December 2013 - BERG - University of Stirling Mailing Lists

Reminder - Final BERG - Wednesday 18th December
by Hannah Buchanan-Smith 18 Dec '13

18 Dec '13

Hope to see a good turn out for our external speaker today. From: Hannah Buchanan-Smith Sent: 16 December 2013 10:18 To: berg Mailing List Subject: Final BERG - Wednesday 18th December Dear all Please try to come on the last BERG of the year - Wednesday 18th December. We have an external speaker, Sayuri Takeshita presenting on "Environmental, biological, and social factors influencing adrenal hormones in Japanese macaques". 5.30pm in 3A94 (Psychology common room) as usual. There will be mince pies.... Hannah To sign up to the BERG mailing list new folk must complete the form available here: http://lists.stir.ac.uk/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/berg You can also use this link to unsubscribe. Recently launched: http://marmosetcare.com/ Hannah M. Buchanan-Smith Professor, Behaviour and Evolution Research Group Psychology, School of Natural Sciences University of Stirling Stirling, FK9 4LA Scotland Tel: 01786 467674 Fax: 01786 467641 E-mail: h.m.buchanan-smith(a)stir.ac.uk<mailto:h.m.buchanan-smith@stir.ac.uk> Home page: https://rms.stir.ac.uk/converis-stirling/person/11925 -- The University of Stirling has been ranked in the top 12 of UK universities for graduate employment*. 94% of our 2012 graduates were in work and/or further study within six months of graduation. *The Telegraph The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159.

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Final BERG - Wednesday 18th December
by Hannah Buchanan-Smith 16 Dec '13

16 Dec '13

Dear all Please try to come on the last BERG of the year - Wednesday 18th December. We have an external speaker, Sayuri Takeshita presenting on "Environmental, biological, and social factors influencing adrenal hormones in Japanese macaques". 5.30pm in 3A94 (Psychology common room) as usual. There will be mince pies.... Hannah To sign up to the BERG mailing list new folk must complete the form available here: http://lists.stir.ac.uk/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/berg You can also use this link to unsubscribe. Recently launched: http://marmosetcare.com/ Hannah M. Buchanan-Smith Professor, Behaviour and Evolution Research Group Psychology, School of Natural Sciences University of Stirling Stirling, FK9 4LA Scotland Tel: 01786 467674 Fax: 01786 467641 E-mail: h.m.buchanan-smith(a)stir.ac.uk<mailto:h.m.buchanan-smith@stir.ac.uk> Home page: https://rms.stir.ac.uk/converis-stirling/person/11925 -- The University of Stirling has been ranked in the top 12 of UK universities for graduate employment*. 94% of our 2012 graduates were in work and/or further study within six months of graduation. *The Telegraph The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159.

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Animal Research Openness Consultation
by Hannah Buchanan-Smith 12 Dec '13

12 Dec '13

Dear colleagues (inc. members of the BERG, Jimmy Turnbull, Aquaculture, and Owen Adams) Paul Dudchenko and I have been asked to respond to the Understanding Animal Research public consultation on a Concordat on Openness on the Use of Animals in Research in the UK. The concordat has been drafted by a consortium of 40 organisations involved with life sciences in the UK (which includes broad representation, e.g. pharmaceutical companies, research councils, BIS and animal welfare organisations). It sets out four commitments which signatories will make. These are: 1. We will be clear about when, how and why we use animals in research 2. We will enhance our communications with the media and the public about our research using animals 3. We will be proactive in providing opportunities for the public to find out about research using animals 4. We will report on progress annually and share our experiences The consultation closes is 16 December 2013 and is in the form of a survey. Full details of the consultation are available here http://www.understandinganimalresearch.org.uk/policy/concordat-on-openness-…. The response questionnaire is to be completed by individuals rather than groups, and hence I shall respond as an individual. In case you are interested, in a nutshell - I am very supportive of the principles of the concordat, but I am not clear of the mechanism to get people to commit and adhere to them. I expect the devil will be in the detail, and will suggest templates are put in place to ensure consistency in reporting. There are some 66 questions with Likert scale responses, plus space for open comments. If you have views, please complete the questionnaire yourself (I suggest you get the coffee and biscuits to hand first!). Best, Hannah Recently launched: http://marmosetcare.com/ Hannah M. Buchanan-Smith Professor, Behaviour and Evolution Research Group Psychology, School of Natural Sciences University of Stirling Stirling, FK9 4LA Scotland Tel: 01786 467674 Fax: 01786 467641 E-mail: h.m.buchanan-smith(a)stir.ac.uk<mailto:h.m.buchanan-smith@stir.ac.uk> Home page: https://rms.stir.ac.uk/converis-stirling/person/11925 -- The University of Stirling has been ranked in the top 12 of UK universities for graduate employment*. 94% of our 2012 graduates were in work and/or further study within six months of graduation. *The Telegraph The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159.

