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  • INQUA 2027 Talk Series
    INQUA 2027 Talk Series

    Join the next INQUA talk featuring “Late Quaternary human response to climate change in southern India” presented by Prof. Ravi Korisettar – NIAS Bengaluru, scheduled for Saturday, 31st May at 11:00 AM IST. Don’t miss…

  • Podcast INQUA 2027 India
    Podcast INQUA 2027 India

    Quaternary is the age when modern recognisable humans started inhabiting this planet. All over the world scientists are engaged in studying various aspects of human evolution. Once every 4 years scientists from all across the…

  • Podcast Homo Erectus Beneath the Waves
    Podcast Homo Erectus Beneath the Waves

    New Podcast “Homo Erectus: Beneath the Waves”. Dive into a fascinating discovery that may rewrite early human history! Listen now on Anthropology.net and uncover the mystery beneath the waves.

  • Podcast INQUA 2027 India
    Podcast INQUA 2027 India

    Quaternary is the age when modern recognisable humans started inhabiting this planet. All over the world scientists are engaged in studying various aspects of human evolution. Once every 4 years scientists from all across the…

Projects & Fellowships

INQUA promotes international collaboration in Quaternary Science and aims to improve communication and cooperation through networking. To encourage and facilitate this collaboration, INQUA offers financial support for projects, including the development of International Research Networks and International Skill Activities. Additionally, it provides funding for individual researchers through its Fellowship Program.

The basic criteria for evaluating and awarding funds for INQUA projects, and fellowships include:

  • Scientific quality
  • Originality and novelty
  • Feasibility (e.g., working plan, expertise, and potential for fostering collaboration)
  • Qualifications of the applicant(s)
  • Justification for the requested funding
  • Relevance of the host laboratory, as applicable

By adhering to these criteria, the selection process aims to ensure that the funded projects are of high quality and significance.

Latest developments

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  • INQUA 2027 Talk Series
    INQUA 2027 Talk Series

    Join the next INQUA talk featuring “Late Quaternary human response to climate change in southern India” presented by Prof. Ravi Korisettar – NIAS Bengaluru, scheduled for Saturday, 31st May at 11:00 AM IST. Don’t miss…

  • Podcast INQUA 2027 India
    Podcast INQUA 2027 India

    Quaternary is the age when modern recognisable humans started inhabiting this planet. All over the world scientists are engaged in studying various aspects of human evolution. Once every 4 years scientists from all across the…

  • Podcast Homo Erectus Beneath the Waves
    Podcast Homo Erectus Beneath the Waves

    New Podcast “Homo Erectus: Beneath the Waves”. Dive into a fascinating discovery that may rewrite early human history! Listen now on Anthropology.net and uncover the mystery beneath the waves.

  • Podcast INQUA 2027 India
    Podcast INQUA 2027 India

    Quaternary is the age when modern recognisable humans started inhabiting this planet. All over the world scientists are engaged in studying various aspects of human evolution. Once every 4 years scientists from all across the…

  • MESO25 Eleventh International Conference on the Mesolithic in Europe
    MESO25 Eleventh International Conference on the Mesolithic in Europe

    MESO25, the Eleventh International Conference on the Mesolithic in Europe, will take place in Ferrara (Italy) from 15th to 19th September 2025. For the first time, the MESO Conference is held in Italy and organised…

  • Online Lecture Homo erectus from the sea: new discoveries from the Sunda Shelf
    Online Lecture Homo erectus from the sea: new discoveries from the Sunda Shelf

    The Lecture Homo erectus from the sea,  new discoveries from the Sunda Shelf will take place this Friday 16 May 2025, 16:00 – 18:00 hours (Central European Time, CET),  at Van Steenis, Reuvens Hall (Central…

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Publications

INQUA serves the Quaternary Research community by supporting the publication of two scientific journals published by Elsevier: Quaternary International (QI), a hybrid Journal launched in 1989 that publishes 36 volumes/year, Quaternary Environments and Humans (QEH),…