Dr. Bettina Schulz Paulsson

Associate Professor

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Biography

Bettina Schulz Paulsson is a senior lecturer and researcher at the University of Gothenburg, focusing on prehistoric archaeology with particular interests in the Stone Ages. Her research encompasses scientific dating methods, megaliths, Stone Age seafaring, and Neolithic rock art studies, as well as theories in science related to South American anthropology. After obtaining her PhD in 2015 from Christian Albrechts-Universität Kiel, she was awarded a Marie Sklodowska-Curie Research Fellowship. Her notable work includes a breakthrough study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences in 2019, which received significant media attention. Schulz Paulsson has been involved in international projects and has coordinated research teams across various European countries. In 2020, she was awarded an ERC Starting Grant for her project NEOSEA, which investigates early maritime technologies in the context of Mesolithic hunter-gatherers. She is also responsible for leading the Bayesian Modelling Group in the ERC Synergy Grant project COREX, and her ongoing research reflects a commitment to integrating diverse scientific methods including ancient and environmental DNA analyses in her investigations.

Research Interests

Requirements for University of Gothenburg

Master Program
Requirements
IELTS
Listening
Required:5.5
Reading
Required:5.5
Writing
Required:5.5
Speaking
Required:5.5
Overall
Required:6.5
TOEFL
Listening
Required:18
Reading
Required:18
Writing
Required:20
Speaking
Required:18
Total
Required:90
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree (180 credits) with a major in Political Science English 6/English B from Swedish upper secondary school
Application Checklist
  • Bachelor's degree certificate and transcripts
  • Proof of English proficiency
  • Identification document
  • Statement of Intent (if applicable for specific tracks)
Specialization Notes

Administered by the Department of Political Science; focus on International Administration and Global Governance (IAGG).