2023 UG Internships: Human Origins

Some of the most fascinating achievements in Science in recent decades are the definitive answers to long-puzzling questions of human origins using the application of sophisticated techniques from several scientific disciplines. This interdisciplinary area of research was recognized with a Nobel prize in 2022.
​SKET is proud to sponsor internships for motivated students who wish to explore this area, at the Sharma Centre for Heritage Education, Chennai, under the supervision of Prof. Shanti Pappu, and Dr. Akhilesh Kumar. Interested students should apply directly to SCHE; all decisions about the internship will be made by SCHE, this trust has no role other than sponsorship. 

Some Background Information:

•  https://youtu.be/SKUKoLdWdPQ
• https://www.nature.com/articles/nature25444
• Tom Higham, The World Before Us: The New Science Behind our Human Origins, Yale University Press, 2021.
• Ian Tattersall, Understanding Human Evolution, Cambridge University Press, 2022.

Note: It is a coincidence that this trust and the sponsored institution have a name in common; they however refer to different individuals! Trustee Murali Sharma would like to thank Ms. Sharal Camisa, of the Leakey Foundation for introducing Ms. Pappu and the SCHE to him.

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