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The Human Evolution Research Institute (HERI) at UCT. Driving transformative research on the African record of human evolution.
Cape Town, South Africa
Joined February 2017
RT @SAJS_Official: Ackermann et al. probe how the explorer narrative has influenced African palaeoanthropology, providing greater awareness…
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RT @SAJS_Official: Ackermann le ba bangwe batlisitse ka moo kanelo ya motlhotlhomisi e tlhotlheleditseng palaeoanthropology ya Aforika, go…
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Helping produce #Setswana translations for this #Taung Child special issue from @SAJS_Official was a very special project for us. Thanks to all for their support #languagematters 👉🏾
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So proud of this! And having our Co-directors Rebecca Ackermann & @PickeringRobyn , along with HERI's @_lschroeder and @UCT_news ' @YoniSahle supporting to guest edit the special issue. 👇🏾
This special issue celebrates the remarkable science that the discovery of Australopithecus africanus enabled, but also probes disciplinary legacies viewed through a critical lens that challenges us to do science better. @heri_uct
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RT @FossilHistory: One hundred years ago today, the human ancestor Australopithecus africanus was published in nature. This southern ape fr…
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Happening in 10 minutes! 👇🏾 Celbrate today's 100-year anniversary of the discovery of the #Taung Child skull with the #palaeoanthropology community in #SouthAfrica🌍 Starting at 15.00 SAST / 08.00 EST Register here:
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@CirajRassool So sorry you're having trouble @CirajRassool. Please try this link - and then click the 'attend webinar' on the right-hand side:
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This February is the 100-year anniversary of the discovery of the #Taung Child skull. Join the #palaeoanthropology community in #SouthAfrica to commemorate at this free online webinar. Happening Friday 7 Feb at 15.00 SAST / 08.00 EST Register here:
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How is HERI building a cohort of black womxn researchers in human evolution studies? Read more in the @UCT_news 2023 #Sustainability & #SDGs report with @UCT_Research 👉🏾
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HERI brings together the brightest minds to investigate #humanevolution & #Africa's record of our past. We do this by working with researchers who are passionate about telling our origin story with a team that is diverse, inclusive and supportive.
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Our #womeninscience in action! This is HERI's @PalaeoP extracting ancient proteins from Pleistocene teeth found in #Africa. Her work can take us deeper into time to reveal secrets of our origins.
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RT @women_archeopal: 🚨 Calling all students & early-career scholars in Old World prehistory! Apply for the ASPR Science Communication Fello…
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Did you know: Only 2 national languages of #SouthAfrica can scientifically describe the richness of hominin fossil history & the palaeontological record. Our young black scientists are changing the colonial narrative and show that. #languagematters
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It was a true honor to work with @Iziko_Museums on this exhibition - which you can visit right now at the South African Museum in #CapeTown 👇🏾
🌍✨ HUMANITY, an exhibition by the @heri_uct and Iziko Museums of South Africa, has been honoured with the 2024 Creative Works Award by the University of Cape Town (UCT)! 🏆 Read more: #CreativeWorksAward #IzikoMuseums
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.@UCT_news honours our HUMANITY exhibition! Thrilled to announce that HUMANITY, done in partnership with @Iziko_Museums, has been awarded the UCT 2024 Creative Works Award!
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RT @HumanOriginsASU: Join IHO Director Yohannes Haile-Selassie for a special conversation on Thursday, December 5! Event details below, on…
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.@WennerGrenOrg supports HERI to co-develop best practices for decolonisation in #palaeoanthropology. “While there is support for transformative efforts, there is no roadmap for how it can be done. We aim to change that,” explains our Rebecca Ackermann.
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RT @PASTEvolve: 🚨 Are you our next CEO? 🚨 Are you a visionary leader passionate about palaeosciences and African heritage? 🌍🦴 Join us and…
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