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UU researcher profile: Harald Hammarström documents languages on the verge of extinction
Read more →: UU researcher profile: Harald Hammarström documents languages on the verge of extinctionA professor of linguistics with a Master’s in computer science and a PhD in computational linguistics, Harald goes an extra mile to document the languages that head towards extinction. “Throughout […]
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Carina Schlebusch’s current research—in a nutshell
Read more →: Carina Schlebusch’s current research—in a nutshellCarina Schlebusch is combining archaeology, genetics and biochemistry with the aim of discovering how human genes have adapted to changing lifestyles over thousands of years. Prehistoric DNA from skeletal remains […]
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Meet Lydia Furness, our new postdoctoral researcher in interdisciplinary genetics
Read more →: Meet Lydia Furness, our new postdoctoral researcher in interdisciplinary genetics“My research background lies at the intersection of archaeology, evolutionary anthropology, and biomolecular science. I trained initially as an archaeologist at the University of Liverpool, specialising in archaeological science and […]
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Surprising discovery in prehistoric DNA – traced to our kidneys
Read more →: Surprising discovery in prehistoric DNA – traced to our kidneysLatest research results from Mattias Jakobsson and his colleagues at the Human Evolution Program were featured on local TV (18 Apr 2026). By examining DNA from thousands of years-old bone […]
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“What does linguistics gain from interdisciplinary studies, and what do interdisciplinary studies gain from linguistics?”
Read more →: “What does linguistics gain from interdisciplinary studies, and what do interdisciplinary studies gain from linguistics?”Haral Hammarström was invited to talk about his interdisciplinary research within linguistics at the Royal Society of Arts and Sciences of Uppsala (KVSU). His presentation can be viewed online: Read […]
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Meet Daniel Brown, our new postdoctoral researcher in interdisciplinary archaeology
Read more →: Meet Daniel Brown, our new postdoctoral researcher in interdisciplinary archaeology“I am a multidisciplinary archaeologist with a background in archaeological science, database and collections management, and pedagogy. My PhD project enshrined many of these interdisciplinary principles. I utilised cutting-edge archaeological […]