March 2017 - BERG - University of Stirling Mailing Lists

29.03.2017 - Kieran Lee: Auditory enrichment for captive chimpanzees
by Eoin O'Sullivan 28 Mar '17

28 Mar '17

Dear all, ?Tomorrow we have final year student Kieran Lee talking to us about his dissertation project with the Blair Drummond chimpanzees. As well as giving a talk on his project he will be hosting a discussion on the question of animal consciousness. The title of his talk is: "Auditory enrichment for captive chimpanzees and the question of animal consciousness." As usual, we will be meeting in the Psychology Common Room from 5:30pm for drinks and nibbles. See you then! All the best, Eoin

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BERG - 22.03.2017: Undergraduate Research Projects at Blair Drummond
by Eoin O'Sullivan 21 Mar '17

21 Mar '17

Dear all, This week our BERG meeting will be of particular interest to 3rd year undergraduate students who are thinking about doing a dissertation project on animal behaviour next semester. Blair Drummond's Research Coordinator, Alasdair Gillies, and others will be speaking to us about dissertation projects that will be available at the Safari Park. As usual, we will be meeting from 5.30pm in the Psychology Common Room, for drinks and nibbles. All the best, Eoin

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Professor Matsuzawa - Today @ 4pm - 2A73
by Hannah Buchanan-Smith 16 Mar '17

16 Mar '17

Just a final reminder that Professor Tetsuro Matsuzawa will be giving the seminar titled SAGA: An attempt to promote the welfare of chimpanzees and other nonhuman primates in Japan. 4pm in room 2A73 in Cottrell. It will be great so please come along if you can! Hannah

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Re: [BERG] BERG talks this week: Jim Anderson (15th) and Tetsuro Matsuzawa (16th) - dinner
by Hannah Buchanan-Smith 13 Mar '17

13 Mar '17

Dear all Just to add to Eoin’s message, we shall be going out for an early dinner on Thursday 16th March following Professor Matsuzawa’s talk. Those of us at the weekend SPRG meeting at the Burn have already heard him speak, and he gives a fantastic presentation! We look forward to hearing him present on a different topic. Please let me know by Wednesday noon if you would like to join us on Thursday so I can make a dinner reservation. E-mail: h.m.buchanan-smith(a)stir.ac.uk<mailto:h.m.buchanan-smith@stir.ac.uk> Thanks, Hannah From: BERG [mailto:berg-bounces@lists.stir.ac.uk] On Behalf Of Eoin O'Sullivan Sent: 13 March 2017 11:30 To: berg Mailing List <berg(a)lists.stir.ac.uk> Subject: [BERG] BERG talks this week: Jim Anderson (15th) and Tetsuro Matsuzawa (16th) Dear BERGers, We are very lucky this week to have two wonderful speakers! On Wednesday in our usual BERG slot we have Prof Jim Anderson visiting from Kyoto University to present a talk entitled: "Outbreak of cooperative punishment in a wild, multilevel primate society (Sichuan snub-nosed monkeys, Rhinopithecus roxellana)". As usual, we will be meeting in the psychology common room from 5:30pm for drinks and nibbles. On Thursday, as part of Psychology's seminar series we have Prof Tetsuro Matsuzawa, also from Kyoto University. His talk is titled: "SAGA: An attempt to promote the welfare of chimpanzees and other nonhuman primates in Japan". This talk will be taking place in room 2A73 at 4pm, and an informal reception will follow (please follow this link for more information: http://www.stir.ac.uk/events/calendarofevents/2017/march/sagaanattempttopro…)<http://www.stir.ac.uk/events/calendarofevents/2017/march/sagaanattempttopro…> All the best, Eoin

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BERG talks this week: Jim Anderson (15th) and Tetsuro Matsuzawa (16th)
by Eoin O'Sullivan 13 Mar '17

13 Mar '17

Dear BERGers, We are very lucky this week to have two wonderful speakers! On Wednesday in our usual BERG slot we have Prof Jim Anderson visiting from Kyoto University to present a talk entitled: "Outbreak of cooperative punishment in a wild, multilevel primate society (Sichuan snub-nosed monkeys, Rhinopithecus roxellana)". As usual, we will be meeting in the psychology common room from 5:30pm for drinks and nibbles. On Thursday, as part of Psychology's seminar series we have Prof Tetsuro Matsuzawa, also from Kyoto University. His talk is titled: "SAGA: An attempt to promote the welfare of chimpanzees and other nonhuman primates in Japan". This talk will be taking place in room 2A73 at 4pm, and an informal reception will follow (please follow this link for more information: http://www.stir.ac.uk/events/calendarofevents/2017/march/sagaanattempttopro…)<http://www.stir.ac.uk/events/calendarofevents/2017/march/sagaanattempttopro…> All the best, Eoin?

