In our second year Humans and Other Primates module, students are provided with a foundation in evolutionary anthropology through an understanding of primate biology and evolution. This week, we are featuring our second essay on this topic, by Hovnan Gulbenkian Eayrs. Hovnan’s bio: I’m a second year student from Oxford. I discovered my interest in anthropology after Read More…
Category: evolutionary anthropology
The MRes in Primate Biology, Behaviour and Conservation @ Roehampton – why I chose it, what I studied, and where it has taken me
By Raphaela Heesen There are lots of different masters’ courses in the field of evolutionary anthropology; in this piece I wanted to explain how I came to join the MRes Primate Biology, Behavior and Conservation at Roehampton, and what I feel the course has given me. Having received a Bachelor of Science from the Rheinische Read More…
Does alloparental care vary across a rural-urban gradient in north-western Tanzania?
This week in the CRESIDA seminar series, our speaker is Anushe Hassan from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, who is sharing his research on alloparental care in Tanzania. Come and join us on Thursday, February 14th at 4.15pm in Room G070 at Parkstead House to learn more. Abstract Human mothers receive substantial support from extended Read More…
Unravelling the evolution of human diversity in admixed populations
This week in the CRESIDA seminar series, the speaker is Dr Florin Mircea Iliescu, a researcher in the Division of Biological Anthropology at the University of Cambridge, who is sharing his research on the evolution of human diversity. Come and join us on Thursday, February 7th at 4.15pm in Room G070 at Parkstead House to learn Read More…
Humans and other Primates: the differences in cultural complexity between orangutans and chimpanzees
In our second year Humans and Other Primates module, students are provided with a foundation in evolutionary anthropology through an understanding of primate biology and evolution. This week, our featured essay is by Daniel Wright. Daniel’s bio: I am a second year anthropology student from South East London. Since a very young age, I have been keen on Read More…
The anthropology of hair: Explaining the relative hairlessness of humans
In our first year Key Skills in Anthropology module, students are introduced to the fundamental academic skills necessary to succeed in university and post-university employment. As part of the course, students are asked to write an essay on the topic of hair from a social and biological anthropological perspective. This week we are featuring an essay by Read More…
Geographic variation in the human birth canal and its implications for the ‘obstetrical dilemma’ theory
The human birth canal is just large enough for the newborn, making childbirth a difficult and often dangerous process. In a recent study published in the Royal Society, Lia Betti (University of Roehampton) and Andrea Manica (University of Cambridge) show that there is substantial variation in the shape of the female pelvis across human populations, and that most Read More…
Parental investment in Agta foragers
This week in the CRESIDA seminar series, the speaker is Dr Abigail Page, a research fellow in the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine. Her talk is on parental investment in Agta foragers in the Philippines. Come and join us on Thursday, November 1st, at 4.15pm in Room G070 at Parkstead House to learn more. Abstract Read More…
Ganging up on the germs: The evolution of care-giving for the sick
This week in the CRESIDA seminar series, our speaker is Sharon Kessler, who is Marie Curie Fellow in the Department of Anthropology at Durham University. Her talk is on the evolution of care-giving for the sick. Come and join us on Thursday at 4.15pm in Room G070 at Parkstead House to learn more. Abstract Humans are Read More…
The making of an academic paper: Monkeys, mothering and the bystander effect
By Stuart Semple In recent years, nature documentary series have begun to feature short, ‘The making of…’ sequences at the end of each episode, in which the viewer is afforded an insight into the plans, trials and tribulations that ultimately led to some of the footage they have just watched. These sequences are very popular, Read More…
