W3-Professorship in Early Hominin Evolution
Faculty of Science, Tübingen University
Department of Geosciences and the Senckenberg Centre for Human Evolution and Palaeoenvironment
Applications for Parkes Foundation grants open on 19 th January 2026 and close on 16th February 2026.
The Parkes Foundation provides limited funding through its Small Grant Fund and PhD Grant Fund to help Masters and PhD students conduct research into the biosocial sciences with the aim of promoting the study of biological and social topics. The funds support studies falling in the areas of reproduction, fertility, demography, human health, conservation and human genetics. Funding is available for biosocial research but not for primarily sociocultural or biomedical projects. Animal (including primate), evolution and medical projects with no biosocial component will not be supported.
For information and to access application forms see: http://www.parkesfoundation.org.uk
Dear Colleagues,
We are delighted to invite You to participate in the XIX National Student Anthropological Conference (OSKA), which will take place at Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, Poland, from April 24–26, 2026.
This year’s theme is:
“Human in Process – From Biological Foundations to Cultural Dimensions.”
The conference provides an excellent opportunity for young researchers to present their work, exchange ideas, and engage in interdisciplinary discussions on topics including:
· Anthropology in medicine, health sciences, and physical culture
· Forensic anthropology
· Biology of prehistoric populations
· Human evolution
· Auxology
· Research at the intersection of anthropology and psychology
· Molecular biology in anthropology
Important Dates:
· January 9th, 2026 – Deadline for registration and abstract submission
· February 2nd, 2026 – Notification of abstract acceptance
· March 15th, 2026 – Final confirmation of accepted abstracts
· March 22nd, 2026 – Deadline for conference fee payment
Registration and questions:
If You want to register, please send an e-mail to: magdalena.zeglen@awf.krakow.pl 🙂
We look forward to welcoming you in Poznań!
Dear Colleagues,
The abstract submission for the 24th Triennial Meeting of the International Association of Forensic Sciences (IAFS) — to be held in Sofia, Bulgaria, 25–30 May 2026 — is currently open!
Join experts and professionals from around the world for an outstanding scientific exchange that will shape the future of forensic science and legal medicine.
Abstract Submission Deadline: 15 November 2025
Don’t miss the opportunity to share your work with a global audience and contribute to an inspiring and diverse scientific program.
As part of IAFS 2026, we are proud to host two integrated meetings:
The International Society of Forensic Radiology and Imaging (ISFRI 2026) → Learn more here
The Balkan Academy of Forensic Sciences (BAFS 2026) → Learn more here
These parallel events will offer participants exceptional opportunities for interdisciplinary collaboration and specialized discussions within the IAFS scientific framework.
Submit your abstract here!
We look forward to receiving your contributions and welcoming you to Sofia for this landmark meeting of the forensic science community.
Warm regards,
IAFS 2026
The Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei is pleased to inform that for the year 2026 it has announced the International «Fabio Frassetto» Prize for Physical Anthropology and Paleoanthropology, with a deadline of 30 November 2025. The official announcement is attached.
Applications must be submitted exclusively online by completing the form available at:
https://selezionionline.lincei.it
All current calls for prizes and fellowships are available at: https://www.lincei.it/it/Bandi-premi-borse
For further information, please contact:
Prizes and Fellowships Office
Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei
Via della Lungara, 10 – 00165 Rome, Italy
Tel. +39 06 68307831 / +39 06 68027234
Email: ufficio.premi@lincei.it
The 26th National Congress of the Italian Anthropological Association and the
84th National Congress of the Italian Zoological Union
September 16 - 19, 2025
Cagliari, Italy
More info: https://www.congressoaaiuzi.it/
13th EAA webinar
Geographic and social migrations - stable isotope analysis of bioarchaeological data from 14th-18th c.c. Vilnius
Professor Rimantas Jankauskas
Centre for Human Bioarchaeology and Paleogenetics at Translational Health Research Institute
Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius University, Lithuania
Thursday October 23rd, 2025 (14:00 CET) on ZOOM
Abstract
Registration link: https://forms.office.com/e/EyYyMuG91P
A Special Issue entitled “Emerging Topics in Population Genetics and Molecular Anthropology”, edited by J. Šarac and D. Havaš Auguštin, will be published in “Genes” (https://www.mdpi.com/journal/genes). Genes is a peer-reviewed, open access journal of genetics and genomics published monthly online by MDPI. Papers published in Genes receive rapid publication, immediate accessibility, and high publicity.
