September 2013 - BERG - University of Stirling Mailing Lists

Next week's BERG
by Phyllis Lee 24 Sep '13

24 Sep '13

Dear all, I'm hosting the BERG on 2 Oct. I wanted to let you know that the venue will be downstairs in the MSc room, as there are meetings in the common room that may run over our start time. Join us regardless! Best Phyllis Phyllis C. Lee Professor of Psychology Behaviour and Evolution Research Group School of Natural Sciences University of Stirling Stirling FK9 4LA UK Direct line: +44 (0)1786 467656 phyllis.lee(a)stir.ac.uk<mailto:phyllis.lee@stir.ac.uk> -- 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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First meeting today
by Hannah Buchanan-Smith 18 Sep '13

18 Sep '13

I look forward to seeing you all for our introductory meeting at 5.30pm this evening in the common room. I attach our seminar schedule - which looks very exciting! I am still looking for presenters for 6, 13 and 20 November. Presenting at BERG is an excellent way to practice talks, hone your presentation skills, get feedback on grant application ideas, lead a discussion of a research paper etc. Go on - please volunteer!! (see original message below). See you later, Hannah From: berg-bounces(a)lists.stir.ac.uk [mailto:berg-bounces@lists.stir.ac.uk] On Behalf Of Hannah Buchanan-Smith Sent: 19 August 2013 14:50 To: berg Mailing List Subject: [BERG] BERG sign up please Dear BERGers I am delighted to say that I have just been informed that my application to the Universities Federation for Animal Welfare (UFAW) to continue to support our BERG meetings has been successful. Hurrah! If you are not already a member please consider joining UFAW (http://www.ufaw.org.uk/ ). It is still only £5 for students (£10 others) without access to their journal, Animal Welfare. By joining UFAW you can help make real, practical and lasting advances to animal welfare throughout the world - for companion animals, farm animals, animals used in research, captive wild animals and those living in the wild that are affected by human activities. Please do join to thank them for their continued support of us in BERG and to enhance animal welfare. We are looking for people to volunteer for BERG meeting slots for this semester. The first meeting is on Wednesday 18th September at 5.30pm in 3A94 (Psychology common room). We shall use this meeting for introductions and updates from the summer...please come prepared to share news of any grants awarded, papers published, exciting conferences attended etc. I have set up a Doodle sign-up, so just fill it out one date to indicate the week that you would like to present. ONE person per week, please. Presenting at BERG is an excellent way to practice talks, hone your presentation skills, get feedback on grant application ideas, lead a discussion of a research paper etc. The sign up is here: http://www.doodle.com/93cv8gw4gfddvu2p When you sign up for a slot, please send me a brief title BEFORE Friday 13h September so I can circulate the programme in advance. If you have new students who might wish to be on the BERG mailing list, please send them this e-mail. 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. Many thanks, 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> http://www.psychology.stir.ac.uk/staff/staff-profiles/academic-staff/hannah… -- 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: Lawrence Jacobsen Library Survey
by Hannah Buchanan-Smith 10 Sep '13

10 Sep '13

Please complete the very short (< 3 min) survey if you study primates and value the Lawrence Jacobsen Library services. Thanks, Hannah Hello, The staff of the Lawrence Jacobsen Library of the Wisconsin National Primate Research Center is evaluating the current usefulness of its digital resources and services to plan a grant application to meet users’ needs. Please help us by completing this short but important survey regarding your use of the Lawrence Jacobsen Library services. Your input is vital for sustaining and possible revamping of this aspect of our program. Clicking on the web link below will take you directly to our survey. We encourage you to invite your colleagues and co-workers to participate, by simply forwarding this email with the web link below. https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/jacobsen_library_survey We ask that you please complete the survey within a week's time. Thank you for you help. Sincerely, The staff of the Lawrence Jacobsen Library (Wisconsin National Primate Center) -- 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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