A New Doctor!

Simon successfully defended his PhD thesis on 21.09.2020. His public defence was available to view via Zoom and thankfully went ahead without any mishaps. Huge thanks go to Professor Darren Croft from the University of Exeter for agreeing to be the opponent and for a fantastic, rigorous discussion. 

Other News

New paper in Nature Communications by Robert Lynch et al: Child volunteers in a women's paramilitary organization in World War II have accelerated reproductive schedules

Robert Lynch, Virpi Lummaa, Michael Briga, Simon N. Chapman & John Loehr, Nature Communications (2020) 11:2377.

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New paper in Evolution and Human Behaviour by Pettay et al. in press

Family dynamics and age-related patterns in marriage probability

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Kirkonkirjojen valtaisa tallennustyö liki valmis

Tarja Repo / STT

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Lummaa Group Grannies had a great meeting in Lammi Biological Station

Special thanks to John Loerh and all the staff at the Lammi Biological Station, University of Helsinki for hosting us!

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Photo by Jonathan Webb, edited by Esko Pettay

Virpi Lummaa interviewed in the Guardian: What is the menopause and when does it strike?

It’s a natural part of the female life cycle – so why don’t we talk more about the menopause, its debilitating effects and possible mitigation?

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New paper will appear soon in Evolution and Human Behaviour by R. Lynch, V. Lummaa & J. Loehr: see the early version!

Self sacrifice and kin psychology in war: threats to family predict decisions to volunteer for a women's paramilitary organization

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Virpi Lummaa Suomalaisen Tiedeakatemian jäseneksi

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“Grandmother Hypothesis” Gets Some Support - The Scientist 7.2.2019

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New paper out in Nature by Robert Lynch et al.

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

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Simon's newest paper is published online in Current Biology

ScienceNews 7.2.2019

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