BERG February 2023

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Online screening by of talk by Carri Westgarth - Dog Bites - Public health risk and prevention strategies

by Hannah Buchanan-Smith

Monday 6th March at 3:30pm. Jade Hooper and I will be hosting an online screening of a talk by Carri Westgarth (who spoke at BERG a few weeks ago). It’s a recording of a talk that Carri did for the Association of Pet Behaviour Counsellors (APBC) called ‘Dog Bites - Public health risk and prevention strategies’. We’ll be watching it together and then maybe have a discussion after. It’s fairly long (1.5-2hrs) so people would be welcome to come along just for a bit if they can’t stay for the whole time. Bring your own snacks! The link for the Teams meeting is below: Click here to join the meeting<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/ap/t-59584e83/?url=https%3A%…> Hope to see some of you there! Best, Hannah ________________________________ Scotland’s University for Sporting Excellence The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159

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BERG Seminar - Carri Westgarth

by Sharon Kessler

Dear Bergers, I'm delighted to announce that this week's Berg seminar will be by Carri Westgarth, from the University of Liverpool. The seminar will be online at 4pm on Wednesday Feb 8th at this link. Below is her abstract and the list of other upcoming talks: You see a dog - you read their story - you fall in love” Importing rescue dogs from overseas In this presentation Carri will present her research studies on the importation of overseas rescue dogs. Despite this being both a very popular and contentious practice there was virtually no research evidence in this area until very recently. Findings will be presented regarding both positive and negative welfare implications for both the dogs and the owners. Finally, challenges and implications for practice and policy in this area are discussed. https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19:meeting_MjI5NTVhOGItNWM0OC00Nz… Upcoming BERG seminars: Date Time Speaker Affiliation Title Location Feb 8 16:00 Carrie Westgarth University of Liverpool “You see a dog - you read their story - you fall in love” Importing rescue dogs from overseas Online Feb 15 Feb 22 March 1 16:00 Elizabeth Marks University of Bath Understanding and responding to eco-distress and climate anxiety Online March 8 Reading Week March 15 16:00 Arnaud Tognetti Karolinska Institutet TBA Online March 22 16:00 Mike Radford University of Aberdeen TBA TBA March 29 16:00 Maria Ojala Örebro University TBA Online April 5 16:00 Lucie Rigaill Université Rennes Multimodal sexual communication in Afro-eurasian monkeys Online April 12 OPEN April 19th 16:00 Alexandra Horowitz Barnard College Who is the dog? Online April 26th 16:00 Pawel Fedurek University of Stirling Sound Recording Workshop In - person: C3A94 May 3rd 10:00 AM Cécile Sarabian University of Hong Kong Risk perception and potential applications in wildlife management and conservation Online -------------------------- Sharon Kessler (she/her), PhD Lecturer in Psychology Cottrell Building Room 3B92, Faculty of Natural Sciences University of Stirling, Stirling, FK9 4LA, SCOTLAND Tel: +44(0)1786 467 651 Email: sharon.kessler(a)stir.ac.uk Website: https://www.stir.ac.uk/people/1104622#research; https://www.sharonekessler.com/ Book review editor: International Journal of Primatology Academic editor: PLOS ONE ________________________________ Scotland’s University for Sporting Excellence The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159

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Dog Bites - Monday March 6th 3:30 pm

by Sharon Kessler

Hi everyone, See below about the talk by Carri Westgarth on Dog Bites - Public Health Risk and Prevention Strategies! Sharon From: Jade Hooper <jade.hooper(a)stir.ac.uk> Sent: Friday, February 17, 2023 10:26 AM To: Sharon Kessler <sharon.kessler(a)stir.ac.uk> Cc: Hannah Buchanan-Smith <h.m.buchanan-smith(a)stir.ac.uk> Subject: Event to send round to BERG mailing list Hi Sharon, I hope you are well and enjoying this nice bit of sunshine we have today! I’m just emailing to ask if you can please forward to the BERG mailing list an invite to an online screening of a talk by Carri Westgarth (who spoke at BERG a couple of weeks ago) that Hannah and I will be hosting on Monday 6th March at 3:30pm. It’s a recording of a talk that Carri did for the Association of Pet Behaviour Counsellors (APBC) called ‘Dog Bites - Public health risk and prevention strategies’. We’ll be watching it together and then maybe a discussion after. It’s fairly long (1.5-2hrs) so people would be welcome to come along just for a bit if they can’t stay for the whole time. Bring your own snacks! The link for the Teams meeting is below: Click here to join the meeting<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/ap/t-59584e83/?url=https%3A%…> Please can you forward this on a non-strike day, ideally this coming Monday (20th Feb) if possible. Thank you! Jade --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jade Hooper (she/her) | PhD Candidate (Mon & Tue) and Research Fellow (Wed, Thur & Fri) - Faculty of Social Science | 3S28, Colin Bell Building, University of Stirling, Stirling, FK9 4LA | E-mail: jade.hooper(a)stir.ac.uk<mailto:jade.hooper@stir.ac.uk> | Web: http://www.stir.ac.uk/social-science/<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.stir.a…> Reports and summaries for the Permanently Progressing? Building secure futures for children in Scotland study including an information sheet for children are available here<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.stir.…> ________________________________ Scotland’s University for Sporting Excellence The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159