All interested researchers are invited to submit their scientific papers and a certain number of paper will receive a discount on APC to this Special Issue (needs to be approved by editorial office after receiving more manuscript information).
The submission deadline is 25 November 2025.
Manuscripts are to be sent to jsarac@inantro.hr; dhavas@inantro.hr or yvette.yang@mdpi.com.
11th EAA webinar
Food for thought: How our energy-hungry brains shaped the evolution of human childhood
Dr. Christopher Kuzawa
Professor of Human Evolutionary Biology, Department of Human Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University
Thursday May 8, 2025 at 15:00 CET on ZOOM
Registration link: https://forms.office.com/e/acc6aqbGUq
12th EAA webinar
One Paleopathology: Lessons from the Past
Professor Jane Buikstra
School of Human Evolution and Social Change, Arizona State University
Thursday June 19, 2025 at 15:00 CET on ZOOM
Abstract
Registration link: https://forms.office.com/e/5XrZgYDw2b
IABA Europe conference “Life writing and social transformation”
Faculty of Arts and Humanities, University of Coimbra, Portugal
23rd - 26th July 2025
https://www.ces.uc.pt/pt/agenda-noticias/agenda-de-eventos/2025/iabacoimbra
10th EAA webinar
14th November 2024, on-line, 14:00 CET
Prof. Molly Zuckerman, Department of Anthropology and Middle Eastern Cultures, Mississippi State University, USA
Health and Disease throughout Human History: Epidemiologic Transition and Emerging Infections
9th EAA webinar
17th October 2024, on-line, 14:00 CET
Prof. Lynnette Leidy Sievert, University of Massachusetts Amherst
The evolution of menopause and post-reproductive life
8th EAA webinar
9th May 2024, on-line, 11:00 CET
Prof. Djuke Veldhuis, Monash University
Anthropology in the age of algorithms: navigating new frontiers with AI
7th EAA webinar
18th April 2024, on-line, 14:00 CET
Prof. Caroline Wilkinson, University of Manchester
Depicting Mummies: craniofacial analysis to visualize the faces of ancient peoples from preserved human remains
6th EAA webinar
14th March 2024, on-line, 14:00 CET
Dr. Ildiko Pap, Hungarian Museum of Natural History
Who are the Hungarian Vac mummies and what do they tell us?
7th International Student Summer School 2024
“Human Growth – Data Analyses and Statistics”
Potsdam – Gülpe, Germany, from Thursday, July 4th, to Thursday, July 11th 2024
5th EAA webinar
26th October 2023, on-line, 16:00 CET
Professor Struan F. A. Grant, University of Pennsylvania, USA
Attaching disease-associated non-coding causal variants to their corresponding effector genes
4th EAA webinar
25th May 2023, on-line, 17:00 CET
Professor Petra Urbanova, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
Digital and digitized evidence in forensic anthropology
3rd EAA webinar
23rd May 2023, on-line, 16:00 CET
Professor Douglas Ubelaker, Smithsonian Institution, USA
Forensic anthropology: Recent trends and current issues
2nd EAA webinar
27th April 2023, on-line
Professor Sylvia Kirchengast, Department of Evolutionary Anthropology, University of Vienna
The Evolution of Motherhood - female reproduction and birth outcome in historical and recent populations
1st EAA webinar
10th November 2022, 17:00 CET, on-line
Prof. Jesper Boldsen, University of Odense, Denmark
Leprosy - Osteology, diagnosis, epidemiology
Have you known?
Mar 27, 2023
that the third Thursday in February is the World Anthropology Day? The day is set aside to celebrate the field and share information about anthropology with the public. https://www.americananthro.org
World Anthropology Day dates:
15 February 2024
20 February 2025
19 February 2026
Live it again
Mar 27, 2023
Photos from the 22nd EAA conference held on August 24-27 2022 in Vilnius, Lithuania
