Evolution through contact and communication

Evolution through contact and communication networks (Human Diversity, HuDi) identifies how human diversity develops through population encounters triggered by e.g. population expansion, migration, trading networks, and todayʼs digital communication. UTUʼs unique interdisciplinary and digital data sets in humanities and natural and medical sciences are utilised to resolve how human contacts have influenced the cultural, linguistic, genetic, and phenotypic diversity of humans.

Directors of the profiling area of the Evolution through contact and communication networks (2023-2028) are Prof Virpi Lummaa, Prof Päivi Onkamo and Associate Prof Outi Vesakoski. Vice directors are Prof Veronika Laippala, Prof Filip Ginter, Prof Georg Haggrén and Prof Ion Petre.