to undertake advanced postgraduate research in a friendly, interdisciplinary, collaborative, and highly productive community
Social Anthropology
Join one of the leading Anthropology departments in the UK where a diverse community of expert faculty and doctoral students carry out cutting-edge research, all in this Social Anthropology prorgamme at the University of Sussex.
Anthropology
Durham University has one of the largest Anthropology Departments in the UK and one of only a few to span Social Anthropology, Evolutionary Anthropology and Anthropology of Health.
Faculty of Science and Technology
From Archaeology & Anthropology to Environmental & Biological Sciences, Technology, Security, Design & Engineering, or Psychology, research within the Faculty of Science and Technology from Bournemouth University is world-leading.
Social Anthropology
The Social Anthropology course from the University of Cambridge is very highly regarded, both in the UK and overseas. We have some extremely distinguished alumni who have been enormously influential in academic Anthropology globally.
Social Anthropology
The Social Anthropology PhD programme at The University of Manchester involves substantial original research, normally including ethnographic fieldwork and leading to the production of a thesis.
Anthropology
As a postgraduate student in the Anthropology programme from The University of Exeter, you will be able to pursue your work within a friendly and informal atmosphere.
Anthropology
Find out about our research in Anthropology at the Brunel University of London. PhD students come to Brunel from diverse cultural backgrounds and belong to a genuinely international anthropology department.
Anthropological Studies
Anthropological Studies at Queen's University Belfast's is internationally renowned and a long established and rapidly expanding centre for postgraduate teaching and research training.
Anthropology
Make an original contribution to the field of anthropology with the support of our world-leading faculty members, each with their own specialist expertise. Learn more at the Anthropology programme from London School of Economics and Political Science.