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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear Behaviour & Evolution Research Group (BERG) & Stirling Human-Animal Interaction Research Group (SHAIR),<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">We look forward to seeing you all for lots more interesting talks and activities this year.
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<p class="MsoNormal">Owing to the UCU industrial action (strike) which is currently taking place 11-29 September, there are to be no talks during September.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Please find the <a href="https://stir-my.sharepoint.com/:w:/g/personal/ac112_stir_ac_uk/EQ3iZqvHkMNIom6S6vBQkc0Bc-5ovbu-z9JgnGxODmY0sw?e=o4WPyL">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Weds 4 Oct 4-5pm </b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#548235;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#548235;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%">Welcome & Social Event</span></b><b><span style="color:#548235;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#548235;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b> Join us to welcome new members, chat and play animal-themed boardgames.<br>
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Weds 11 Oct 4-5pm </b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#548235;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#548235;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%">Talk: Devon Docherty & Carol Jasper, University of Stirling*</span></b><b><span style="color:#548235;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#548235;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b> The ‘Cheese Paradox’: The Psychology of Egg and Dairy Consumption in Vegetarians<o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Weds 18 Oct 4-5pm </b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#548235;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#548235;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%">Talk: Toryn Whitehead, King’s College London*<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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</span>Planning for large carnivore coexistence in Scotland: A shifting baseline syndrome perspective<o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">*<b>All are welcome to join us for dinner along with the speaker afterwards!</b> Please email (<a href="mailto:clare.andrews@stir.ac.uk">clare.andrews@stir.ac.uk</a>) if you would like to come along. Dinner will be off-campus and at the
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<p class="MsoNormal">BERG meetings will take place in the Psychology Common Room (Cottrell, C3A94), Wednesdays 4-5pm. We will circulate a link for hybrid in advance, when available.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Please send your suggestions for future speakers</b> for the Spring semester (to
<a href="mailto:clare.andrews@stir.ac.uk">clare.andrews@stir.ac.uk</a>). PGRs especially, please don’t miss out on this as a networking and learning opportunity, and a contribution to ‘research culture’ in our division.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Reminder: <a href="https://asabwinter2023.org/">ASAB winter meeting</a> - it is still possible to register for this
<i>free</i> Animal Behaviour conference, 13-14 December (online attendance only now).
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<p class="MsoNormal">We will look forward to seeing everyone soon, including PGR and PGT students and new members.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Best wishes,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Clare, Sharon & Gema<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">BERG/SHAIR Seminar Organising Team 2023<o:p></o:p></p>
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