Graph of Northeast African genomic variation (source: Wikimedia / Hollfelder N, Schlebusch CM, Günther T, Babiker H, Hassan HY, Jakobsson M (2017) Northeast African genomic variation shaped by the continuity of indigenous groups and Eurasian migrations. PLoS Genet 13(8): e1006976. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1006976)

07 Jan 2025 / Research

Call for papers: "The African Genome at the Disciplinary Crossroads: how to widen the scope of genomics’ methods across to the humanities and social sciences"

This conference brings together scholars across the traditional "divide" between the natural sciences and the social sciences and humanities in order to explore how issues of identity and ethnicity play out in genomics research.
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18 Dec 2024 / Studies

Joint teaching project: "To you, Basel is a city. To us, Basel is a church"

The “Baselfo.ch” website documents a collaborative excursion project on the legacy of the Basel Mission in Ghana and Basel as well as southern Germany. The website features students’ blogposts on their research and travel experiences.
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16 Dec 2024

Newsletter of the Swiss Society for African Studies

Twice per year, the Newsletter of the Swiss Society for African Studies (SSAS) reports on its members' activities and publications, and announces upcoming events. The current newsletter includes reports on the 3rd European Students’…