Department of Anthropology and Sociology
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About
About
We are a diverse, multi-lingual, and engaged community. Our teaching is research-led and our curriculum is sharp and cutting-edge.
We teach what we practise, and we practise what we teach. We grapple with the theory and practice of real-world issues having to do with migration, race, gender, climate change, and social justice.
Our programmes of study are built on the premise that the world has many layers, faces, perspectives, and forms of knowledge. Across our programmes, students acquire the methods and theories to help understand the world and to make a difference.
Our approach to teaching is practice-based and collaborative: we strongly believe in collaborative learning and peer-mentoring, thereby offering a unique learning opportunity for our diverse and vibrant student community.
Top-ranked in Anthropology and Sociology
6th in UK and 19th in world for Anthropology
QS World University Rankings by Subject 2026
Top 15 in the UK for Sociology
QS World University Rankings by Subject 2026
2nd in the UK for International Faculty
QS World University Rankings 2025
Meet the academics
The department counts 50+ academics from across a range of subjects and expertise.
"Our diverse department explores the vast range of human experience in a fast-changing and complex world, grappling with the multiple dimensions of human life and working to create a liveable future."
