Viking II & Viking III recruitment coverage

YouTube: Stornoway Historical Society

'The Viking Gene'. Film of the public lecture hosted by Stornoway Historical Society on September 12th 2022 at the Council Chambers, Stornoway, Isle of Lewis. Guest speaker was Professor Jim Wilson of Edinburgh University.

Click to watch Prof Jim Flett Wilson's lecture during Viking III recruitment 

In the written press:

Herald Scotland: Scientists seeking people with Orkney or Shetland ancestry latest phase of gene study

The Sunday Post: The pillage people: Gene scientists working to crack the Norse code find Scots Vikings all around the globe

Shetland News: Volunteers sought for new Viking research project

Shetland Times: Survey finds strong interest in researching how ‘Viking genes’ differ from other populations 

Saskatoon Star Phoenix: Scottish study seeks Sask. residents with Shetland, Orcadian origins

Sask Today: University study seeks volunteers of Scottish descent

The Scotsman: Descendants of Vikings from Orkney or Shetland wanted for genetic study

The Scotsman: Scottish islanders around the world answer call for huge Viking DNA test

The Scotsman: Worldwide Hebridean DNA study to investigate link between disease and genes

The National: Edinburgh University study set to explore Hebridean gene pool's links to disease

We Love Stornoway: Viking links to health and wellbeing

We Love Stornoway: Are Niseachs more Viking?

We Love Stornoway: North Uist can help crack medical mystery

We Love Stornoway: Angus joins Viking researchers

Altmetric:

VIKING II, a Worldwide Observational Cohort of Volunteers with Northern Isles Ancestry

The paper, published in the International Journal of Population Data Science (IJPDS), details the various processes required for all of the study processes to run smoothly and securely, and reach the target number of volunteers taking part in the research. To read more visit:

VIKING II, a worldwide observational cohort of volunteers with northern isles ancestry