Seminar Room, Henry Wellcome Building


2023-11-01 16:30: Human-wildlife cooperation: Honeyguides et al. (Dr Dominic Cram, University of Cambridge (Zoology))

2023-11-08 16:30: The myth of archaic introgression into humans: 3 more telling vignettes! (Prof William Amos, Dept of Zoology, Univ of Cambridge)

2023-11-15 16:30: Scribbles and archaeological pareidolia, or technaesthetic explorations? Considering Neanderthal material engagements (Dr Rebecca Wragg Sykes, University of Liverpool)

2023-11-27 16:00: Why be a monk? (Prof Ruth Mace, UCL)

2023-11-29 16:30: PhD and post-doc speed talks (Various)

2024-01-24 16:30: The human pelvis and childbirth: reframing 'normality'  (Dr Lia Betti (University College London))

2024-01-31 16:30: Darwinian fitness   (Prof Lloyd Demetrius (Harvard University))

2024-02-07 16:30: Unpacking the Beauty Premium: A multidimensional and evolutionary exploration of the impact of physical attractiveness on social and economic outcomes (Dr Jeanne Bovet (Northumbria University))

2024-02-14 16:30: The Water Insecurity Experiences Scales (wwwWISEscales.org): The Value of Globally Comparable Data on Water Access, Use, and Reliability. (Dr Sera Young (Northwestern University))

2024-02-21 16:30: Human Remains from Pompeii. Excavation, research and valorisation (Dr Valeria Amoretti (Archaeological Park of Pompeii))

2024-02-28 16:30: The Evolution of Locomotion Through the Development Lens: Insights into the Morphology of the Human Talus and Calcaneus (Dr Carla Figus (University of Bologna) )

2024-03-06 16:30: New insights into the social flexibility of chimpanzees and gorillas (Dr Jake Funkhouser (University of Zurich) 	)

2024-03-13 16:30: Bones of Contention: Piecing together the puzzle of fossil hominin long bones (Dr Julia Aramendi (University of Cambridge))

2024-10-23 16:30: Evolving Evolutionary Psychiatry and Explaining Neurodiversity (Dr Adam Hunt (University of Cambridge))

2024-10-25 10:00: The FINDER Project: a (molecular) journey across Eurasia to identify new Denisovans (Dr Katerina Douka, University of Vienna)

2024-10-30 16:30: Denisovans, Dragon Man and more (Prof Chris Stringer)

2024-11-06 16:30: Intensive kinship and violence against women (Dr Olympia Campbell )

2024-11-13 16:30: Are we the storytelling apes: great ape gesture and beyond (Prof Cat Hobaiter (University of St Andrews))

2024-11-27 16:30: Helminth parasites of humans: past, present and future (Dr Thomas Crellen (University of Glasgow))

2024-12-04 16:30: Sagittal cresting among apes and capuchin monkeys: implications for understanding fossil hominins (Dr Katharine Balolia (Australian National University))

2025-01-29 16:30: What can toothed whales teach us about the evolution of menopause? (Dr Sam Ellis, University of Exeter)

2025-02-05 16:30: Genetic adaptation to pathogens and the environment in humans and other primates (Dr Aida Andres, UCL)

2025-02-12 16:30: Reconstructing the hominin tree (Dr Suzy White, University of Reading)

2025-03-04 14:00: Revisiting the paradigm of African ape and human origins (Prof David Begun, University of Toronto)

2025-03-05 16:30: Health and nutrition among the Maya  (Dr Ines Varela-Silva, Loughborough University)

2025-05-07 14:00: From known to unknown? Investigating Pleistocene landscapes at Happisburgh (Dr Rachel Bynoe, University of Southampton)

2025-05-28 16:30: Mothers, Minds, and Matrilines (Dr Molly Fox, UCLA)