Today marks the final day of The Global War Against the Rat project @standrewsanthro.bsky.social (funded @wellcometrust.bsky.social) after 6 wonderful years of collaborative interdisciplinary research with Oliver French, @julesskotnesbrown.bsky.social & @alvesduarte.bsky.social

Congratulations to Dr Jules Skotnes-Brown on winning the 2025 First Book Prize of the Royal Historical Society for his book Segregated Species: Pests, Knowledge, and Boundaries in South Africa, 1910-1948! www.st-andrews.ac.uk/social-anthr...

Congratulations to Dr Bridget Bradley, teaching prize double winner! As well as winning one of the University's Teaching Excellence Awards, Dr Bradley also received a second award from the Student Union, for Outstanding Commitment to Academic Inclusivity. www.st-andrews.ac.uk/social-anthr...

Dr Matheus Duarte has co-edited an important new special issue of the journal History and Philosophy of the Life Sciences advancing new approaches to the past & present of microbiology. The special issue "Rethinking the History of Microbiology" ed. Matheus Duarte & Mathilde Gallay-Keller is out now

Looking forward to the Zoonosis as a Historical and Anthropological Question conference @standrewsanthro.bsky.social next week! wwrat.wp.st-andrews.ac.uk/zoonosis-as-...

The conference Energy in Motion begins this Sunday supported by the Centre for Energy Ethics @energy-ethics.bsky.social and hosted at Dundee Contemporary Arts and V&A Dundee. How might we understand, represent, and respond to the emotional demands of the climate crisis?

Using my first BlueSky post to share this exciting hybrid conference 8-10 June I've organised with @susanwardell.bsky.social @gair.bsky.social @energy-ethics.bsky.social #EnergyinMotion #CEE2025 Join us for art workshops, talks, poetry, film and more!

Congratulations to Dr Richard Irvine on the publication of his latest book, now available open access from @scotunipress.bsky.social! The Vow of Stability traces the daily lives of Catholic English Benedictine monks: what does it mean to take flight from the world? books.sup.ac.uk/sup/catalog/...

What is the future of humanity & our ways of life? What will become of our traditions, identities, and communities? TONIGHT at 7pm - join our PhD students at Sandy's Bar @ The Student Union for a "Pint of Science". Learn about the latest research and hear anthropological perspectives on the future.

Offering a unique anthropological account of life in a Catholic Benedictine monastery, 'The vow of stability' by Richard Irvine publishes on 20 May! Join Richard for a fireside chat to learn more: 📅 22 May ⏰ 2pm BST 👉 www.sup.ac.uk/news/the-vow... @robotforaday.bsky.social #SocialAnthropology

Congratulations to Dr Daniel Knight on the publication of his latest book with @cornellupress.bsky.social! Energy Talk explores the expanding photovoltaic presence on Greece's 'Silicon Plains' and how obscured knowledge is revealed in times of upheaval. www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501...

The programme for the final conference of the Global War Against the Rat project is now live! Join @visualplague.bsky.social and the project team on 16-17 June to explore "Zoonosis as a Historical and Anthropological Question" wwrat.wp.st-andrews.ac.uk/zoonosis-as-...

But what is anthropology? A film by staff and students at St Andrews in 2011 (Film conceived by Dr Paloma Gay y Blasco and shot by Igor Slepov, with interviews and footage from the annual St Andrews Lammas market)

Our twitter account has been silent for a long time. Finally migrating over to bluesky...