RAI Blacking Lecture
The RAI Blacking Lecture is named in honour of esteemed ethnomusicologist and anthropologist John Blacking (1928-1990).
Presidential Address
RAI Presidential Addresses. The list of previous RAI Presidents can be found here.
Anthropological Contributions to the Covid-19 Crisis
The RAI held a series of virtual research seminars on Covid-19 in June and July 2020.
Anthropology Communicates
A lecture series organised by the RAI’s Anthropology of Policy and Practice Committee.
Henry Myers Lecture
The Henry Myers Lecturship on the Role of Religion in Society was founded by Henry Myers, a Fellow of the Institute, in 1945 “to further the study of man’s mental […]
Curl Lecture
The Curl Lectureship is awarded biennially by the Council of the Royal Anthropological Institute. Preference is given to a topic from the fields of biological anthropology, archaeology, material culture, ethnomusicology and linguistics; […]
Huxley Lecture
This distinction was instituted in 1900 in memory of Thomas Henry Huxley and is the highest honour at the disposal of the Royal Anthropological Institute. It is awarded annually, by […]
RAI events
The RAI runs a range of events including the RAI Research Seminars, Book Launches, Film Events and London Anthropology Day.
Reviewer Meets Reviewed
The British Museum’s Anthropology Library and Research Centre, in conjunction with the Royal Anthropological Institute, is pleased to present ‘Reviewer meets Reviewed’, a discussion between the author and the reveiwer […]