February 2013 - BERG - University of Stirling Mailing Lists

SCAB and UFAW International Animal Welfare Symposium, Barcelona 4th-5th July 2013
by Hannah Buchanan-Smith 27 Feb '13

27 Feb '13

How times change.....there is a facebook page for SCAB this year! I encourage a good Stirling turn out as presenters and audience. https://www.facebook.com/events/464312086967712/ Below you will see details of the UFAW symposium (I am the UFAW University representative and they kindly fund our BERG meetings). From: Stephen Wickens [mailto:wickens@ufaw.org.uk] Sent: 27 February 2013 13:33 To: 'Stephen Wickens' Subject: Update: UFAW International Animal Welfare Symposium, Barcelona 4th-5th July 2013 - full list of contributors now online Science in the Service of Animal Welfare: Priorities around the world UFAW International Animal Welfare Science Symposium, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain 4-5th July 2013 Background and Aims of the Symposium Around the world the importance of science in elucidating and tackling animal welfare problems is increasingly recognised, but priorities, concerns and approaches vary between nations and cultures. The aim of this international symposium is to provide a forum for all those active or interested in animal welfare science and its application around the world, to meet and discuss current topics in this field and international variation in priorities, concerns and approaches to animal welfare science. As such, this symposium forms part of UFAW's regular on-going programme of meetings. Speakers will include: · Braithwaite V (Pennsylvania State University, USA) The validity of parameters currently taken to be indicators of sentience · Nicol CJ (University of Bristol, UK) At what point is a chicken's welfare good enough? And is 'good enough', good enough? · Perera BVP (National Wildlife Training Centre, Sri Lanka) The welfare of free-living elephants as their habitat shrinks · Winckler C (University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences, Austria) Progress in, the present state of, and challenges for on-farm animal welfare assessments in Europe A full list of speakers and the 70+ posters that will be presented can be found by visiting the UFAW website or clicking here: http://www.ufaw.org.uk/conf.html. The meeting will also feature a session on 'Building international links in animal welfare science'. Registration Details The registration fee for the Symposium includes attendance for the two days, lunch and refreshments and a drinks reception on the evening of the 4th July. A limited number of subsidised places have also been made available for students and veterinary nurses; these will be allocated on a first-come-first-served basis. To qualify for the reduced early registration rate you must register before the 22nd March. (NB. Places at the drinks reception are limited, due to the capacity of the venue, and will be allocated on registering for the symposium. Delegates who register after the venue's capacity is reached will not, unfortunately, be able to attend this event.) Further information about the symposium, including details of the venue and different accommodation on the UAB site can be found on the UFAW website - www.ufaw.org.uk<http://www.ufaw.org.uk> Background to UFAW UFAW, the International Animal Welfare Science Society, is an independent, scientific and educational animal welfare charity. The organization promotes high standards of welfare for farm, companion, laboratory and captive wild animals and those with which we interact in the wild. Any questions about the Symposium should be directed to: Dr Stephen Wickens, UFAW Barcelona 2013, Universities Federation for Animal Welfare, The Old School, Brewhouse Hill, Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire AL4 8AN, UK. Email: wickens(a)ufaw.org.uk<mailto:wickens@ufaw.org.uk>. Tel: +44 (0)1582 831818; Fax: +44 (0)1582 831414 The Universities Federation for Animal Welfare (UFAW) is an independent registered UK charity that works to develop and promote improvements in the welfare of all animals through scientific and educational activity worldwide. Registered Charity No 207996 (Registered in England) and Company Limited by Guarantee No 579991 -- The University of Stirling is ranked in the top 50 in the world in The Times Higher Education 100 Under 50 table, which ranks the world's best 100 universities under 50 years old. The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159.

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Tomorrow's BERG meeting: Wednesday 27 Feb
by Christine Caldwell 26 Feb '13

26 Feb '13

Dear all, Just a reminder about tomorrow's BERG meeting. Lizzie Webber will be taking us on a visual tour of wild elephant behaviour. We'll start at 5.30pm as usual in the Psychology common room (3A94 Cottrell) with some drinks and nibbles. Christine. Dr Christine Caldwell Senior Lecturer in Psychology School of Natural Sciences University of Stirling FK9 4LA -- The University of Stirling is ranked in the top 50 in the world in The Times Higher Education 100 Under 50 table, which ranks the world's best 100 universities under 50 years old. The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159.

