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Cyril C. Grueter @cyrilgrueter.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Our preprint on altruism and mate preferences has been getting some attention @oxfordhumsci.bsky.social @oxford-anthro.bsky.social www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/09...
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Human Sciences Institute at the University of Oxford @oxfordhumsci.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Many congratulations Heather. We look forward to working with you in the coming years and continuting the close relationship between Human Sciences and Sociology. Thank you to Colin for his support of the degree whilst Head of Department.
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Cyril C. Grueter @cyrilgrueter.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
New Animal Behaviour study: male white-headed langurs produce strikingly regular, beat-like calls. During male–male conflicts, their snorts become even more rhythmically precise, suggesting vocal rhythm may signal competitive quality. @oxfordhumsci.bsky.social www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Cyril C. Grueter @cyrilgrueter.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Our recent study featured in the New York Times www.nytimes.com/2026/08/18/s... @ox.ac.uk @oxford-anthro.bsky.social @oxfordhumsci.bsky.social @ceb-uwa.bsky.social
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Humans Love Having Pets. Seems Like Some Other Primates Do, Too.
We aren’t the only animals that like to take care of other species. A new study finds that the roots of keeping a pet may stretch deep into our primate past.
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Cyril C. Grueter @cyrilgrueter.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
New paper! We explore cases of non-human primates carrying, grooming and forming bonds with individuals of other species and what this might reveal about the evolution of pet-keeping. link.springer.com/article/10.1... @oxford-anthro.bsky.social @ox.ac.uk @oxfordhumsci.bsky.social
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Cyril C. Grueter @cyrilgrueter.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
And another paper just published! We show that the world's highest-altitude primate, the black-and-white snub-nosed monkey, adjusts its seasonal altitudinal movements by balancing food availability and solar radiation www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/16... @oxfordhumsci.bsky.social @ceb-uwa.bsky.social
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Cyril C. Grueter @cyrilgrueter.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
My Conversation article explores remarkable friendships between primates and other species-and what they might reveal about the evolution of human–animal companionship. @ox.ac.uk @oxford-anthro.bsky.social @oxfordhumsci.bsky.social @wadhamcollege.bsky.social theconversation.com/monkeys-keep...
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Monkeys keep pets too – animal specialist on the world of interspecies friendship
It’s not just humans who enjoy interacting with other animal species.
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Human Sciences Institute at the University of Oxford @oxfordhumsci.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
Why are birth rates declining? @paulajasheppard.bsky.social is interviewed by @newscientist.com about the real reasons behind global falling fertility rates: institutions.newscientist.com/article/2516...
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Sociology at Oxford @sociologyoxford.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
📢 We’re also holding an online info session for those considering applying for the MPhil in Sociology & Demography! 👨‍🎓 Sign up now to learn more ✨➡️ forms.office.com/e/DTt26zSjwL
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Sociology at Oxford @sociologyoxford.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
👩‍🎓 Are you planning to apply for the MSc in Sociology at Oxford? Don’t miss our online info session for prospective students - sign up today! ✨ ✍️ forms.office.com/e/mmMRmqz7vF
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Human Sciences Institute at the University of Oxford @oxfordhumsci.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
Excited to see HumSci student, Lily Costa-Ferreira, will be on tonight's episode of University Challenge as part of the @magdalenoxford.bsky.social Team. Good luck Lily and @magdalenoxford.bsky.social Watch it on BCC2 at 8.30pm: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
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BBC Two - University Challenge, 2025/26, Magdalen College, Oxford v Robinson College, Cambridge
The first round concludes as Magdalen College, Oxford faces Robinson College, Cambridge.
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Human Sciences Institute at the University of Oxford @oxfordhumsci.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
Congratuations Michael.👏
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Human Sciences Institute at the University of Oxford @oxfordhumsci.bsky.social · 02/09/2025
Should we panic about plummeting birth rates? Human Sciences tutor and Institute member, @paulajasheppard.bsky.social discusses her research on France 24. Watch the interview at www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/...
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The 51% - Should we panic about plummeting birthrates?
In a special edition marking the start of a new season, we dive into an issue increasingly alarming governments around the world: a global decline in birthrates. A recent joint study by UNFPA and YouG...
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Human Sciences Institute at the University of Oxford @oxfordhumsci.bsky.social · 26/08/2025
Congratulations to HumSci Alum @isabelthomas.co.uk whose book Frog has been shortlisted for the Wainwirght prize for Children's Picture Books: wainwrightprize.com/shortlisted/...
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Frog - Wainwright Prize
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Human Sciences Institute at the University of Oxford @oxfordhumsci.bsky.social · 11/08/2025
Wonderful to hear @francescorampazzo.com first BBC interview which features his reseacrch on fertility apps carried out with (amongst others) HumSci alum @alyceraybould.bsky.social
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Human Sciences Institute at the University of Oxford @oxfordhumsci.bsky.social · 08/08/2025
We are delighted to welcome Cyril Grueter as our new Associate Professor of Evolutionary Anthrpology
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Human Sciences Institute at the University of Oxford @oxfordhumsci.bsky.social · 06/08/2025
Early primates evolved in cold, seasonal climates, not warm tropical forests - new research by our Associate Professor in Evolutionary Anthropology, Dr Thomas Püschel, and collaborators ‪@uniofreading.bsky.social‬ challenges our assumptions about where primates originated: ‪https://shorturl.at/3AnbC
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Oxford School of Anthropology and Museum Ethnography @oxford-anthro.bsky.social · 17/07/2025
'You get to really understand the beauty of what it means to be human.' Our Human Sciences degree studies humans from multiple interconnecting perspectives. It's a fascinating and varied course - more: www.ox.ac.uk/admissions/u... #OxHumSci
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