Professor Maria José de Abreu was appointed as research fellow in the Department of Anthropology at Federal University of Sao Carlos-Brazil, awarded by FAPESP Advanced Research. The research fellowship position will run throughout the summer of 2020.

The Department congratulates Professor Lesley Sharp for receiving the Royal Anthropological Institute Wellcome Medal for Anthropology as Applied to Medical Problems.

Rosalind Morris has been appointed Research Associate at the Wits Institute for Social and Economic Research (WISER) at the University of the Witwatersrand. The position will extend for 3 years.