Robert Attenborough

Robert Attenborough is a Senior Fellow at the McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research within the Department of Archaeology at the University of Cambridge. Based in the Henry Wellcome Building on Fitzwilliam Street, Cambridge CB2 1QH, he contributes to the department's research ecosystem through specialized academic work.

His research expertise centers on Biological Anthropology with dual specializations in Human Population Biology and Health, and Human Evolutionary and Behavioural Ecology. These fields explore:

• Biocultural adaptations in human populations
• Health dynamics in evolutionary contexts
• Behavioral ecology frameworks for understanding human societies
• Demographic patterns in historical populations

Geographically focused on Oceania and the Pacific, his work integrates with the Department's Human Evolutionary Studies theme while maintaining strong connections to the Biological Anthropology subject group. He is available for consultancy engagements within his research domain.