Paleo-Primate Project Gorongosa Newsletter - April 2020 View the latest issue of the Paleo-Primate Project Gorongosa newsletter here!
Paleo-Primate Project Gorongosa Newsletter - August 2020 View the latest issue of the Paleo-Primate Project Gorongosa newsletter here!
Paleo-Primate Project Gorongosa Newsletter - February 2020 View the inaugural issue of the Paleo-Primate Project Gorongosa newsletter here!
Paleo-Primate Project Gorongosa Newsletter - July 2020 View the latest issue of the Paleo-Primate Project Gorongosa newsletter here!
Paleo-Primate Project Gorongosa Newsletter - June 2020 View the latest issue of the Paleo-Primate Project Gorongosa newsletter here!
Paleo-Primate Project Gorongosa Newsletter - March 2020 View the second issue of the Paleo-Primate Project Gorongosa newsletter here!
Paleo-Primate Project Gorongosa Newsletter - May 2020 View the latest issue of the Paleo-Primate Project Gorongosa newsletter here!
Paleo-Primate Project Gorongosa Newsletter - October 2020 View the latest issue of the Paleo-Primate Project Gorongosa newsletter here!
Paleo-Primate Project Gorongosa Newsletter - September 2020 View the latest issue of the Paleo-Primate Project Gorongosa newsletter here!
Paleo-Primate Project Gorongosa Newsletter - Winter 2020/21 View the latest issue of the Paleo-Primate Project Gorongosa newsletter here!
Anonymous Peer Review: Truth or Trolling? Read the important new opinion piece published in Scientific American by our Lab head, Dr Susana Carvalho!
Archaeology of the Perishable Major publication from Alejandra Pascual-Garrido and Katarina Almeida-Warren, out now in Current Anthropology with commentaries
Article published by Scientific American refers to the Paleo-Primate Project Gorongosa Learn more about the article published by Kate Wong in the 175th Anniversary Issue here!
Artificial intelligence used to recognise primate behaviours in the wild New research by Dan Schofield, Sophie Berdugo, Susana Carvalho and colleagues
Baboons of Gorongosa National Park on the cover of oldest primatological journal Check out the cover of Primates featuring the photo by Lee Bennett and text from Susana Carvalho here
Celebrating the non-academic outputs! A little glimpse into the non-academic activities enjoyed by our Lab members during lockdown
Chimpanzee Self-Medicative Anecdote Database survey New survey launched to collate anecdotes of self-medicative behaviour and unusual feeding events among chimpanzees, live until 25th September 2022
Dr Caroline Phillips wins Teaching Excellence Award Huge congratulations to an amazing colleague and mentor - so well deserved!
Katarina Almeida-Warren publishes PhD research on ecology of chimpanzee technology Featuring the chimpanzees of Bossou, this paper explores, at a landscape-scale, the ecological drivers of nut-cracking site selection, re-use and inactivity
Lab members publish milestone review paper discussing the past, present and future of the field of Primate Archaeology
New comment piece published by Lab members and colleagues: Chimpanzee culture in context Comment on “Blind alleys and fruitful pathways in the comparative study of cultural cognition“ by Andrew Whiten
New issue of Human Sciences Newsletter highlights the work of our Lab members DPhil student Daniel Schofield, our Lab Head Professor Susana Carvalho, and the Paleo-Primate Project Gorongosa are all featured
New issue of the Oxford Scientist featuring work by Lab members Many congratulations to all who contributed to this wonderful read, including Sophie Berdugo, Jacinto Mathe, and Elodie Freymann!
New methods to identify wooden tools with major implications for the origins of tool use Chimpanzee percussive foraging leaves permanent and diagnostic signatures on wooden tools, and AI can recognize such damage patterns.
New piece on the Paleo-Primate Project excavations in Gorongosa National Park published in Nautilus Magazine 'Digging for Our Origins in the Bone Beds of an African Park'
New publication from Püschel, Bobe and colleagues Divergence-time estimates for hominins provide insight into encephalization and body mass trends in human evolution
New publication from the Paleo-Primate Project Gorongosa describes the first Miocene fossils from coastal woodlands in the southern East African Rift in Gorongosa National Park, Mozambique
Paleo-Primate Project Gorongosa featured in St Hugh's College publication Read the full article on the ongoing research of the PPPG here
Philippa Hammond's first PhD publication is now available in AJBA The new paper focus on the habituation, risk perception, and terrestriality of baboons in the Gorongosa Park, Mozambique
Primate Conversations Hilary Term 2021 The term may have come to an end, but you can still find the entire Primate Conversations Hilary Term 2021 seminar series on our YouTube channel
Primate Conversations Hilary Term 2022 Our weekly virtual seminar series is back, Tuesdays at 3pm (UK time) - check out the line-up here!
Primate Conversations Michaelmas Term 2020 schedule Taking place Tuesdays at 4PM UK time - view the line-up here!
Primate Conversations Michaelmas Term 2021 Our weekly virtual seminar series is back, Tuesdays at 3pm (UK time) - check out the line-up here!
Primate Conversations Trinity Term 2021 Missed a talk? You can rewatch the whole series on our YouTube channel - click here for details
Primate Conversations Trinity Term 2022 Primate Conversations returns for two final talks of the academic year - check out the lineup here and head over to our YouTube channel to watch and add your questions for the speakers!
Schofield et al. win Primates 2021 Most-Cited Paper Award Congratulations to DPhil student Daniel Schofield and colleagues - check out the publication here!
Sophie Berdugo published a popsci piece in The Oxford Scientist Featuring research of DPhil student João d'Oliveira Coelho, and his supervisors Robert Anemone and Susana Carvalho, in Gorongosa National Park
Susana Carvalho becomes Professor of Paleoanthropology Many congratulations to our Lab Head who has been awarded this title by the University of Oxford's Recognition of Distinction scheme!
Susana Carvalho wins a British Academy Mid-Career Fellowship Read more about the project on 'Deep(er) Learning of our Behavioural Evolution' here!
Wenner-Gren Workshop at Gorongosa National Park, Mozambique Check some of the best highlights of the event here!
World Chimpanzee Day 2021 Check out how we celebrated our closest living relatives on World Chimpanzee Day, 14 July 2021!
European Federation of Primatology 2019 & the Primate Society of Great Britain Winter meeting Check some of the best highlights of the event here!
