Dear BERGers
I am excited to remind you that on Wednesday 14th October, we have the Dr Iain Valentine, from the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland Edinburgh Zoo, talking about giant pandas.
As usual, we will meet in room 3A94 (Psychology common room) at 5:30pm, and will have drinks and nibbles available.
You are welcome to join us for a bite to eat afterwards.
I hope to see you all on Wednesday night!
Hannah
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Hannah M. Buchanan-Smith
Professor, Behaviour and Evolution Research Group
Director of Learning and Teaching in School of Natural Sciences
Psychology, School of Natural Sciences
University of Stirling
Stirling, FK9 4LA
Scotland
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Fax: 01786 467641
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Dear BERGers,
Apologies for cross posting but I've had a lot of mail returned to sender
and I wanted to make sure the following information had reached you all.
Please do get in touch if you would like to attend what is shaping up to be
a great meeting.
Best wishes,
Emily
*From:* Emily Messer
*Sent:* 27 October 2015 09:23
*To:* 'sprg(a)st-andrews.ac.uk'
*Subject:* FW: SPRG at the BURN – 4-6th March 2016
Dear all,
Just a reminder for those of you who wish to attend the Burn next year to
reply to this message as outlined below. Those of you who have already
responded (and that I have confirmed your slot), you all have your places
secured already.
With very best wishes,
Emily and Nicola
*From:* Emily Messer
*Sent:* 08 October 2015 12:43
*To:* 'sprg(a)st-andrews.ac.uk'
*Cc:* McGuigan, Nicola
*Subject:* SPRG at the BURN – 4-6th March 2016
Dear SPRGers - Core members, current research staff and PhD students,
Associates
(Apologies to Hannah for slight copyright of her email from last year’s
meeting)
The time has come again for SPRG (Scottish Primate Research Group) to plan
their annual gathering at The Burn in Glenesk, Angus. For those of you who
are new to SPRG, the meeting is a chance for all members to get together in
the beautiful surroundings of The Burn, to discuss research that is going
on within our group, and of course to walk, chat, play games, eat, drink,
and be (very) merry. You can find more details about the venue on their
website (http://www.goodenough.ac.uk/the-burn) This year’s meeting has
moved from the usual post-Christmas gathering in January to March, so
please do not the change of dates to *4th-6th of March 2016.*
*We can arrive from 4pm on Friday 4th – and leave 2pm on Sunday 6**th** March
2015*
Nicola McGuigan and I will be organising this year’s meeting which also
happens to be the 20th anniversary of SPRG meeting at the Burn. As always,
there will be a series of research talks given throughout the weekend,
please do consider giving a talk. These do not need to be polished talks
and the Burn is a great place to discuss recent studies. Timing will depend
upon number of offers, and we can negotiate!
The costs of staying at The Burn are heavily subsidised by the Charitable
Trust, and so remain very reasonable. The prices for this year are £160 for
staff (those in full time employment, and who wish to have a single
occupancy room – limited availability) and £124 for students, unwaged
members, and/or those who share rooms. This price includes accommodation
and all meals.
To confirm your place at the Burn, please could you send a deposit of £60
to Nicola McGuigan by the end of October (31/10/15), her bank details are
as follows. On the bank reference could you include your name and Burn,
this will help us to track those who have paid.
Account number: 00645345
Sort code: 80-05-28
Bank reference: Burn*your name*
By signing up you are confirming that you will pay £60 should you cancel
after 1st February 2016 and we are unable to fill your place.
To help keep things as organised as possible, please then send me an email
at- E.Messer(a)hw.ac.uk and include the following details in your email:
*Use the subject header*: The SPRG Burn meeting
*Give your name*:
*If you prefer a single room* (noting additional cost, and no promises):
*Dietary requirements*: (if any)
*This statement* “I confirm that I will pay £60 should I be unable to
attend and my place is not filled”.
*If you are interested in giving a talk: *(provide topic-specific titles
can be firmed up later)
Places are limited, so don't miss your chance. In the first instance,
bookings are restricted to members and associates of SPRG. However, should
places be left unclaimed from mid-January onwards, invitations will be
opened up to colleagues from further afield. Reply early to avoid
disappointment.
If you have a non-SPRG colleague whom you know would like to come and give
a talk please discuss with me – we usually have one or two external folk to
spice things up!
We will follow up with more details about the anniversary meeting nearer
the time.
Best wishes,
Emily and Nicola
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*New paper out: http://www.nature.com/articles/srep15030
<http://www.nature.com/articles/srep15030> *
*Emily. J. E. Messer PhD*
*Postdoctoral Research Associate*
Room 1.56D
David Brewster Building
School of Life Sciences
Heriot Watt University
Edinburgh
EH14 4AS
Tele: +44 (0) 131 451 8009
Email: emily.j.e.messer(a)gmail.com
Twitter: @emilyjemesser
Personal website: http://emilymesser.weebly.com/
Dear BERGers,
Happy new year and welcome back! It's time to start planning our BERG seminars for the Spring semester. Please add the following seminar dates to your diary at the usual time of 5:30pm in the Psychology common room.
February: 4th and 11th
March: 11th, 18th and 25th
April: 1st, 8th and 15th
We already have some great speakers lined up, but have plenty of space for more, so please consider giving a seminar this semester. Presenting at BERG is an excellent way to practice talks, hone presentation skills, get feedback on grant application ideas, or lead discussion of a research paper. You can sign up by following this link to the doodle poll. https://doodle.com/5kc3zpst4bs2aty2
Please add your name and select a date that is vacant, then email me your presentation title (kristin.descovich(a)stir.ac.uk<mailto:kristin.descovich@stir.ac.uk>).
You might also like to host a post-graduate student or colleague from a nearby University. We have some funds to support local travel and dinner for external speakers.
Also note the upcoming divisional seminars which are likely to be of interest to BERG members. These are held on Thursdays at 4pm in the Psychology common room.
January 22nd - Dr Susan Cheyne
January 29th - Dr Ian Peers
March 5th - Dr Jo Williams
Our BERG meetings are only as good as we make them, so please encourage any students or colleagues interested in behaviour and evolution to come along to a meeting, or sign up to the BERG mailing list at http://lists.stir.ac.uk/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/berg.
You can also use this link to unsubscribe.
I look forward to seeing you all at BERG this semester!
Cheers and regards,
Kris
Dr Kris Descovich
Research Fellow in Animal Welfare
Psychology, School of Natural Sciences
University of Stirling
Stirling, FK9 4LA
Scotland
Tel: 01786 467643
E-mail: kristin.descovich(a)stir.ac.uk
