About
A continent-wide network for African paleoscience
APSS empowers African postgraduate students and early-career researchers by building networks, sharing opportunities, and elevating African voices in paleoscience.
Our mission
To empower and connect African students and early-career researchers in the paleosciences by fostering mentorship, facilitating access to grants and conferences, and providing a platform to share and amplify African-led research.
Our vision
A future where African scholars are at the forefront of paleoscience, decolonising narratives, leading discoveries on the continent, and mentoring the next generation.
Disciplines we champion
Focus
Paleoanthropology
Human origins, evolution, and diversity across the African record.
Focus
Paleontology
Vertebrate, invertebrate, and paleobotanical research on ancient life.
Focus
Archaeology
Stone Age to historical archaeology and material culture studies.
Focus
Geology & Geochronology
Sedimentology, dating methods, and paleoenvironments.