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FW: 2014 Chester Zoo Studentship Grants
by Hannah Buchanan-Smith 06 Dec '13

06 Dec '13

Dear all Please see attached an opportunity for up to £1000 for undergraduate and MSc students for projects that promote the conservation of biodiversity and provide a capacity building opportunity for student scientists. There is no BERG meeting next week, but please try to come on the last BERG of the year – 18th December. We have an external speaker, Sayuri Takeshita presenting on "Environmental, biological, and social factors influencing adrenal hormones in Japanese macaques". There will be mince pies…. Hannah From: Catherine Barton [mailto:c.barton@chesterzoo.org] Sent: 06 December 2013 09:02 Subject: 2014 Chester Zoo Studentship Grants Dear All Attached are details on the Chester Zoo Studentship Grants for 2014, for which we are now inviting applications. Please circulate this information as you see fit to your students and others who may be interested. Please forward this to the relevant person at your institution if this information is not relevant to you. So that I can update the circulation list I would be most grateful if you could let me know the correct email address to use for future studentship information. Please also let me know if you want to be removed from the list. Thank you. All the best, Cat Barton Catherine Barton Assistant Conservation Officer 01244389449 www.chesterzoo.org<http://www.chesterzoo.org> [http://www.chesterzoo.org/img/animalsLeft.png][http://www.chesterzoo.org/im…] Cedar House, Caughall Road, Upton by Chester, Chester CH2 1LH 01244 380280. Chester Zoo is a registered conservation and education charity. Our charity number is 306077. [http://www.chesterzoo.org/img/fb.jpg]<https://www.facebook.com/chesterzoo1> [http://www.chesterzoo.org/img/tw.jpg]<https://twitter.com/chesterzoo_no1> [http://www.chesterzoo.org/img/gp.jpg]<https://plus.google.com/100441230203957063235/posts> [http://www.chesterzoo.org/img/yt.jpg]<https://www.youtube.com/user/OfficialChesterZoo> [http://www.chesterzoo.org/img/fl.jpg]<http://www.flickr.com/photos/chesterzoo> ________________________________ This email has been scanned for email related threats and delivered safely by Mimecast. For more information please visit http://www.mimecast.com ________________________________ -- The University of Stirling has been ranked in the top 12 of UK universities for graduate employment*. 94% of our 2012 graduates were in work and/or further study within six months of graduation. *The Telegraph The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159.

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BERG on Wednesday
by Hannah Buchanan-Smith 02 Dec '13

02 Dec '13

Dear all Dr Alex Weiss from the University of Edinburgh will give the seminar on Wednesday. Personality development in orang-utans We'll be starting quite promptly!! 5.30pm in 3A94 (Psychology common room) as usual. See you there I hope. Many thanks, Hannah To sign up to the BERG mailing list new folk must complete the form available here: http://lists.stir.ac.uk/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/berg You can also use this link to unsubscribe. Recently launched: http://marmosetcare.com/ Hannah M. Buchanan-Smith Professor, Behaviour and Evolution Research Group Psychology, School of Natural Sciences University of Stirling Stirling, FK9 4LA Scotland Tel: 01786 467674 Fax: 01786 467641 E-mail: h.m.buchanan-smith(a)stir.ac.uk<mailto:h.m.buchanan-smith@stir.ac.uk> Home page: https://rms.stir.ac.uk/converis-stirling/person/11925 -- The University of Stirling has been ranked in the top 12 of UK universities for graduate employment*. 94% of our 2012 graduates were in work and/or further study within six months of graduation. *The Telegraph The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159.

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