BERG May 2025

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3 participants
5 discussions

by Alejandro Sanchez Amaro

Dear all, I am sorry to inform that Alvaro just wrote me that he will not be able to give the talk today. He is feeling unwell and we will try to re-schedule it for the next semester. Apologies again and I hope you will have a great afternoon. All the best, Alex ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Dr. Alejandro Sanchez-Amaro Lecturer in Psychology Cottrell Building Room 3B144c, Department of Psychology, … [View More]

3 months

Academic Promotions in BERG

by Hannah Buchanan-Smith

Dear BERGers and SHAIRers Please join me in congratulating the Head of BERG, Pawel Fedurek who has been promoted to Senior Lecturer and Gema Martin-Ordas who has been promoted to Associate Professor. These academic promotions are very well deserved and recognise the sustained and significant contributions that Pawel and Gema have made, and continue to make, to research, teaching, the wider academic community and the impacts on society and wildlife. Please reply to them directly if you wish … [View More]

3 months

BERG-SHAIR 21st May

by Alejandro Sanchez Amaro

Dear all, In our next BERG/SHAIR meeting this Wednesday 21st May, Dr. Alvaro López Caicoya (Research Institute for Farm Animal Biology, Dummerstorf) will present his work "Beyond the Usual Suspects: Cognitive Insights from Ungulates". Alvaro will join us online. We will broadcast the talk from the Psychology Common Room at 4pm as usual. Abstract Recent research at the Barcelona and Leipzig zoos has explored cognitive processes in ungulates, a group traditionally underrepresented in … [View More]

3 months

Reminder: Watch Party' on 15 May for UFAW/AWRN UK Animal welfare law and policy seminar series (impact-related)

by Clare Andrews

! Reminder ! Hi BERGers & SHAIRers, I’ve booked the Psychology Common Room (C.3A94) for having a ‘Watch Party’ for the UK Animal welfare law and policy seminar series – “Influencing for Impact – translating animal welfare research into law” 15 May 2025 13.00 - 14.30 - Mike Radford (University of Aberdeen): Why were we not taught this at school? The legislative landscape and you Please feel free to join me in the common room to watch along with me. For more info (or to register to … [View More]

3 months, 1 week

BERG/SHAIR meeting tomorrow Wednesday 14th May

by Alejandro Sanchez Amaro

Dear everyone, Apologies for the late reminder this week. In the next BERG/SHAIR meeting (tomorrow 4pm). Dr. Sandro Sehner will present "Getting Along to get Ahead. Social tolerance and Problem-Solving in Primate Groups" Dr. Sandro Sehner is a postdoctoral researcher at the German Primate Center in Göttingen and the Centre de Primatologie in Strasbourg. Abstract: In my talk, I will explore how social tolerance shapes both social learning and innovation—two key building blocks of cultural … [View More]

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