Virpi in WEF Annual Meeting 2019 in Davos

Virpi Lummaa is participating in the World Economic Forum Annual meeting in Davos, speaking about her research e.g. in the session ERC IdeaLab: Healthy Ageing.

Press Conference 24th Jan 2019: The Science of Healthy Ageing
Speakers: Peter Vanham, Constantinos Demetriades, Carlos Moedas, Linda Partridge, Jean-Pierre Bourguignon, Virpi Lummaa

See the agenda and much more information and live streaming in World Economic Forum in Davos 2019.

Other News

Virpi Lummaa Suomalaisen Tiedeakatemian jäseneksi

“Grandmother Hypothesis” Gets Some Support - The Scientist 7.2.2019

New paper out in Nature by Robert Lynch et al.

Karelia-project's newest paper by Robert Lynch, Virpi Lummaa, Kathrik

Simon's newest paper is published online in Current Biology

ScienceNews 7.2.2019

Welcome to the multidisciplinary seminar HUMAN EVOLUTION AND CULTURAL CHANGE 1-2.11.2018

Lummaa Group held a truly good Annual Meeting 2018 in Seili

Visit from Silke van Daalen and Hal Caswell

We are delighted to once again host PhD candidate Silke van Daalen, who will stay with us for most of September.

New paper accepted for publication: Human Reproductive Update

Laisk T, Tšuiko O, Jatsenko T, Hõrak P, Otala M, Lahdenperä M, Lummaa V, Tuuri T, Salumets A, Tapanainen JS:

New Paper: Grandmotherhood across the demographic transition

Simon's latest work on the demography of grandmothers is now out in PLoS ONE.

Interdisciplinary seminar day with Martin Daly and Gretchen Perry

We were delighted to host Professors Martin Daly and Gretchen Perry for a day of excellent talks, with a particular focus on grandmothering and alloparental behaviour.