May 2010 - BERG - University of Stirling Mailing Lists

BERG meeting tomorrow: Wednesday 19th May
by Christine Anna Caldwell 18 Aug '10

18 Aug '10

Dear all, Just a reminder about tomorrow's BERG meeting. It will be our last meeting for the semester, and Lou Tasker will be presenting some of her PhD work on the welfare of laboratory macaques. We start at 5.30pm as per usual in the Psychology common room (3A94 Cottrell). Hope to see you there! Christine.

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BERG meeting tomorrow: Wednedsday 12 May
by Christine Anna Caldwell 11 May '10

11 May '10

Dear all, Just a reminder about this tomorrow's BERG meeting. Sophia Daoudi, one of our current final year students, will be presenting research that she carried out on the capuchins and squirrel monkeys at the Living Links facility at Edinburgh Zoo last summer as a bursary project, working with Hannah Buchanan-Smith. The meeting starts at 5.30pm as per usual, in the Psychology common room (3A94 Cottrell). Drinks and nibbles will be provided. Hope to see you there. Christine.

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No BERG meeting this week
by Christine Anna Caldwell 03 May '10

03 May '10

Dear all, Unfortunately, Lou Tasker has had to cancel her talk for BERG, which was originally scheduled for tomorrow (Wed 28 April) so we have no meeting this week. Lou has rescheduled for 19 May instead. We have another change to the schedule for next week too, because Darren McGarry from RZSS has also had to cancel. However, Darren has arranged for someone else to come along from the zoo in his place. So next week we will have a talk from Simon Girling, the Head Veterinary Surgeon at RZSS. Simon will be giving a talk on veterinary medicine in conservation. The revised schedule is available at: http://www.psychology.stir.ac.uk/research/BERGmeetings.php Christine.

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New Course and Workshop at Howletts and Port Lympne
by Mark Kingston Jones 02 May '10

02 May '10

Dear All, Apologies for any cross posting but I would be very grateful if you could pass on the information to any parties that may be interested in the following events being held at Howletts and Port Lympne later this year: The Third Student Environmental Enrichment Course (SEEC): July 26th - 29th Due to the continued success and high demand the third SEEC will be running at Howletts and Port Lympne this July. This course is designed specifically for college and university students (past or present) who do not currently work within a zoo setting, but are looking to do so as a career. The course aim is to provide valuable experience and an overview of additional useful skills to a would-be keeper's CV. Please note you must be 18 or over to attend this course. The Second UK ‘The Shape of Enrichment' Workshop: Sept 6th - 9th Howletts and Port Lympne hosted the 1st UK Shape workshop in March 2009 and is very pleased to announce that Valerie Hare is returning in Sept to run a second 4 day workshop aimed at keepers, managers, supervisors, curators, and veterinarians working in this field. Places for both are limited so please register early to avoid disappointment. For more information please visit: http://www.aspinallfoundation.org/portlympne/keepers-and-rangers/view/241 Many thanks and best wishes, Mark Kingston Jones

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