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Wednesday 8th March: Christoph Völter
by Christine Caldwell 06 Mar '17

06 Mar '17

Dear all, For this week's BERG meeting we have Christoph Völter coming over from St Andrews. Christoph is currently covering Amanda Seed's duties (both as Living Links research coordinator, and in St Andrews) while she is on maternity leave, so it's a great opportunity to get him over here to talk to us! http://www.eva.mpg.de/psycho/staff/christoph-voelter/index.html?Fsize=0 The title of his talk is: "Explaining away: how great apes learn causal structures by discounting alternatives". If you would be interested in coming for a drink and/or quick dinner with Christoph after the meeting then please just let me know. He will need to dash off reasonably early to get back to St Andrews so it definitely won't be a late one. As usual the meeting will begin at 5.30pm in the Psychology Common Room, and drinks and nibbles will be provided. Hope to see you there! Christine.

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Fwd: One-Year Internships at Chester Zoo
by Hannah Buchanan-Smith 04 Mar '17

04 Mar '17

Just in case of interest...... From: "Liz Ball" <l.ball(a)chesterzoo.org<mailto:l.ball@chesterzoo.org>> Subject: One-Year Internships at Chester Zoo Dear Colleagues Please find attached the advertisement for our One-Year Internships in Animal Husbandry commencing on Monday 11 September 2017 at the North of England Zoological Society (Chester Zoo). Also attached are the advertisement and application form for our One-year Internships in Botany & Horticulture. These Internships offer students the opportunity to gain both practical experience working alongside trained Zoo keepers/Horticulturists & Botanists within a unique scientific/conservation environment, and also a series of theoretical workshops covering a wide range of zoo management issues. It is important to note that despite the duration of these Internships, they are entirely voluntary, so students must have organised financial provision prior to undertaking this year. I would be grateful if you would make the attached application form available to all relevant students. Many thanks and Best wishes. Liz Liz Ball Registrar's Assistant and Records Coordinator +44(0)1244 389753 www.chesterzoo.org<http://www.chesterzoo.org> [Chester Zoo]<http://www.chesterzoo.org/whats-happening/christmas/the-lanterns> 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/~/media/images/email-footers/social-icons/faceboo…]<https://www.facebook.com/chesterzoo1> [http://www.chesterzoo.org/~/media/images/email-footers/social-icons/gplus.g…] <https://plus.google.com/+chesterzoo> [http://www.chesterzoo.org/~/media/images/email-footers/social-icons/twitter…] <https://twitter.com/chesterzoo> [http://www.chesterzoo.org/~/media/images/email-footers/social-icons/youtube…] <https://www.youtube.com/user/OfficialChesterZoo> [http://www.chesterzoo.org/~/media/images/email-footers/social-icons/flickr.…] <http://www.flickr.com/photos/chesterzoo> [http://www.chesterzoo.org/~/media/images/email-footers/social-icons/instagr…] <https://instagram.com/chesterzoo/> ________________________________ This electronic message contains information which may be privileged or confidential. The information is intended to be for the use of the individual(s) or entity named above. If you are not the intended recipient be aware that any disclosure, copying, distribution or use of the contents of this information is prohibited. If you have received this electronic message in error, please notify us by telephone or e-mail immediately and delete it from your system. Activity and use of our e-mail system is monitored to secure its effective operation and for other lawful business purposes. Communications using this system will also be monitored and may be recorded to secure effective operation and for other lawful business purposes. Internet e-mails are not necessarily secure. We do not accept responsibility for changes made to this message after it was sent. You are advised to scan this message for viruses and we cannot accept liability for any loss or damage which may be caused as a result of any computer virus. For information about how we process data and monitor communications please see our privacy policy and for terms of use please see our terms of use policy. The North of England Zoological Society, a private company limited by guarantee in England and Wales, with company number: 00287902, registered office: Cedar House, Zoological Gardens, Caughall Road, Upton-by-Chester, Chester, CH2 1LH, registered charity number: 306077. ________________________________

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Kansky et al. (2016) - A wildlife tolerance model
by Eoin O'Sullivan 03 Mar '17

03 Mar '17

Dear all, Just writing to circulate the paper that formed the basis of Phyllis' wonderful talk yesterday (see attached). Enjoy! Also, next week we will have Dr. Christop Völter visiting from St. Andrews to talk about primate cognition (https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Christoph_Voelter) All the best, Eoin

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