European Society for the Study of Human Evolution

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European Society for the study of Human Evolution (ESHE)

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Abbreviation	ESHE
Formation	2011
Legal status	Non-profit organisation
Purpose	Human evolution
Location	Tübingen, Germany
Region served	Europe
President	Katerina Harvati 2020 - Present Jean-Jacques Hublin 2011-2020
Website	eshe.eu

The European Society for the study of Human Evolution (ESHE) is a non-profit organization whose intention is to promote the fields of research that are involved in the investigation into the biological and cultural evolution of humans. This broad field of research comprises, among other disciplines, human palaeontology or paleoanthropology, paleogenetics, palaeolithic archaeology, and palaeogeography.^[1] The society was officially established in 2011 in Leipzig, Germany, as a non-profit organization under German law. Following the 2020 elections, the society is currently located in Tübingen, Germany. The current president of the society is professor Dr. Katerina Harvati, Director of the Department of Paleoanthropology at the University of Tübingen.^[1]

The main goals of the society are to stimulate and facilitate communication and scientific collaboration between researchers and scientists involved in the study of human evolution, primarily through the organization of conferences, which are held annually in the second half of September. ESHE is dedicated to supporting activities which encourage new and innovative research in the field of human evolution and is in particular supports the research of young scientists.^[1]