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UFAW welfare conference

by Sharon Kessler

Apologies for the late posting -- below is information about the UFAW online animal welfare conference! ________________________________ From: Clare Andrews <clare.andrews(a)stir.ac.uk> Sent: Wednesday, February 8, 2023 12:48 PM To: Sharon Kessler <sharon.kessler(a)stir.ac.uk> Subject: FW: Registration now open for virtual UFAW online animal welfare conference 2023 One for BERG list circulation? From: Stephen Wickens <wickens(a)ufaw.org.uk> Sent: 08 February 2023 12:00 To: Clare Andrews <clare.andrews(a)stir.ac.uk> Subject: Registration now open for virtual UFAW online animal welfare conference 2023 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 Dr Clare Andrews, Registration for our online animal welfare conference is now open. The meeting will take place on 210-21 June. The meeting will feature short and longer talks and posters. Agreed keynote speakers are: Dr Beth Ventura (University of Lincoln, UK) - 'Animal welfare: The elephant in the room is us' and Professor Lars Chittka (Queen Mary, University of London, UK) - 'Bee sentience and its welfare implications'. Other speakers will be announced soon. To register, and for more details, please visit MailScanner has detected a possible fraud attempt from "serversmtpbond.com" claiming to be http://www.ufaw.org.uk/conf2023<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fserversmt…> Kindest regards, Stephen Dr Stephen Wickens 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 MailScanner has detected a possible fraud attempt from "c:" claiming to be www.ufaw.org.uk<file:///C:/Users/Stephen%20Wickens/AppData/Local/Temp/~ed_sb_3/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=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 [cid:7866806093-1]<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

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UFAW LINK. CCSAW research seminar: Changing community behaviour to improve stray cat welfare.Mar 8th

by Hannah Buchanan-Smith

In case of interest to some - note it's 12.30 EST = 5.30pm UK time. Also a nice link to a refresher on how understanding human behaviour can help animals, please see the first in this series by the Human Behaviour Change for Animals team: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hNyrmvW3RgU<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fserversmt…> ---------------------------------------- Subject: Changing community behaviour to improve stray cat welfare: seminar Mar 8th! When: Wednesday, March 8, 2023 12:30 PM-1:30 PM. Where: MailScanner has detected a possible fraud attempt from "serversmtpbond.com" claiming to be https://zoom.us/j/96664711479<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fserversmt…> The second in CCSAW’s mini-series, ‘Animal Welfare – the Human Element’ is coming up on March 8th! If you want a refresher on how understanding human behaviour can help animals, please see the first in this series by the Human Behaviour Change for Animals team: MailScanner has detected a possible fraud attempt from "serversmtpbond.com" claiming to be https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hNyrmvW3RgU<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fserversmt…> Jane Clements, Head of Neutering at the UK charity Cats Protection ([https://www.cats.org.uk%3chttps/www.cats.org.uk/]MailScanner has detected a possible fraud attempt from "www.cats.org.uk https://www.cats.org.uk<https://www.cats.org.uk/>), will present on how Cats Protection works with communities to control cat numbers and make sure they are looked after – good for the community and good for cats. Its ‘Cat Watch’ project (MailScanner has detected a possible fraud attempt from "serversmtpbond.com" claiming to be https://www.cats.org.uk/what-we-do/neutering/cat-watch<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fserversmt…>), aims to understand the unowned cat population in urban areas, and to work with and alongside communities to improve cat welfare. ‘Cat Watch’ helps communities by providing trap, neuter and return (TNR) services for community cats, returning them to their caretakers or rehoming friendly strays for whom the street life is not suitable. As Jane Clements will describe, the success of this work absolutely relies on understanding the principles behind human behavioural change: MailScanner has detected a possible fraud attempt from "serversmtpbond.com" claiming to be https://www.hbcforanimals.com/who-we-are/the-extended-team/jane-clements/<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fserversmt…> [cid:9545312691-1]<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 <https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fserversmt…> Please join us on Zoom: MailScanner has detected a possible fraud attempt from "serversmtpbond.com" claiming to be https://zoom.us/j/96664711479<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

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Chester Zoo Voluntary Work Placements

by Hannah Buchanan-Smith

This may be of interest to some: Message from Vic Bowness, Chester Zoo (some of our students have done these previously and gone on to careers in the field) Just wanted to reach out to let you know that our adverts for Voluntary work placements for September have gone live. The links to each placement can be found below: General Animal husbandry Voluntary Work Placement<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.jobtr…> Aquarium Voluntary Work Placement<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.jobtr…> Birds Voluntary Work Placement<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.jobtr…> Mammals Voluntary Work Placement<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.jobtr…> Reptiles, Amphibians and Invertebrates Voluntary Work Placement<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.jobtr…> This year we have split the placements out, so anyone who is only interested in one section can apply for that section, should applicants be interested in more than 1 taxa we ask that they apply for the General Animal husbandry vacancy. If you have any queries or questions please don’t hesitate to contact me, Best wishes, Vic v.bowness(a)chesterzoo.org Vic Bowness People Officer Victoria Bowness People Officer 01244 389770<tel:01244%20389770> www.chesterzoo.org [Wild Science]<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.chest…> 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. [Facebook]<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.faceb…> [Twitter]<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.c…> [Youtube]<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtu…> [Instagram]<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.insta…> ________________________________ Scotland’s University for Sporting Excellence The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159

