Primatology and Primate Conservation Courses

Primate Conservation (MSc/PGCert/PGDip)
Primatology and Conservation (MRes)

During Induction Week, make sure you follow your course induction schedule below. This must take priority over any other events. Most of these induction events will be on campus but there may be additional online events that you will need to attend or watch.

While most of these activities won’t change, there could be small changes to timings and locations, so make sure to check back here regularly for any updates.

Don’t forget to complete your online enrolment.

Induction schedule

Monday 16 September

Time	Event details	Location
12:00pm - 2:00pm	Welcome and Induction	G501, Gibbs Building, Headington Campus
4:00pm - 6:00pm	Social event	G501, Gibbs Building, Headington Campus

Tuesday 17 September

Time	Event details	Location
10:00am - 3:00pm	Presentations	G501, Gibbs Building, Headington Campus

Wednesday 18 September

Time	Event details	Location
10:00am - 12:00pm	Bodleian Library Induction	Bodleian Library, Broad Street, OX1 3BG
1:00pm - 4:00pm	Module Registration Helpdesk Drop-in if you need help adding on your optional modules.	G110, Gibbs Building, Headington Campus
4:30pm - 6:30pm	Punting in Oxford	Leaving from Gibbs Foyer, Gibbs Building, Headington Campus Magdalen Bridge, Oxford, OX1 4AU

Thursday 19 September

Time	Event details	Location
10:00am - 4:00pm	Module Registration Helpdesk Drop-in if you need help adding on your optional modules.	Gibbs 110, Gibbs Building, Headington Campus
4:30pm - 6:00pm	Postgraduate Social and Research Event	CLC G.03, Sir Kenneth Wheare Hall, Clerici Building, Headington Campus

Friday 20 September

Time	Event details	Location
On Demand	Sexual Consent Education View our consent induction webpage and complete the mandatory course on Moodle	View the Consent matters webpage Complete the Sexual consent education course
10:00am - 4:00pm	Module Registration Helpdesk Drop-in if you need help adding on your optional modules.	Gibbs 110, Gibbs Building, Headington Campus

Student Support Co-ordinators

Your Student Support Coordinator is: Mandy Archer

How to contact us	Contact details	Availability
In-person	G103, Gibbs Building, Headington Campus	Monday - Friday: 11:00am - 12:00pm; 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Email	ssc-hss@brookes.ac.uk
Phone	+44 (0) 1865 535250

Other key contacts

Job title	Name	Contact details
Subject Coordinator	Giuseppe Donati	gdonati@brookes.ac.uk
Programme Lead	Joe Willians	josephwilliams@brookes.ac.uk
Academic Liaison Librarian	Ashley Cushman	acushman@brookes.ac.uk
Programme Adminstrator	Bethany Mcnamara-Dale	hss-social-sciences@brookes.ac.uk

Reading lists

This is an indicative reading list of the core books used on the course for the compulsory modules. There is no expectation for you to buy any of the books, they are all available in our library.

For optional modules, once you have chosen them, you can contact the module leaders if you would like details of the core reading.

Compulsory Modules	Recommended Core Text
ANTH7001 Primate Diversity & Conservation; Theory, Methods & Practise	Campbell, C., Fuentes, A., MacKinnon, K., Bearder SK & Stumpf, R. (2011) Primates in Perspective, 2nd edition. Oxford University Press, Oxford Cowlishaw, G. & Dunbar, R.I.M. (2000) Primate Conservation Biology, Chicago University Press, Chicago. Wich, S. A., & Marshall, A. J. (Eds.). (2016). An introduction to primate conservation. Oxford University Press.
ANTH7004 Conservation Genetics (NB This module is currently unavailable for 2024-5)	Frankham, R., Ballou, J.D. & Briscoe, D.A. (2009) Introduction to Conservation Genetics, 2nd edition, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.
ANTH7005 Captive Management and Rehabilitation	Hosey, G., Melfi, V. & Pankhurst, S. (2013) Zoo Animals: Behaviour, Management and Welfare, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, Oxford.
ANTH7006 Conservation Education and Outreach	Jacobsen, S., McDuff, M. & Monroe, M. (2015) Conservation Education and Outreach Techniques, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, Oxford.
ANTH7002 People-Primate Interactions	Hill, C.M, Webber, A.D., & N.E.C. Priston (2017) Understanding Conflicts about Wildlife. A Biosocial Approach. Berghan Books. New York, Oxford.
ANTH7003 Primate Conservation - Research Methods	Setchell, J.M. & Curtis, D.J. (2011) Field and Laboratory Methods in Primatology: A Practical Guide, 2nd edition, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge. Sterling E.J., Bynum N., Blair M.E. (2013). Primate Ecology and Conservation: a handbook of techniques. Oxford University Press