Center for the Human Past
CHP
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Carina Schlebusch is the Editor-in-Chief of the HPGG journal
Read more →: Carina Schlebusch is the Editor-in-Chief of the HPGG journalJoshua Akey, Professor, Lewis-Sigler Institute, Princeton University, USA, and Carina Schlebusch, Professor, Human Evolution, Department of Organismal Biology, Uppsala University, Sweden, are the Editors-in-Chief. The Human Population Genetics and Genomics […]
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Mattias Jakobsson elected a new Board member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, Class for biosciences
Read more →: Mattias Jakobsson elected a new Board member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, Class for biosciencesThe Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences (Kungliga Vetenskapsakademien) was founded on 2 June 1739. It is an independent, non-governmental scientific organization that takes special responsibility for promoting natural sciences and mathematics and strengthening their influence in […]
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New read alert: Population history and admixture of the Fulani people from the Sahel
Read more →: New read alert: Population history and admixture of the Fulani people from the SahelThe new paper by Fortes-Lima, Diallo, Janoušek, Černý, and Schlebusch (2025) was published last week in The American Journal of Human Genetics. Researchers have uncovered the origins and genetic diversity of the Fulani, one of Africa’s […]
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Vacancy: Postdoctoral position in interdisciplinary research with a focus on population genetics at the Center for the Human Past
Read more →: Vacancy: Postdoctoral position in interdisciplinary research with a focus on population genetics at the Center for the Human PastWe are seeking a postdoctoral researcher in population genetics who will contribute to the center’s overarching goal to illuminate and understand various aspects of human development over the past 10,000 […]
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Extended Wallenberg Fellowship for Carina Schlebusch
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Read more →: Extended Wallenberg Fellowship for Carina SchlebuschCarina’s project, “Prehistoric DNA reveals the spread of agriculture,” will continue thanks to the prolonged Knut and Alice Wallenberg Academy grant. Carina Schlebusch is analyzing the DNA of prehistoric farmers […]
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Warm congratulations to Carina Schlebusch who becomes an Uppsala University professor
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Read more →: Warm congratulations to Carina Schlebusch who becomes an Uppsala University professor“I could not have imagined that I would become a professor at Uppsala University when I came here 14 years ago as a young postdoc. It’s incredible fun. (…) it’s […]
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A treasure hunt to find the origin of the Indoeuropean languages
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Read more →: A treasure hunt to find the origin of the Indoeuropean languages#4 SCAS Talks Podcast with Jenny Larsson
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Meet our postdoctoral researchers
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Read more →: Meet our postdoctoral researchersMattias Sjölander Mattias Sjölander is an archaeologist interested in how past human–environment relationships have developed over time. With a background in Environmental Archaeology, he has experience with several analytical methods, […]
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Ad hoc mini-seminars by CHP
Read more →: Ad hoc mini-seminars by CHPWe have started ad hoc mini-seminars in our new headquarters,Villa Lugnet.The mini-seminars are by invitation only to enable in-depth discussions and exchange of knowledge across the relevant research areas. The […]
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Human prehistory a main theme of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences school event
Read more →: Human prehistory a main theme of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences school eventMattias Jakobsson and Jenny Larsson of the Center for the Human Past, contributors to the SVT’s History of Sweden, met over 1,200 pupils at an event in Stockholm. Photographer: Louise […]