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<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">I am sharing the news of
<strong style="">Liz Williamson's Margot Marsh Biodiversity </strong></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><strong style="">Foundation</strong></span><strong style=""> Award for Excellence
in Primate Conservation</strong>.<br style="">
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<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">At the International Primatological Society Congress in Nairobi last month, Dr Liz Williamson, an Honorary Senior Research Fellow in the Division of Psychology, University of Stirling received the fifth biennial Margot Marsh
Biodiversity Foundation (MMBF) Award for Excellence in Primate Conservation. Liz completed her PhD at Stirling in 1988, and has been a Research Fellow since 1992. The award was given by Dr. Russ Mittermeier in recognition of Liz’s achievements in gorilla conservation.
Liz was Director of the Karisoke Research Centre in Rwanda for six years and Vice Chair of the IUCN SSC Primate Specialist Group for 10 years. She remains an active member of the Primate Specialist Group’s Section on Great Apes and is series editor of the
IUCN Best Practice guidelines for great ape conservation (</span><a href="http://www.primate-sg.org/best_practices"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">http://www.primate-sg.org/best_practices</span></a><span style="font-size: 12pt;">).</span></p>
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<p><b style="font-size: 12pt;">Liz' web page:</b></p>
<p><a href="https://www.stir.ac.uk/people/256253"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">https://www.stir.ac.uk/people/256253</span></a></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">I am sure you will join me in congratulating her on this well-deserved honour.</span><br>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">Hannah M. Buchanan-Smith <br>
Professor, Behaviour and Evolution Research Group (BERG)</span></p>
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Psychology, Faculty of Natural Sciences <br>
</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">University of Stirling <br>
Stirling, FK9 4LA <br>
Scotland <br>
Tel: 01786 467674 <br>
Fax: 01786 467641 <br>
E-mail: <a href="mailto:h.m.buchanan-smith@stir.ac.uk" id="NoLP"><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">h.m.buchanan-smith@stir.ac.uk</span></a> <br>
</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">Home page: <a href="https://rms.stir.ac.uk/converis-stirling/person/11925" id="NoLP"><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">https://rms.stir.ac.uk/converis-stirling/person/11925</span></a></span></p>
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