BERG April 2021

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Culture Conference Call for Abstracts-- Circulate if you can!

by Sarah Kraemer

Dear BERGers, The Ratchetcog research group at the University of Stirling is putting on the Culture Conference 2021: "Evolutionary Perspectives on Culture" virtually this year! This is great news for yourself and colleagues that are interested in presenting at a conference on cultural evolution that is 1. Free, 2. offers small funding awards for presenters, 3. comparatively small and discussion-oriented, 4. still hosts an international audience, and 5. includes an after-conference musical performance by Reely Jiggered! As one of the conference organisers, I encourage you to submit a 300 word abstract by May 3! I would also appreciate it if you could circulate this information about the conference to any individuals/groups you think might be interested. The conference is Jun 7-8, 2021. Link to submit an abstract and register: https://culture-conference.com/call-for-abstracts-2021/ To those BERGers who have already registered, thank you for joining us! Cheers, -Sarah Sarah B. Kraemer PhD Student | Department of Psychology Behaviour and Evolution Research Group [BERG<https://www.stir.ac.uk/about/faculties/natural-sciences/our-research/resear…>] Scottish Primate Research Group [SPRG<http://living-links.org/about/scottish-primate-research-group/>] University of Stirling, UK ________________________________ The University achieved an overall 5 stars in the QS World University Rankings 2020 UK Sports University of the Year 2020 (Times Higher Good University Guide) The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159.

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BERG seminar today, 16:00

by Pawel Fedurek

Dear BERGers, Today (16:00) Dr Delphine De Moor (University of Exeter) is giving a seminar on her research on macaques and what it can tell us about the evolution of social relationships (abstract attached). The link to the session is below this email. Hope to see you later! Below are the other talks taking place this semester: 5-May-21, 16:00 Giacomo Melis (University of Stirling) “Are Humans the only Rational Animals?” 12-May-21, 16:00 Yitzchak Ben Mocha (Haifa University) TBC 19-May-21, 16:00 Nisarg Desai (University of Minnesota) “Group differences in chimpanzee pant hooting” (tentative) 26-May-21, 16:00 Erin Wessling (Harvard University) “Ecology and behaviour of the 'savannah' chimpanzees (Fongoli, Senegal)” (tentative) Best wishes, Pawel and Sarah Link to the meeting: https://teams.microsoft.com/dl/launcher/launcher.html?url=%2F_%23%2Fl%2Fmee…<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fteams.mic…> ________________________________ The University achieved an overall 5 stars in the QS World University Rankings 2020 UK Sports University of the Year 2020 (Times Higher Good University Guide) The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159.

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BERG seminar this Wednesday, 16:00

by Pawel Fedurek

Dear BERGers, This Wednesday (28 April, 16:00) Dr Delphine De Moor (University of Exeter) is giving a seminar on what data on macaques can tell us about the evolution of social relationships (abstract attached). The link to the session is below this email. We hope to see you on Wednesday! Below are the other talks taking place this semester: 5-May-21, 16:00 Giacomo Melis (University of Stirling) “Are Humans the only Rational Animals?” 12-May-21, 16:00 Yitzchak Ben Mocha (Haifa University) TBC 19-May-21, 16:00 Nisarg Desai (University of Minnesota) “Group differences in chimpanzee pant hooting” (tentative) 26-May-21, 16:00 Erin Wessling (Harvard University) “Ecology and behaviour of the 'savannah' chimpanzees (Fongoli, Senegal)” (tentative) Best wishes, Pawel and Sarah Link to the meeting: https://teams.microsoft.com/dl/launcher/launcher.html?url=%2F_%23%2Fl%2Fmee…<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fteams.mic…> ________________________________ The University achieved an overall 5 stars in the QS World University Rankings 2020 UK Sports University of the Year 2020 (Times Higher Good University Guide) The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159.

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Funtastic, Winning Friday

by Hannah Buchanan-Smith

Dear BERGers We have a prize winner in our midst! Please join me in congratulating PhD student Sarah Kraemer who was the People's Choice for the ASAB video competition. This is a wonderful - entertaining and informative video on social learning - just one minute guaranteed to leave you smiling. https://youtu.be/p382coaaXIo This is also a good opportunity to welcome former Human Animal Interaction Masters student, Sarah Weir, who is now officially a PhD student (supervised by Sharon Kessler and Clare Andrews). Hope your weekends are full of fun - Sarah sets the bar high! Hannah Hannah M. Buchanan-Smith Professor, Behaviour and Evolution Research Group (BERG) Psychology, Faculty of Natural Sciences University of Stirling Stirling, FK9 4LA Scotland 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> https://www.stir.ac.uk/people/257464 http://marmosetcare.com/ Animal Welfare 24/7 across the lifespan<https://animalconcepts.mykajabi.com/247approachtopromotingoptimalwelfarefor…> http://refiningdogcare.com/ ________________________________ The University achieved an overall 5 stars in the QS World University Rankings 2020 UK Sports University of the Year 2020 (Times Higher Good University Guide) The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159.

