“The varied theoretical and ethnographic interests and expertise of staff is a useful resource base that has guided my research focus, intellectual growth and helped in applying for grants. The cross- disciplinary connections within the Department are an additional way of engaging with staff and postgraduate students, while the University’s excellent research reputation ensures opportunities to attend and present at international conferences. This not only builds a network in academia, but also helps in sourcing future career opportunities in different fields.”


SHELENE The Caribbean Current PhD student in Social Anthropology


Postgraduate Community Many students are from abroad and are undertaking a varied range of taught courses and research programmes. Those returning from, or preparing to go into, the field forman active community with a wide range of diverse geographical and substantive interests.


Postgraduate students participate in annualworkshops organised by the Department, jointly with the Anthropology Departments of the universities of Aberdeen, Edinburgh & Glasgow under the Scottish Training in Anthropological Research (STAR) programme. Theseworkshops provide opportunities for informal presentations of research proposals, discussions relevant to students’fieldwork preparations (e.g. ethics, data collection, writing field notes). The exploration of creativeways of learning is held in a relaxed yet focused environment, together with members of staff and PhD students from each of the universities. The trainingworkshops last for four days and take place in a beautiful countryside location. They act as complementary elements of the postgraduate training programme, and are organised in consultation with postgraduate students themselves, according to their perceived needs and wishes. In addition, there are shorter workshops which take place throughout the year and are designed to develop theoretical perspectives in anthropological research.


Research Centres Research centres play an important role in the liveliness of the Department’s research life, and are related to Social Anthropology’s programme of rethinking key aspects of the nature of interpretative and historical anthropology, which constitute the cornerstones of the Department’s theoretical orientation.


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