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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 more about the Royal Society of Arts and Sciences of Uppsala (KVSU)
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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 science techniques, alongside varied theoretical models, to uncover relationships between people, food, and pottery in the Early and Middle Neolithic period of the Outer Hebrides…
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Human Past SCAS Fellows 2026-27
Read more →: Human Past SCAS Fellows 2026-27We’re excited to announce the Human Past Fellows for the academic year 2026-27. We will welcome Jaison Jeevan Sequeira as the Junior Fellow (during the whole academic year 2026-27) and Sohini Ramachandran as Senior Fellow in the spring term. Jaison Jeevan Sequeira, PhD, Mangalore University, India Junior Fellow 2026-27 Deciphering the dual Steppe ancestry and…
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Get ready for GLAD education-admission open
Read more →: Get ready for GLAD education-admission openUnder the umbrella of ENLIGHT, we are starting a pilot project to create an integrated, interdisciplinary education on the subject of the Human Past. The project, GLAD (Genetics, Linguistics & Archaeology in the Digital Age), offers PhD and Master’s students the opportunity to pick and mix high-quality courses from four European Universities: Uppsala, Ghent, Tartu…
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Call for the Human Past SCAS Fellowships 2027-28 is open
Read more →: Call for the Human Past SCAS Fellowships 2027-28 is openThe Human Past SCAS Residential Fellowship Programme is an initiative by the Center for the Human Past, administered by the Swedish Collegium for Advanced Study (SCAS). The fellowships are designed to foster a collaborative environment where early-stage (postdoctoral-level) and established scholars can converge across a wide range of disciplines, such as archaeology, population genetics, and…
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2025 in a nutshell
Read more →: 2025 in a nutshellThe activities 7 Talks of the Past open seminars with invited speakers: Ester Oras, Jenny Hagenblad, Outi Vesakoski, Mehmet Somel, Tanya Uldin, Hugo Reyes-Centeno & Julia Sturm 3 Mini-Seminars with guest researchers Joakim Wehlin, Yair Sapir, Samuli Simelius & Julia Velkova 6 Journal Club discussion meetings with guest speakers and/or moderators: Noel Amano, Luciana G.…