June 2022 - BERG - University of Stirling Mailing Lists

The Scottish SPCA is looking for volunteer literature reviewers
by Hannah Buchanan-Smith 24 Jun '22

24 Jun '22

Exciting opportunity! The Scottish SPCA is looking for volunteer literature reviewers to help contribute to their ethics and policy subcommittees. Please follow this link if you have an interest in animal welfare and veterinary science across farm, wild and companion animal subjects. https://volunteer.scottishspca.org/opportunities/33453-ethics-policy-commit…<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fvolunteer…> Some further information is below. Would you, or anyone you know, like to help shape Scottish SPCA policy? We are looking for volunteers to conduct literature reviews for our wildlife, farm animal and companion animal ethics and policy subcommittees. Applicants will support the remit of the main group which is: • to consider ethical implications of current and future policies and procedures and provide advice, guidance and recommendations; • to improve animal welfare in Scotland for companion, wild and farm animals through creation and adoption of appropriate guidelines; • to increase public awareness of what good animal welfare is; • to improve care provided through enhanced facilities and veterinary services to decrease issues regarding individual species. The workload and time commitment will be agreed between the volunteer and the subcommittee Chair(s) on an individual basis. The expectation is that the time commitment will usually involve around 10 hours per month, in order to support meaningful progress. Please share this with anyone who might be interested: https://volunteer.scottishspca.org/opportunities/33453-ethics-policy-commit…<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fvolunteer…> Lee-ann Howieson Public Affairs Advisor Scottish SPCA 03000 999 999 Public.Affairs(a)scottishspca.org<mailto:Public.Affairs@scottishspca.org> [Here For All Animals email sig] <https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fgfidisc.sc…> ________________________________ Scottish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Scottish SPCA) Tel: 03000 999 999 www.scottishspca.org/join<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.scotti…> www.scottishspca.org/rehoming<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.scotti…> Scottish Charity No. SC 006467 This message is confidential. If you are not the intended recipient, please inform us and then delete it. If the content of this message does not relate to the business of the Scottish SPCA then it is neither from nor sanctioned by the Society. If you wish to report an incident involving an injured or distressed animal you must telephone our Animal Helpline on 03000 999 999. Please do not email the incident details as our Animal Helpline staff will have key questions to ask you. [http://www.scottishspca.org/mailfooter/LiveFooterImage.png] <https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fgfidisc.sc…> ________________________________ 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: Burn Meeting: 2-4 September 2022 - registration
by Hannah Buchanan-Smith 22 Jun '22

22 Jun '22

Calling all SPRG primatologists! Please see details of the next SPRG meeting at the Burn below. It usually fills up quickly so reply soon to secure a place! Hannah ________________________________ From: Manon Schweinfurth <ms397(a)st-andrews.ac.uk> Sent: 22 June 2022 14:34 To: sprg(a)st-andrews.ac.uk <sprg(a)st-andrews.ac.uk> Cc: Emma McEwen <esm7(a)st-andrews.ac.uk>; Hannah Buchanan-Smith <h.m.buchanan-smith(a)stir.ac.uk> Subject: Burn Meeting: 2-4 September 2022 - 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 all, The last Burn meeting (also known as the annual Scottish Primate Research Group ‘SPRG’ meeting) took place in 2019. The pandemic hit, field seasons had to be cancelled, and many in-person conferences, like our Burn meeting, too. However, the world looks a bit different now and we are thrilled to let you know that the next Burn meeting will go ahead, taking place from 2nd - 4th of September 2022 in ‘The Burn’. We can arrive from 4:00pm on Friday and leave after lunch on Sunday. For those of you who are new to SPRG, please find more information on our homepage (https://scottishprimate.wp.st-andrews.ac.uk/history/) Our annual Burn 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 merry. You can find more details about the venue on their website (http://theburn.goodenough.ac.uk/) There will be a series of talks given throughout the weekend and one of the speakers could be you. These presentations do not need to be particularly formal talks - The Burn is a great place to discuss project plans or analyses in the works. *** Reply early to avoid disappointment *** Places are limited, so don't miss your chance. In the first instance, bookings are restricted to members and SPRG associates, which is everyone affiliated with one of the core SPRG universities. However, should places be left unclaimed by the middle of July, invitations will be opened to colleagues from further afield. The costs of staying at The Burn are heavily subsidised by the Charitable Trust, and so remain very reasonable. The price of attending the entire meeting, which includes room and meals, will be £160. Most rooms have only two or three beds. If you have preferences with whom you’d like to share your room, please let us know. We can offer some single bedrooms. However, because single occupancy rooms are limited in number, we will offer these on a first-come first-serve basis and we cannot guarantee that we can offer many of those. To register for the meeting, please send Manon an email at ms397(a)st-andrews.ac.uk until the 15th of July or as soon as possible as places are limited. Please use the subject header ‘SPRG Burn Meeting 2022’ and include the following details: Your name: With whom you’d like to share your room: (if any) If you’d rather have a single room: (yes/no) Affiliation and career stage: (e.g., St Andrews, PhD student) Dietary requirements: (if any) If you are interested in giving a talk: (yes/no) If you would like to give a presentation, please send Manon a Word file with the title, authors, affiliation(s), and a short abstract (200-300 words) until the 29th of July. We are very excited to seeing many of you at the next Burn meeting, Emma McEwen & Manon Schweinfurth P.s. (1): Many things happen in three years and after giving it a lot of thought, Dr Lara Wood had to step down from organising the meeting. We had the 2020 meeting ready to go and organised several postponed meetings, for which Lara has been instrumental. Emma and I would like to take this opportunity to sincerely thank Lara for her work and positivity throughout the past years (!). We will miss our great meetings in St Andrews and Dundee and those on Teams. P.s. (2): Pls - please forward this e-mail to everybody who might be interested in joining our meeting. P.s. (3): If you know of anyone who would like to join our e-mail distribution list, please send them to Manon (ms397(a)st-andrews.ac.uk) *** Dates and deadlines in a nutshell *** Registration deadline: 15th of July Abstract deadline: 29th of July Burn meeting: 2nd – 4th September Dr Manon Schweinfurth (she/her) Lecturer, University of St Andrews School of Psychology & Neuroscience St Mary's Quad, St Andrews, KY16 9JP Office: E48 I Phone: +44 (0)1334 463460 Homepage<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fmanon-schw…> I am a friend of the LGBTQIA+ community, ethnic minorities and under-represented groups in academia! ________________________________ 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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Online workshop: Ethics of Animal Behaviour and Welfare Research for the 21st Century and Beyond!
by Hannah Buchanan-Smith 13 Jun '22

13 Jun '22

May be of interest to some! Two day online workshop "Ethics of Animal Behaviour and Welfare Research for the 21st Century and Beyond!" on June 21-22, 2022. Registration deadline 17th June 2022. Free to ASAB members (£10 non-members) For more information: https://asabvirtual2020.wixsite.com/ethics<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fzuzor.smtp…> #animalethics ________________________________ 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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