BERG November 2022

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by Gema Martin-Ordas

Dear all, On Wednesday this week at 4pm, Prof. Bennett Schwartz (Florida International University, USA) will be talking about metacognition. Please, see below the title and short abstract for his talk. As I mentioned before, this meeting will be online (below is the teams link). However, I have booked the Psychology common room for all our meetings, so I will be there with my computer setting up the talk. You’re welcome to join me there. Title: Comparative approaches and the natural ecology of metacognition Abstract: Most cognitive scientists assume that our core cognitive abilities evolved through natural selection. However, we lack the ability to assess causality concerning the natural selection processes that shaped human cognition. As such, I advocate a comparative approach to understand the potential natural selection of cognition. In this talk, I consider metacognition, the experience and knowledge of one’s own cognitive system. I compare the methods used in humans and non-human primates with respect to both the cognitive mechanisms underlying metacognition and the accuracy of metacognition at predicting performance on an object-level task. I advocate for an approach to metacognition that makes hypotheses based on natural ecology and then applies those hypotheses to a wide range of species. Best, Gema Schedule for future meetings: Date Time Speaker Topic Location 21/09/2022 4pm Jeff Martin (McGill University, Canada) Canadian crows and planning Online 28/09/2022 4pm Jade Hooper (University of Stirling) TBC F2F (Common Room, Psych) 05/10/2022 4pm Michael Beran (Georgia State University, USA) Metacognition in primates Online 12/10/2022 4pm Claire Hemingway (Texas University, USA) Bees and bats cognition Online 19/10/2022 4pm Kristine Gandia (University of Stirling) TBC F2F (Common Room, Psych) 02/11/2022 3-5pm Joint meeting—BERG & BES TBC F2F (Common Room, Psych) 09/11/2022 4pm Francesca de Petrillo (Newcastle University, UK) Decision-making in primates Online 16/11/2022 4pm Stephen Ferrigno (University of Wisconsin, Madison, USA) Origins of human thought Online 23/11/2022 4pm Sarah Weir (University of Stirling) TBC Online 30/11/2022 4pm Sabrina Brando (University of Stirling) Individual, leadership, and organisational aspects of human wellbeing in zoos and aquariums F2F (Common Room, Psych) 07/12/2022 4pm Gloria Sabbatini (Istc-CNR Unit of Cognitive Primatology & Primate Center, Italy) Tool use in primates Online 14/12/2022 3pm Elias Garcia Pelegrin (University of Cambridge, UK) Crows and understanding of magic tricks Online Link to the online meetings: 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…> ________________________________ Scotland’s University for Sporting Excellence The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159

2 years

Fw: UFAW LINK: Hiring. Assistant Professor in Companion Animal Applied Ethology, School of Animal Sciences (SAS), Virginia Tech, US and Assistant Director, Lincoln Park Zoo, USA

by Hannah Buchanan-Smith

Dear BERGers - some opportunities via UFAW Please find details about a couple of positions that are available, and which may be on interest, and a call for help. Details of a tenure-track Assistant Professor position for a Companion Animal Applied Ethologist in the School of Animal Sciences (SAS) at Virginia Tech, USA are attached. Details of the post of Assistant Director, Lincoln Park Zoo Animal Welfare Science Program, USA can be found below. Finally, Professor Olufemi Alabi (UFAW LINK for the Department of Animal Science and Fisheries Management, Bowen University, Nigeria) is looking for any university, schools or farms one who may be able to assist him in spending up to three months on placement in the Spring/ Summer of 2023. If you think you may be able to, his email is olufemi.alabi(a)bowen.edu.ng<mailto:olufemi.alabi@bowen.edu.ng> Thank you. Best wishes, Stephen Dr Stephen Wickens UFAW, The Old School, Brewhouse Hill, Wheathampstead, Herts AL4 8AN, UK Email: wickens(a)ufaw.org.uk ; Direct Tel: +44(0)1276 500880; Office: +44(0)1582 831818 MailScanner has detected a possible fraud attempt from "c:" claiming to be www.ufaw.org.uk<C:\Users\Stephen%20Wickens\AppData\Local\Temp\~ed_sb_3\www.ufaw.org.uk> --------------------------- Lincoln Park Zoo's Animal Welfare Science Program<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fserversmt…> is growing! We are hiring an Assistant Director to provide administrative and supervisory support for the Animal Welfare Science program. The Assistant Director will provide regular supervision of scientific staff, facilitate progress across all Animal Welfare Science Program pillars, and lead some original research. The Assistant Director will be an integral part of the Animal Care & Horticulture Department, working alongside animal managers to support animal welfare at Lincoln Park Zoo. Please see the post if you are interested in learning more: MailScanner has detected a possible fraud attempt from "serversmtpbond.com" claiming to be https://careers.hireology.com/lincolnparkzoologicalsociety/1015723/descript…<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fserversmt…> --------------------- 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=https%3A%2F%2Fserversmt…> ; Twitter: @UFAW_1926<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fserversmt…> The Universities Federation for Animal Welfare (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 To unsubscribe from further emails on this meeting, click here<mailto:wickens@ufaw.org.uk> and enter unsubscribe in the subject [UFAW Conference 2022]<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fserversmt…> ________________________________ Scotland's University for Sporting Excellence The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159

2 years, 1 month

International Society for Anthrozoology conference, Edinburgh, June 2023 - save the date!

by Hannah Buchanan-Smith

The International Society for Anthrozoology ( ISAZ<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fisaz.net%…> ) conference will be hosted at the University of Edinburgh between 15-18th June 2023. It would be great to have a strong Scottish/UK presence, and one of the organisers, Roxanne Hawkins has asked me to encourage human-animal students/staff who might be interested in attending and/or presenting. The plan is to have the website launched and open abstract submissions on 1st December with a deadline of 1st Feb. For now, save the date if you are interested! 15-18th June 2023. All good wishes, 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<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fh.m.buchan…> Home page<https://www.stir.ac.uk/people/257464> Marmoset care<http://marmosetcare.com/> Animal Welfare 24/7 across the lifespan<https://animalconcepts.mykajabi.com/247approachtopromotingoptimalwelfarefor…> Welfare of dogs <https://nc3rs.org.uk/housing-and-husbandry-dogs> ________________________________ Scotland's University for Sporting Excellence The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159

2 years, 1 month

Funded PhD studentship

by Hannah Buchanan-Smith

Dr Roxanne Hawkins, University of Edinburgh is advertising a funded PhD studentship with the RSPCA focused on animal cruelty prevention. It's a tight deadline of 30th November with the PhD starting in January. The link is here: Breaking the Chain: RSPCA PhD Studentship | The University of Edinburgh<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ed.ac…> 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<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fh.m.buchan…> Home page<https://www.stir.ac.uk/people/257464> Marmoset care<http://marmosetcare.com/> Animal Welfare 24/7 across the lifespan<https://animalconcepts.mykajabi.com/247approachtopromotingoptimalwelfarefor…> Welfare of dogs <https://nc3rs.org.uk/housing-and-husbandry-dogs> ________________________________ Scotland's University for Sporting Excellence The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159

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