Discover Anthropology is an educational site for anyone curious about anthropology and wanting to learn more about the subject. The website provides information on studying anthropology, careers, volunteer and gap year experiences, museums, events and educational resources for students, teachers, career advisors and the general public.

We are continually looking for new ways to update and improve Discover Anthropology, if you have any suggestions please email Nafisa Fera, the RAI's Education Officer at education@therai.org.uk

Talk to others coming along on the day, find out about courses, contests, events and get involved in the RAI's education and outreach activities! Discover Anthropology Facebook Group

These are general open days where you can meet representatives from the anthropology department, take a tour and often attend a talk on studying anthropology or meet current students. There are lots coming up in the next couple of months.

Bristol University: 28th June

Brunel University: 22nd June

Cambridge University: 5th/6th July

Goldsmiths University: 16th June.
Plus a special anthropology taster day with a range of workshops on the 28th June. See www.lon.ac.uk/tasters for more details and booking.

Kent University: 7th July

Liverpool John Moores University: 4th July

LSE: 27th June

Manchester University: 22nd June

Oxford Brookes University: 16th June

Roehampton University: 11th July

Sussex University: 17th June

UEL: 16th June

Another chance to get a taste of anthropology! The University of Wales, Lampeter in association with the Royal Anthropological Institute is organising a special Wales Anthropology Day on the 27th June 2007. Like the London Anthropology day, it will consist of lots of different workshops run by anthropologists to give you a chance to get a feeling for the full range of topics anthropology covers. The workshops will be run by staff and students from Lampeter as well as from Cardiff, Aberystwyth and Sheffield. Workshops will include "You are what you eat: the anthropology of food," "Understanding the dead: the role of forensic anthropology," and "Body Talk: Sexuality, Tatoos and Body Modification." One of the sessions will be hosted by BBC staff who worked on the TRIBE series (BBC Wales). Full info and booking forms are available on www.walesanthropologyday.co.uk

Sign up for the waiting list here

Book a free place here

Bookings for the London Anthropology Day 2007 will open on the 16th April . Enter your email here to get sent a reminder sent to you on the 16th

Friday 9th March, 6.30-10pm.
The October Gallery, 24 Old Gloucester Street, W1N 3AL.
Download Leaflet & Poster (pdf -297kb)

Want to find out more about anthropology and have a good night out?

In the week of the anniversary of Ghana’s independence, the Royal Anthropological Institute’s Discover Anthropology outreach programme brings you a special evening of film screenings by visual anthropologists and a chance to explore the October Gallery’s exhibition “From Courage to Freedom” of work by 3 West African artists.

Main screening 7-8pm: Future Remembrance: Photography and Image Arts in Ghana by visual anthropologists Tobias Wendl and Nancy du Plessis.

This documentary explores the social, economic and spiritual aspects of the work of Ghanaian photographers, sculptors and painters, ranging from the elaborate backdrops created by studio photographers to the powerful life-size sculptures commissioned by families who want to remember their dead loved ones.

After the main screening visitors can watch short films on Ghana by anthropology students, explore the gallery and chat to anthropologists.

To book a free place:
Telephone: 0207 3877 0455
E-mail: Gem Jones

This event is part of the ESRC Festival of Social Science.

The next Royal Anthropological Institute International Festival of Ethnographic Film will be held at Leeds Met University from 1st-4th July 2009. The festival is open to everyone. Full details at www.raifilmfest.org.uk