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Katie Slocombe visit on Thursday
by Christine Caldwell 25 Feb '13

25 Feb '13

Dear BERGers, In addition to our usual BERG meeting this week (Lizzie Webber showing us lots of photos and videos of elephants!) we have also got Katie Slocombe coming to give a seminar on Thursday. Katie will be talking about chimpanzee communication. She is a fantastic speaker so it should be a really great talk. If you want to come along, the talk will be at 4pm this Thursday (28 February) in the Psychology common room (3A94 Cottrell). Also, we'll be taking Katie out for dinner after the seminar. Please let me know if you would like to join us (by Wednesday morning at the latest so I can book a table). Katie will be staying at the Management Centre so we will probably go to the Meadowpark. Thanks. Christine. Dr Christine Caldwell Senior Lecturer in Psychology School of Natural Sciences University of Stirling FK9 4LA -- The University of Stirling is ranked in the top 50 in the world in The Times Higher Education 100 Under 50 table, which ranks the world's best 100 universities under 50 years old. The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159.

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Reminder: Today's BERG meeting (Wed 20 Feb)
by Christine Caldwell 20 Feb '13

20 Feb '13

Dear all, Just a reminder about today's BERG meeting. Kelly Cobey will be talking to us about hormonal contraceptive use and relationship dynamics. We start at 5.30pm as usual in the Psychology common room (3A94 Cottrell). I have attached a preliminary schedule for this semester's meetings. We still have two slots free at the moment (6 March and 27 March). Christine. -- The University of Stirling is ranked in the top 50 in the world in The Times Higher Education 100 Under 50 table, which ranks the world's best 100 universities under 50 years old. The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159.

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2013 Scottish Conference on Animal Behaviour - 23rd March
by Hannah Buchanan-Smith 18 Feb '13

18 Feb '13

Please see a message below for the wonderful SCAB - it would be wonderful to have a good representation from Stirling. Please register directly with Dana Weldon. We may be able to coordinate travel, so let me know if you plan to go. Best, Hannah Hi all, This is an announcement of the annual Scottish Conference on Animal Behaviour, to be held this year at the University of Glasgow. Apologies for the short notice but the event will be held on Saturday March 23rd, in the Graham Kerr building at the University of Glasgow. This is a smaller conference with a very relaxed atmosphere and is an ideal venue for students and post-docs to present their work to peers. Please feel free to submit a title on any aspect of animal behaviour. This means lab or field. Terrestrial or aquatic. Invertebrate or vertebrate. Fur, fins, or feathers. It all sounds great to us! Anyone interested in presenting a talk or poster can submit titles to Dana Weldon (d.weldon.1(a)research.gla.ac.uk<mailto:d.weldon.1@research.gla.ac.uk>) by Thursday 8th March. Registration for general attendees will close on Friday the 15th March at 5pm. Registration is £15 and includes coffee, tea, lunch, and a wine and cheese reception after talks. We request that the payment be made in cash the day of the conference. Priority for talks and posters will be given to students. Attached is a poster containing this info. We would be grateful if you could circulate this announcement to any colleagues who might be interested or stick the poster somewhere visible in your department. Hope to see you all in Glasgow! Cheers, Shaun Killen -- ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> Shaun S. Killen B.Sc. (Hon), M.Sc., Ph.D. NERC Research Fellow Institute of Biodiversity, Animal Health, and Comparative Medicine Rm. 206, Graham Kerr Building, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland, UK G12 8QQ Phone: +44 (0)141 330 2898 Fax: +44 (0)141 330 5971 Website: http://www.gla.ac.uk/researchinstitutes/bahcm/staff/shaunkillen/shaunkill en/ Please consider submitting an abstract to our symposium entitled: "Effects of environmental change on the links between physiology and behaviour", to be held at the 2014 International Congress on the Biology of Fish in Edinburgh, UK. Click here for more info: http://icbf2014.sls.hw.ac.uk/Symposia.htm Or, listen to me and others babble about biology on our Institute podcast: http://naturallyspeakingpodcast.wordpress.com/ -- The University of Stirling is ranked in the top 50 in the world in The Times Higher Education 100 Under 50 table, which ranks the world's best 100 universities under 50 years old. The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159.

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First BERG meeting of the semester: Wed 20 Feb
by Christine Caldwell 18 Feb '13

18 Feb '13

Dear all, The BERG meetings start up again this week, and we have got Kelly Cobey talking to us about hormonal contraceptive use and relationship dynamics. For those of you that have not had a chance to meet Kelly yet, she is a PhD student from the University of Groningen in the Netherlands, but she has been in Stirling for a little while now doing some work with Craig Roberts. We have got a few other talks lined up for this semester, but there are still some gaps in the schedule (27 Feb, 6 March, 20 March & 27 March) so please let me know if you have something that you might be interested in presenting, or someone that you might be interested in inviting over to talk to us. Thanks! Christine. Dr Christine Caldwell Senior Lecturer in Psychology School of Natural Sciences University of Stirling FK9 4LA -- The University of Stirling is ranked in the top 50 in the world in The Times Higher Education 100 Under 50 table, which ranks the world's best 100 universities under 50 years old. The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159.

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