Parenting Today as a Quality-Quantity Trade-off
By. Pia Mehdwan, BSc Anthropology Graduate In this blog post, recent UCL Anthropology graduate Pia Mehdwan showcases her dissertation...
Open Events: UCL Evolutionary Anthropology Term 1 Seminars 2024
Join us for our UCL Evolutionary Anthropology in-person seminars this term! These seminars are free to attend & open to all, and takes...
Open Events: UCL Evo Anth Seminar Series, Spring Term 2024
Join us for our UCL Evolutionary Anthropology in-person seminars this term! These seminars are free to attend & open to all. When:...
Open Events: UCL Evolutionary Anthropology Seminar Series Autumn 2022
Joining us for an exciting series of online seminars at UCL Evolutionary Anthropology this term! Seminars take place on...
Celibacy: its surprising evolutionary advantages – new research
by Ruth Mace & Alberto Micheletti Why would someone join an institution that removed the option of family life and required them to be...
Conflict, competition and the sex of accused ‘witches’
by Sarah Peacey Why do witchcraft accusations often target individuals of a specific sex?1 Despite the popular image of witches as...
Primate mothers may carry infants after death as a way of grieving
Some primate species may express grief over the death of their infant by carrying the corpse with them, sometimes for months, according...
Lockdown and Postnatal Depression: An Evolutionary Perspective
By Dr Emily Emmott Low social support is a key risk factor for developing postnatal depression (PND). From an evolutionary perspective...
Open Events: UCL Evolutionary Anthropology Seminar Series Winter 2021
Joining us for an exciting series of online seminars at UCL Evolutionary Anthropology this term! The seminars will take place online (via...
Revolution and the Afterlife
by May Zhang, PhD Student in Evolutionary Anthropology (see profile)

Picture: The Wheel of Reincarnation (photo credit: Ruth Mace)
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