Biological race is not be real - but it has real consequences, every day, for all of us. Learn more from SAPIENS in this thread debunking racist ideas in #science 👇🏾

YES! Thank you GENUS for supporting the work of our Dr Robyn Pickering & Rivoningo👩🏾‍🔬👩🏾‍🎓🇿🇦. We welcome all #researchers who join the conversation about menstruation in the field!

🚨#BAWMNCiteClub #20 is from @hollydunsworth for Lauren Schroeder & Rebecca Rogers Ackermann's (HERI) paper: Moving beyond the adaptationist paradigm for human evolution, and why it matters doi.org/10.1016/j.jhev… #CiteWomenWednesday #Anthropology

Registration for #LITU2024 closes TODAY! The conference, co-sponsored by PAST AFRICA includes a session on our HUMANITY exhibition with Iziko_Museums. Sign up to attend online or in-person 👇🏾

Did Homo naledi deliberately bury their dead? No, says a new paper from our Dr Robyn Pickering with colleagues Queffelec Alain & Dr. Kim Foecke Read about the sedimentological evidence they use to make this rebuttal in open access #PaleoAnthropologyJournal - bit.ly/3yahBzo

Want to know more about the new #PaleoAnthropologyJournal article from our Dr Robyn Pickering and colleagues? Read this important thread from Lead Author Dr. Kim Foecke 👇🏾👇🏾👇🏾

What does it mean to practice community #archaeology with the discovery of human remains? Join our next HERI seminar with Robyn Humphreys who examines how research & can work alongside past & descendent communities Note: date has changed to 13 August. Details here👇🏾

Join Iziko_Museums & PAST AFRICA for a FREE public lecture with Dr Yohannes Haile-Selassie in celebration of two iconic African fossils 🌍 Happening 6 August. RSVP: forms.gle/X94nqbv3y46VSD… #Taung100 #Lucy50

Interest in human evolution, Homo naledi & the Rising Star Cave System must be respected, says our Dr Robyn Pickering. “We owe it to our field & public to maintain the highest standards of #research in publications and in the communication of results." bit.ly/4dsn3gd

Our Dr Robyn Pickering joins an expert group to chat about Homo naledi 👇🏾

Our latest #HERIspotlight shines on Christina Mutinda, a #PhD candidate in #Archaeology at UCT. She opens up about inspiration, study music, and how her #research examines the interplay between evolution & environments. Read more here: bit.ly/3YmHir2

Are you looking to advance your education with postgraduate studies at UCT in 2025? Be mindful of the important deadlines! While some programmes have already closed, the majority in Health Sciences, Law, and Science have a deadline of 30 September. Most programmes in Commerce,

Are you ready to break the silence? 🩸⚒️ Then let's talk about menstruation in the field! Tell us in the comments about steps you've taken to provide support & safety for students who menstruate. And learn more about the initiative here: bit.ly/3Sw9gf0

We are delighted to launch our official conference website and announce that abstract submission and registration for the 10th International Climate Change: The Karst Record (KR10) conference are now open! Please visit our website here: uctcmc.eventsair.com/the-10th-inter…

Want to see more African #womeinscience on Wiki? Join us to make it happen at our next Winter Seminar with Isla Haddow-Flood from Wiki in Africa. Happening Tuesday 3 September at 1pm SAST👇🏾

are you from the Global South and want to come to Germany to study the paleo collection in Tübingen and/or start a project in functional morphology? I will be sponsoring applications for the next SGN Global Fellowship

Happening now! To join email: [email protected]

The #FacultyfortheFuture program awards fellowships to women from developing & emerging economies to pursue PhD or Postdoc research #STEM fields at leading universities worldwide. More info: bit.ly/Schlumberger25

CONGRATULATIONS to our #AdvancingWomxn fellow Dr. Precious Chiwara 🎉

Don't miss this FREE online event - moderated by our Lauren Schroeder - that examines 100 years of challenges & progress in #paleoanthropology Happening Saturday 14 Sept - Register here 👇🏾 streamyard.com/watch/W9nUBwMD…