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Fully-funded PhD - psychology, human-wildlife conflict, and public attitudes of wild British carnivores

by Hannah Buchanan-Smith

Amazing opportunity to apply for a fully-funded PhD supervised by Dr Blake Morton at Hull University, looking at the psychology, human-wildlife conflict, and public attitudes of wild British carnivores. It covers home tuition fees, personal stipend, and research expenses for up to 4 years. Here's the link to the advert - closing date 27 March 2023 https://preview-uni-hull.cloud.contensis.com/study/postgraduate/research/ph…<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpreview-u…> If you know of anybody who you think might be a good candidate, please feel free to forward ________________________________ Scotland's University for Sporting Excellence The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159

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No Berg seminar this week

by Sharon Kessler

Dear Bergers, There will be no BERG seminar this week. It was rescheduled due to the strikes. These are the upcoming seminars: March 1 16:00 Elizabeth Marks University of Bath Understanding and responding to eco-distress and climate anxiety Online March 8 Reading Week March 15 16:00 Arnaud Tognetti Karolinska Institutet TBA Online March 22 March 29 16:00 Maria Ojala Örebro University TBA Online April 5 16:00 Lucie Rigaill Université Rennes Multimodal sexual communication in Afro-eurasian monkeys Online April 12 16:00 Mike Radford University of Aberdeen TBA TBA April 19th 16:00 Alexandra Horowitz Barnard College Who is the dog? Online April 26th 16:00 Pawel Fedurek University of Stirling Sound Recording Workshop In - person: C3A94 May 3rd 10:00 AM Cécile Sarabian University of Hong Kong Risk perception and potential applications in wildlife management and conservation Online Sharon -------------------------- Sharon Kessler (she/her), PhD Lecturer in Psychology Cottrell Building Room 3B92, Faculty of Natural Sciences University of Stirling, Stirling, FK9 4LA, SCOTLAND Tel: +44(0)1786 467 651 Email: sharon.kessler(a)stir.ac.uk Website: https://www.stir.ac.uk/people/1104622#research; https://www.sharonekessler.com/ Book review editor: International Journal of Primatology Academic editor: PLOS ONE ________________________________ Scotland's University for Sporting Excellence The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159

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BERG seminar canceled due to strike

by Sharon Kessler

Dear Bergers, This week's seminar has been cancelled due to the strike action. Sharon -------------------------- Sharon Kessler (she/her), PhD Lecturer in Psychology Cottrell Building Room 3B92, Faculty of Natural Sciences University of Stirling, Stirling, FK9 4LA, SCOTLAND Tel: +44(0)1786 467 651 Email: sharon.kessler(a)stir.ac.uk Website: https://www.stir.ac.uk/people/1104622#research; https://www.sharonekessler.com/ Book review editor: International Journal of Primatology Academic editor: PLOS ONE ________________________________ Scotland's University for Sporting Excellence The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159

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New human-animal study - participants aged 18-25 years sought

by Hannah Buchanan-Smith

We (Dr Roxanne Hawkins, Dr Charlotte Robinson, Prof. Jo Williams) are a team of researchers based within Clinical and Health Psychology at the University of Edinburgh and we are conducting a new research study as part of a Society for Companion Animal Studies (SCAS) funded project into pets and mental health. We are recruiting people aged 18-25 years who live in the UK, who have a pet dog and/or cat, and are struggling with anxious feelings and/or low mood, for a research study on pets and the self-management of mental health difficulties. Participants do not need to have a mental health diagnosis to take part. The project involves an online interview (approx. 30-60 mins) with a researcher, and as a thank you, we can offer a £20 Amazon voucher. To find out more information, and to sign-up for the study, please follow this link: https://edinburgh.onlinesurveys.ac.uk/the-human-animal-bond<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fedinburgh…> Best wishes Dr Roxanne Hawkins (she/her) Lecturer in Applied Psychology MSc in Applied Psychology for Children and Young People<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ed.ac…> University of Edinburgh Department of Clinical and Health Psychology School of Health in Social Science Elsie Inglis Quad, Teviot Place Edinburgh, EH8 9AG roxanne.hawkins(a)ed.ac.uk | Twitter<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.c…> | My Research<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.resea…> Have pets? Take part in research<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebo…> Children, adolescents & animals research<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ed.ac…> [cid:9f744001-8ebe-4ba9-93f4-83c78eb0a944] [cid:23b1c2fe-48ae-4515-811d-43fe32baab3c] The University of Edinburgh is a charitable body, registered in Scotland, with registration number SC005336. Is e buidheann carthannais a th’ ann an Oilthigh Dhùn Èideann, clàraichte an Alba, àireamh clàraidh SC005336. ________________________________ Scotland’s University for Sporting Excellence The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159

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