Dear all,
Next week Wednesday at 4pm in the Psychology Common Room (and hybrid on Teams – link below) we will have our first talk of the academic year 2024-2025. Jenny Mace, Independent Researcher from Mace Animal Welfare.
Jenny will talk about "Pushing the boundaries in companion chicken care"
According to the latest estimates available, chickens are arguably the third most numerous companion animal in many western countries. Despite this, there is limited research into their welfare status or the behaviours and attitudes of their guardians when it comes to chicken care. The few welfare studies that do exist suggest considerable welfare issues for chickens in the domestic environment, including a euthanasia rate nearly 30 times that reported for dogs. Thus, this questionnaire-based study sought to collect the most wide-ranging and in-depth data on chicken care to date. There was a particular focus on more novel and niche care taking practices, such as the growing phenomenon of ex-commercial hen care, caring for indoor chickens, caring for disabled chickens, and use of a hormonal implant to halt egg-laying for purported health and welfare benefits. This talk will draw out the most important and novel results from the study. I look forward to sharing this with you!
Link: https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3a9823d93069124396a7a40d99c827…
Best,
Alex
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The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159
Hi everyone,
Please see below and the document attached for information about field opportunities.
Best,
Sharon
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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
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Scotland's University for Sporting Excellence
The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159
Dear All,
Some of you might be interested: a PhD student Julia Chase (j.e.chase(a)stir.ac.uk) is looking for RAs to help her with her project on carrion crows on the University campus. The work inlcudes habituating the crows to the ladder trap and ringing them - please see the attached for details. Please get in touch directly with Julia if interested.
Best wishes,
Pawel
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Dr Pawel Fedurek (he/his)
Lecturer in Psychology
Behaviour and Evolution Research Group (BERG)
Division of Psychology, Faculty of Natural Sciences
University of Stirling
Stirling, FK9 4LA
Scotland, UK
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I aim to reply within 3 working days (my working days are between Monday and Friday).
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Scotland’s University for Sporting Excellence
The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159
Hello everyone,
Just a reminder that tomorrow Wed 24th (4pm common room) we will host the first BERG-SHAIR meeting. As we mentioned, it's a social gathering. It would be lovely if you could bring some snacks or drinks to share! More info about first proper meeting (2nd October) later this week!
see you tomorrow,
Alex
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Scotland's University for Sporting Excellence
The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159
Hello everyone,
I hope you have had a great summertime. Next week (Wednesday 25th, 4 pm, Psychology Common Room) we will host the first BERG-SHAIR meeting of the academic year 2024-2025! This one is a social gathering, with no scheduled presentation. We thought that it would be nice if everybody assisting could bring some snacks or drinks to share —that way we do not need to ask the Division for extra money given all the budget restrictions we are suffering. I hope this is ok for everybody 🙂.
Then, from the 2nd of October onward we will proceed with usual meetings where a speaker/s will present their work with time for discussion afterward. I will email you every Wednesday morning announcing both the speaker or activity for the next week as well as a reminder of the speaker or activity of that particular day.
See you all next Wednesday!
Best,
Alex
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Scotland’s University for Sporting Excellence
The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159
