Double Helix History

Guest blog from Marc Scully, a Social Psychologist at Mary Immaculate College, Limerick, and a long time collaborator with the project:A promotional Tweet from Ancestry UK that popped up on my timeline read as follows: “Vikings were known for being ambitious...

We Need YOU To Help Us Understand How Genetics Is Understood Have you had your DNA tested for family history?Are you interested in having your DNA tested for family history investigation?Are you worried about issues to do with privacy, ethics, and biodata?Has testing...

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Guest blog written for us by Kirsty Surgey, WRoCAH PhD Candidate, The University of Sheffield. Visit Kirsty's website. In 2015 I started a PhD research project investigating the possibilities of performance for sharing family histories. This is practice-as-research,...

17 January: Plenary 1 and Public event 4:30-5:30, University of Manchester, Samuel Alexander building room A7 Plenary 1: Catherine Nash (Queen Mary University of London, UK) Dinner, 6-7, venue tbc 7:30-9:30, University of Manchester campus Public event: Adam...

Matthew Stallard, RA on the project, has his article published today in The Conversation: 'DNA sequencing is inadvertantly exacerbating social biases and inequalities' Related Contact Us +44 (0) 161 306 6000 Find Us The University of...

We have a number of events in the upcoming Being Human festival. This is a festival of the Humanities which this year is focusing on 'Origins and Endings'. Click on the links for ticket and attendance details: Events at the Irish World Heritage Centre, 17 November...

Calling all DNA genealogists in the Sheffield area: Double Helix History is coming to the University of Sheffield on 11th September and we want YOU! We’ll be holding a focus group from 1.15pm-3.15pm in Seminar Room B79, Richard Roberts Building, University of...