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BERG seminar today, 17:00

by Pawel Fedurek

Dear BERGers, Just a reminder that today (17:00) Dr Guillaume Dezecache (Université Clermont Auvergne) is giving a seminar about social cognition in extreme situations such as terrorist attacks (abstract attached). The link to the session is below this email. We hope to see you later! Below are the other talks taking place this semester: 28-Apr-21, 16:00 Delphine De Moor (University of Exeter) “The evolution of social relationships: lessons from macaques” 5-May-21, 16:00 Giacomo Melis (University of Stirling) “Are Humans the only Rational Animals?” 12-May-21, 16:00 Yitzchak Ben Mocha (Haifa University) TBC 19-May-21, 16:00 Nisarg Desai (University of Minnesota) “Group differences in chimpanzee pant hooting” (tentative) 26-May-21, 16:00 Erin Wessling (Harvard University) “Ecology and behaviour of the 'savannah' chimpanzees (Fongoli, Senegal)” (tentative) Best wishes, Pawel and Sarah Link to the meeting: https://teams.microsoft.com/dl/launcher/launcher.html?url=%2F_%23%2Fl%2Fmee…<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fteams.mic…> ________________________________ The University achieved an overall 5 stars in the QS World University Rankings 2020 UK Sports University of the Year 2020 (Times Higher Good University Guide) The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159.

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Fw: Community and Discovery Programme Manager job at RZSS

by Pawel Fedurek

Dear All, Some of you may be interested (see below). Best wishes, Pawel ________________________________ From: Annabel Young <ajy00002(a)students.stir.ac.uk> Sent: 19 April 2021 10:07 To: Hannah Buchanan-Smith <h.m.buchanan-smith(a)stir.ac.uk>; Pawel Fedurek <pawel.fedurek(a)stir.ac.uk> Subject: Community and Discovery Programme Manager job at RZSS Hello Hannah and Pawel, just noticed this on Conservation Jobs website not for me, not looking(using one of their blog articles for an assignment), but might suit a postgrad/postdoc student of ours ? Community and Discovery Programme Manager - Conservation Jobs & Careers - CJ<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conse…> Annabel ________________________________ The University achieved an overall 5 stars in the QS World University Rankings 2020 UK Sports University of the Year 2020 (Times Higher Good University Guide) The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159.

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BERG seminar, Wednesday 21 April, 17:00

by Pawel Fedurek

Dear BERGers, This Wednesday (21 April, 17:00) Dr Guillaume Dezecache (Université Clermont Auvergne) is giving a seminar about social cognition in extreme situations such as terrorist attacks (abstract attached). Please note that this Wednesday the meeting will start at 17:00 due to the departmental job talks taking place until 16:30 that day. The link to the session is below this email. We hope to see you all on Wednesday! Below are the other talks taking place this semester: 28-Apr-21, 16:00 Delphine De Moor (University of Exeter) “Social bonding in Assamese macaques” (tentative) 5-May-21, 16:00 Giacomo Melis (University of Stirling) TBC 12-May-21, 16:00 Yitzchak Ben Mocha (Haifa University) TBC 19-May-21, 16:00 Nisarg Desai (University of Minnesota) “Group differences in chimpanzee pant hooting” (tentative) 26-May-21, 16:00 Erin Wessling (Harvard University) “Ecology and behaviour of the 'savannah' chimpanzees (Fongoli, Senegal)” (tentative) Best wishes, Pawel and Sarah Link to the meeting: https://teams.microsoft.com/dl/launcher/launcher.html?url=%2F_%23%2Fl%2Fmee…<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fteams.mic…> ________________________________ The University achieved an overall 5 stars in the QS World University Rankings 2020 UK Sports University of the Year 2020 (Times Higher Good University Guide) The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159.

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Please take 5 minutes to make somebody's day! Research Culture Awards

