Dear BERGers,
This is a reminder that this Wednesday (4pm) we have a seminar with Dr Léo Perrier (University of Neuchatel) giving a talk entitled "Studying animal signal evolution: a data-driven approach to vocal communication". Please see the abstract below. The meeting will be held online (link below).
Abstract:
In recent years, the study of animal vocal signals has become increasingly common. And for good reasons: vocal communication plays a crucial role in social life, by regulating interactions, alarming from predators or carrying group and individual identity. However, analyses of vocalizations are not straightforward: they can be conducted at different, often complementary levels, and integrating them into a biological perspective can be challenging, especially due to the apparition of emerging, data-driven methods. From treating acoustic signals as simple behavioral traits to employing complex call classifications and generative AI, these methods can provide valuable insights into the evolution of animal communication. However, they only gain their full meaning when interpreted within an ecological and evolutionary framework.
Link to the meeting:
BERG research seminars | Meeting-Join | Microsoft Teams<https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/3816460052135?p=xsEIefROgXSXlZHxc0>
BERG seminar schedule (Fall 2025)
Date
Speaker
Affiliation
Talk title
Chair
Format
1-Oct-25
Léo Perrier
University of Neuchâtel
Dynamics of vocal communication: a meta-analytic approach to language diversification
Pawel
Online
8-Oct-25
Berta Roura-Torres
Georg-August University Göttingen
Early life adversity predicts physical development in young
Pawel
Online
15-Oct-25
Luke Townrow
John Hopkins University
tbc: great apes cognition
Alex
tbc
22-Oct-25
Julia Chase
University of Stirling
tbc: human-carrion crow interactions
Pawel
F2F
29-Oct-25
MID SEMESTER BREAK
5-Nov-25
IMPACT meeting
Pawel
F2F
12-Nov-25
Mélissa Berthet
University of Rennes
tbc: vocal behaviour in bonobos
Pawel
Online
19-Nov-25
Eleonore Rolland
Eleonore Rolland
tbc: mother-infant attachment in wild chimpanzees
Pawel
Online
26-Nov-25
3-Dec-25
Floriane Fournier
Université Jean Monnet
"tbc: The role of nonlinear phenomena in vocal emotional expression and perception in bonobos "
Pawel
Online
10-Dec-25
tbc
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Scotland’s University for Sporting Excellence
The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159
Dear BERGers,
A quick reminder that today at 4pm we have our first research seminar with Dr Alex Barrable (Quin Margaret University) giving a talk entitled "Nature connectedness: Latest research and walking ecosystems". Please see the abstract below. The meeting will take place in the Psychology Common Room (Cottrell Building, 3A94) and online.
Link to the meeting and a list of the forthcoming seminars are below.
Abstract:
Drawing upon the ideas of biophilia, our innate affinity with the natural world and nature connectedness, the construct that describes a positive relationship with nature, this talk will focus on some prior research around this, including disconnectedness, nature connection and psychological distress in the face of ecological catastrophe, and how reimagining ourselves not as isolated beings but as holobionts, walking ecosystems teeming with microbial life, can radically shift our relationship with the rest of the natural world.
Link to the meeting:
BERG research seminars | Meeting-Join | Microsoft Teams<https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/3816460052135?p=xsEIefROgXSXlZHxc0>
BERG seminar schedule (Fall 2025)
Date
Speaker
Affiliation
Talk title
Chair
Format
24-Sep-25
Alexia Barrable
Queen Margaret University
Nature connectedness: Latest research and walking ecosystems
F2F/hybrid
1-Oct-25
Léo Perrier
University of Neuchâtel
Dynamics of vocal communication: a meta-analytic approach to language diversification
Pawel
Online
8-Oct-25
Berta Roura-Torres
Georg-August University Göttingen
Early life adversity predicts physical development in young
Pawel
Online
15-Oct-25
Luke Townrow
John Hopkins University
tbc: great apes cognition
Alex
tbc
22-Oct-25
Julia Chase
University of Stirling
tbc: human-carrion crow interactions
Pawel
F2F
29-Oct-25
MID SEMESTER BREAK
5-Nov-25
IMPACT meeting
Pawel
F2F
12-Nov-25
Mélissa Berthet
University of Rennes
tbc: vocal behaviour in bonobos
Pawel
Online
19-Nov-25
Eleonore Rolland
Eleonore Rolland
tbc: mother-infant attachment in wild chimpanzees
Pawel
Online
26-Nov-25
3-Dec-25
Floriane Fournier
Université Jean Monnet
"tbc: The role of nonlinear phenomena in vocal emotional expression and perception in bonobos "
Pawel
Online
10-Dec-25
tbc
________________________________
Scotland's University for Sporting Excellence
The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159
Dear BERGers,
A quick reminder that this Wednesday (4pm) we have our first research seminar with Dr Alex Barrable (Quin Margaret University) giving a talk entitled "Nature connectedness: Latest research and walking ecosystems". Please see the abstract below. The meeting will take place in the Psychology Common Room (Cottrell Building, 3A94) and online.
