Evolution redefined: humans are older than we thought

Date
28 March 2018
Faculty
Faculty of Science and Engineering
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Did you know that Hobbits exist outside of fiction? Recent discoveries have thrown a spanner in the work of how we once understood the timeline of human evolution.

Dr Kira Westaway

In this episode of Pioneering Minds, we speak to Dr Kira Westaway who is a senior lecturer in the Department of Environmental Sciences.

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