SAS welcomes the latest Student Ambassador, Maren von Mallinckrodt, a PhD candidate in Biological Anthropology at the University of Iceland! Maren’s research focuses on non-adult skeletal remains from the medieval period in Iceland, exploring questions of health, mortality, and social identity. Maren is looking forward to using the ambassador program as a platform to represent Northern Europe and connect early-career researchers in archaeological sciences, both within the region and beyond. She is currently one of the main organizers of the 9th Workshop Young Researchers in Archaeometry, supported by SAS and taking place in Reykjavík in October 2026, is excited to continue building networks and strengthening collaboration across the community in this role.