by Hannah Buchanan-Smith

Dear BERG researchers Please take 5 minutes to make somebody's day! Research Culture Awards 2021 [Immersive Reader] The aim of the Research Culture Awards is to recognise and celebrate people and groups who contribute towards a positive research environment at the University of Stirling. The Research Culture Awards will help highlight those traits which are not captured with traditional metrics, but which are essential to a vibrant and collaborative culture. At such challenging times, we are keen to hear from you and celebrate those who make a difference.  Please use this opportunity to let a colleague know how much you value them and why. Nomination Categories Nominations are made anonymously. You can nominate colleagues and collaborators in any or all of the following 7 categories. • Best research leadership • Best collaborator • Best support from professional services • Best mentor • Best early career researcher • Best activity which enhances research culture • Best research activity which promotes equality, diversity and inclusion Just click on this! https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=9wmNTnnMy0yRSaQjjdF0Is0… [https://cdn.forms.office.net/forms/images/urlpreview/preview_logo_new.png]<https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=9wmNTnnMy0yRSaQjjdF0Is0…> Fill | Research Culture Awards 2021<https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=9wmNTnnMy0yRSaQjjdF0Is0…> Recognition & Value The aim of the Research Culture Awards is to recognise and celebrate people and groups who contribute towards a positive research environment at the University of Stirling. The Research Culture Awards will help highlight those traits which are not captured with traditional metrics, but which are essential to a vibrant and collaborative culture. At such challenging times, we are keen to hear from you and celebrate those who make a difference.  Please use this opportunity to let a colleague know how much you value them and why. Nomination Categories Nominations are made anonymously. You can nominate colleagues and collaborators in any or all of the following 7 categories. • Best research leadership • Best collaborator • Best support from professional services • Best mentor • Best early career researcher • Best activity which enhances research culture • Best research activity which promotes equality, diversity and inclusion Survey Structure The survey will ask you whether forms.office.com Thank you Hannah M. Buchanan-Smith Professor, Behaviour and Evolution Research Group (BERG) Psychology, Faculty of Natural Sciences University of Stirling Stirling, FK9 4LA Scotland 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> https://www.stir.ac.uk/people/257464 http://marmosetcare.com/ Animal Welfare 24/7 across the lifespan<https://animalconcepts.mykajabi.com/247approachtopromotingoptimalwelfarefor…> http://refiningdogcare.com/ ________________________________ The University achieved an overall 5 stars in the QS World University Rankings 2020 UK Sports University of the Year 2020 (Times Higher Good University Guide) The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159.

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BERG seminar today, 16:00

by Pawel Fedurek

Dear BERGers, This is just a quick reminder that today (16:00) Cátia Correia-Caeiro (Kyoto University) is giving a seminar about measuring facial expression across species (abstract attached). The link to the session is below this email. We hope to see you all later! Below are the other talks taking place this semester: 21-Apr-21, 16:00 Guillaume Dezecache (Université Clermont Auvergne) “Social cognition in extremis” 28-Apr-21, 16:00 Delphine De Moor (University of Exeter) “Social bonding in Assamese macaques” (tentative) 5-May-21, 16:00 Giacomo Melis (University of Stirling) TBC 12-May-21, 16:00 Yitzchak Ben Mocha (Haifa University) TBC 19-May-21, 16:00 Nisarg Desai (University of Minnesota) “Group differences in chimpanzee pant hooting” (tentative) 26-May-21, 16:00 Erin Wessling (Harvard University) “Ecology and behaviour of the 'savannah' chimpanzees (Fongoli, Senegal)” (tentative) Best wishes, Pawel and Sarah Link to the meeting: https://teams.microsoft.com/dl/launcher/launcher.html?url=%2F_%23%2Fl%2Fmee…<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fteams.mic…> ________________________________ The University achieved an overall 5 stars in the QS World University Rankings 2020 UK Sports University of the Year 2020 (Times Higher Good University Guide) The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159.

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{VIRUS?} UFAW Virtual Conference 29th-30th June 2021 - Registration open

by Hannah Buchanan-Smith

Warning: This message has had one or more attachments removed Warning: (Timetable - Virtual conference 2021 Final.docx.pdf). Warning: Please read the "stir.ac.uk-Attachment-Warning.txt" attachment(s) for more information. Yet more ..... ________________________________ From: Stephen Wickens <wickens(a)ufaw.org.uk> Sent: 12 April 2021 13:19 To: Hannah Buchanan-Smith <h.m.buchanan-smith(a)stir.ac.uk> Subject: [{WARNING: Msg Size >4 Meg; *NOT* spamchecked} score ] UFAW Virtual Conference 21 - Registration CAUTION: This email originated from outside University of Stirling. Do not follow links or open attachments if you doubt the authenticity of the sender or the content. ________________________________ Dear Hannah, Re: "Recent advances in animal welfare science VIII". Virtual UFAW Animal Welfare Conference 29th-30th June 2021 Registration is now open for the UFAW conference @ http://ufaw.org.uk/conf2021/<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fufaw.org.u…>. I would be grateful if you could share this information with your colleagues and students. The meeting is free to attend, although we ask that people consider making a donation if they are able. You need to register separately for each day you wish to attend. The conference will also be recorded and videos made available to watch on demand afterwards. I have attached the timetable for the conference for your information. Hope all well with you. Kind regards, Stephen, Stephen Wickens, BSc PhD UFAW, The Old School, Brewhouse Hill, Wheathampstead, Herts AL4 8AN, UK Email: wickens(a)ufaw.org.uk<mailto:wickens@ufaw.org.uk> ; Direct Tel: +44(0)1276 500880; Office: +44(0)1582 831818 (tel), 831414 (fax) MailScanner has detected a possible fraud attempt from "c:" claiming to be www.ufaw.org.uk<C:\Users\Stpehen\Documents\UFAW%20meetings\2021\Virtual%2021\www.ufaw.org.uk> For further information about UFAW awards, scholarships, meetings and other news follow us on: Facebook: Universities Federation for Animal Welfare - UFAW<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebo…> ; Twitter: @UFAW_1926<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.c…> UFAW is an 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 Science in the service of animal welfare ________________________________ The University achieved an overall 5 stars in the QS World University Rankings 2020 UK Sports University of the Year 2020 (Times Higher Good University Guide) The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159.

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