Anthropology at Queen's University Belfast - QUB

'Discussing similarities in economies of waste, gifts and art, this paper suggests a new conceptual framework for understanding why some exchange objects are valued in relation to their human provenance'.
01/003, 27 University Square, Queen's University Belfast
Thursday, April 23 • 3 PM - 4:30 PM

Anthropology Research Seminar: Dr Andrew Sanchez (Cambridge University) Provenance: The Value of People and Things

Interested in working with people on the ground to answer some of the most pressing global issues, such as migration, conflict, inequality, climate crisis? Our MA in Anthropology at Queen's University Belfast trains you to do this by thinking, questioning and intervening in the contemporary world.

Join us for a live webinar to find out more about our programme tomorrow, Thursday 19 February at 3pm UK time. More details and information on how to register here: https://www.qub.ac.uk/Study/AHSS/webinar/ant/

You'll hear about:
How anthropology reshapes debates in policy, heritage and human rights
The power of ethnography to reveal unseen worlds and untold histories
How to combine creative methods with social sciences research
What studying Anthropology at a postgraduate level involves
Where the degree can take you
Live Q&A with convenors and former MA student

Whether you want to research, work in NGOs, public policy, community and culture sectors, or simply understand our world through its multiple cultures and interconnectedness, this is your chance to see where an MA in Anthropology can take you.

MA Anthropology | Study | Queen's University Belfast You will have the opportunity to find out more about the course content, including modules, assessment types and teaching styles. You will also have the chance to ask any questions you have about the programme or study at Queen's in general.

Join us on the 19th of February, 3 PM, for a webinar on the MA in Anthropology, with Dr Raluca Roman, the MA Programme convenor.

You will have the opportunity to find out more about the course content, including modules, assessment types and teaching styles. You will also have the chance to ask any questions you have about the programme or study at Queen's in general.

MA Anthropology | Study | Queen's University Belfast You will have the opportunity to find out more about the course content, including modules, assessment types and teaching styles. You will also have the chance to ask any questions you have about the programme or study at Queen's in general.

Congratulations to all our Anthropology ! What a great day we all had with so many people and achievements to celebrate🎓

News! 🤩 Join our vibrant Anthropology community at the School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics at QUB as a PhD candidate. We have two fully-funded PhD opportunities starting next year (with an application deadline on 13 Jan 2026). The first one is on Migrant/Refugee access to housing in NI, led by Dr Evi Chatzipanagiotidou: https://www.qub.ac.uk/courses/postgraduate-research/phd-opportunities/migrants-refugees-and-housing.html
The second one is on Creative Practices and Processes for Building Safer Communities, led by Professor Fiona Magowan: https://www.qub.ac.uk/courses/postgraduate-research/phd-opportunities/creative-practices-and-processes-for-building-safer-communities.html

If you are passionate about a project related to any of the two themes, find more information through the links on how to apply.

Please join us for this year’s Public Anthropology Lecture! 👇

One month today until our Annual Anthropology Public Lecture! 🎉

This year's lecture will be delivered by Professor Dan Hicks (University of Oxford): '"Militarist Realism": rethinking monumentality, museums, and memory culture'

📅06/11, 3pm
🏛️Council Chamber and Canada Room

Register 👉https://ow.ly/6jWv50X5uOm

Our amazing PG students have put together this wonderful conference. Register and come along if you are around:

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/qub-anthropology-postgraduate-conference-2025-tickets-1317794562009?aff=oddtdtcreator

The Belfast-Berkeley Conversation Series celebrates the partnership between Queen’s University Belfast and University of California, Berkeley.

This second Belfast-Berkeley Conversation event will focus on the highly topical theme of Sounds, Rights and the Politics of Listening.

Do join us!

More info via the link below!

📅 03/04, 4.30-6pm
🏛️Brian Friel Theatre (entrance QFT, 20 UQ)

03.04.2025 - Sounds, Rights and the Politics of Listening | Research | Queen's University Belfast The Belfast-Berkeley Conversation Series celebrates the partnership between Queen’s University Belfast and University of California, Berkeley.