Anthropology at the University of Auckland

28/08/2026

Thank you to our open day staff and student volunteers in both Arts and Science!

27/08/2026

The American Anthropology Association has honored our very own Susanna Trnka and Jesse Hession Grayman with its 2026 "President's Award" for their contributions to the discipline of anthropology, specifically, their editorship of American Ethnologist.

2026 American Anthropological Association Award Winners

09/08/2026

Last Thursday we were joined by Associate Professor Tom Gregory who gave a seminar reflecting on the arguments outlined in his recent book, "Weaponizing Civilian Protection" against the backdrop of the genocide in Gaza and the airstrikes on Iran

It was a thoughtful and reflective talk that inspired deep questions and excellent conversation.

07/08/2026

The work of our recent grads in print! We love to see it!

Ms Francesca Towers, Dr Heather Battles and Prof. Marama Muru-Lanning have published "Tangihanga and tikanga in the time of COVID-19: Māori experiences and responses" has been published in a special issue of Waka Kuaka: The Journal of the Polynesian Society, on the theme of Tikanga, Kaumātua and Place.

This article comes out of Ms Tower's Master's research, which was supervised by Dr Battles and Prof Muru-Lanning.

We thank the Australasian Society for Human Biology (ASHB) for their support of Ms Tower's work through a studentship.

Tangihanga and tikanga in the time of COVID-19: Māori experiences and responses Authors Francesca Towers Waipapa Taumata Rau | The University of Auckland https://orcid.org/0009-0009-5909-2185 Heather T. Battles https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8814-2625 Marama Muru-Lanning Waikato, Maniapoto, Ngāti...

30/07/2026

Thanks to everyone who came along to our Anthro Seminar with curator Jane Groufsky from the Auckland Museum to learn about textile collection, care and conservation! And thank you to Jane for a fantastic seminar!

28/07/2026

We're really looking forward to our Thursday Seminar! We'll be joined by Curator Jane Groufsky who will share her work at the Auckland Museum around textile curation!

Join us Thursday July 30th in the Clock Tower Room 032.

23/07/2026

Thank you Judith Littleton, Lisa Bailey and Caitlin Bonham Smith for a fabulous first seminar of the semester!

18/07/2026

Excited to share our Semester 2 2026 Seminar Series Schedule.

10/07/2026

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07/07/2026

Work led by Associate Professor Rebecca Phillipps within our archaeological collection has resulted in a new publication, "The “too hard box”: becoming better stewards of archaeological collections" In the International Journal of Heritage Studies, thinking theoretically about the future of teaching and research collections in universities. Co-authors come from across the Faculty: Callie Vandewiele, Caitlin Smith, Leanne Tamaki, Tim Mackrell, Te Kapua O'Connor, Molly Carden, Chloe Lim and Professor Ngarino Ellis

Archaeological collections held by universities represent a persistent challenge in decolonising and re-imagining collections within academic contexts. Situated between research and education, thes...