Link to the meeting and a list of the forthcoming seminars are below.
Abstract:
Drawing upon the ideas of biophilia, our innate affinity with the natural world and nature connectedness, the construct that describes a positive relationship with nature, this talk will focus on some prior research around this, including disconnectedness, nature connection and psychological distress in the face of ecological catastrophe, and how reimagining ourselves not as isolated beings but as holobionts, walking ecosystems teeming with microbial life, can radically shift our relationship with the rest of the natural world.
Link to the meeting:
BERG research seminars | Meeting-Join | Microsoft Teams<https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/3816460052135?p=xsEIefROgXSXlZHxc0>
BERG seminar schedule (Fall 2025)
Date
Speaker
Affiliation
Talk title
Chair
Format
24-Sep-25
Alexia Barrable
Queen Margaret University
Nature connectedness: Latest research and walking ecosystems
F2F/hybrid
1-Oct-25
Léo Perrier
University of Neuchâtel
Dynamics of vocal communication: a meta-analytic approach to language diversification
Pawel
Online
8-Oct-25
Berta Roura-Torres
Georg-August University Göttingen
Early life adversity predicts physical development in young
Pawel
Online
15-Oct-25
Luke Townrow
John Hopkins University
tbc: great apes cognition
Alex
tbc
22-Oct-25
Julia Chase
University of Stirling
tbc: human-carrion crow interactions
Pawel
F2F
29-Oct-25
MID SEMESTER BREAK
5-Nov-25
IMPACT meeting
Pawel
F2F
12-Nov-25
Mélissa Berthet
University of Rennes
tbc: vocal behaviour in bonobos
Pawel
Online
19-Nov-25
Eleonore Rolland
Eleonore Rolland
tbc: mother-infant attachment in wild chimpanzees
Pawel
Online
26-Nov-25
3-Dec-25
Floriane Fournier
Université Jean Monnet
"tbc: The role of nonlinear phenomena in vocal emotional expression and perception in bonobos "
Pawel
Online
10-Dec-25
tbc
________________________________
Scotland's University for Sporting Excellence
The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159
________________________________
Scotland’s University for Sporting Excellence
The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159
Dear All,
I hope you are all well and had a nice summer. We are about to resume our BERG seminars, which run each Wednesday at 4pm, at the start of the semester. Below is the seminar timetable - we hope you can attend some of these seminars!
Our first meeting on September 17th will be held in person in the Psychology Common Room (3A94). We don't have a specific agenda for this one - it's just for catching up with each other, and for new members (e.g., our new MSc students) to be introduced. Please come by if you are around!
Date
Speaker
Affiliation
Talk title
Chair
Format
17-Sep-25
First meeting/Social
Pawel
F2F
24-Sep-25
Alexia Barrable
Queen Margaret University
tbc: nature connectedness
tbc
1-Oct-25
Léo Perrier
University of Neuchâtel
Dynamics of vocal communication: a meta-analytic approach to language diversification
Pawel
Online
8-Oct-25
Berta Roura-Torres
Georg-August University Göttingen
Early life adversity predicts physical development in young
Pawel
Online
15-Oct-25
22-Oct-25
Julia Chase
University of Stirling
tbc: human-carrion crow interactions
Pawel
F2F
29-Oct-25
MID SEMESTER BREAK
5-Nov-25
IMPACT meeting
Pawel
F2F
12-Nov-25
Mélissa Berthet
University of Rennes
tbc: vocal behaviour in bonobos
Pawel
Online
19-Nov-25
Eleonore Rolland
Eleonore Rolland
tbc: mother-infant attachment in wild chimpanzees
Pawel
Online
26-Nov-25
3-Dec-25
Floriane Fournier
Université Jean Monnet
tbc: The role of nonlinear phenomena in vocal emotional expression and perception in bonobos "
Pawel
Online
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
