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
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Dr. Alejandro Sanchez-Amaro
Lecturer in Psychology
Cottrell Building Room 3B144c, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Natural Sciences
University of Stirling
@ Colleagues and Students: Please let me know of any EDI (Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion) -related issues that you would like me to bring to the attention of our Division's EDI Committee.
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Scotland's University for Sporting Excellence
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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 to congratulate them personally (pawel.fedurek(a)stir.ac.uk and gema.martin-ordas(a)stir.ac.uk).
All good wishes,
Hannah
Hannah M. Buchanan-Smith
Professor, Behaviour and Evolution Research Group (BERG)
Psychology, Faculty of Natural Sciences
University of Stirling
Stirling, FK9 4LA
Scotland
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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 comparative cognition. Using a range of experimental paradigms, studies have examined species such as giraffes, bisons, zebras, and others, focusing on object permanence, memory, quantity discrimination, problem-solving abilities, and social cognition. In this talk, I’ll give a concise overview of this work, illustrated with plenty of videos from the different studies.
link for the talk
https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/ap/t-59584e83/?url=https%3A%…<https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_NTliODBlNDQtMzM1MC00…>
hope to see you all
best,
Alex
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Dr. Alejandro Sanchez-Amaro
Lecturer in Psychology
Cottrell Building Room 3B144c, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Natural Sciences
University of Stirling
@ Colleagues and Students: Please let me know of any EDI (Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion) -related issues that you would like me to bring to the attention of our Division's EDI Committee.
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Scotland’s University for Sporting Excellence
The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159
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 evolution.
Drawing on research with lemurs, capuchin monkeys, and common marmosets, I examine how variation in group-level tolerance affects primates’ ability to acquire and solve novel tasks together.
Sandro will join us online at 4pm. We will gather in the Psychology Common Room as usual.
link to attend online: https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/ap/t-59584e83/?url=https%3A%…<https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_NTliODBlNDQtMzM1MC00…>
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Dr. Alejandro Sanchez-Amaro
Lecturer in Psychology
Cottrell Building Room 3B144c, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Natural Sciences
University of Stirling
@ Colleagues and Students: Please let me know of any EDI (Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion) -related issues that you would like me to bring to the attention of our Division's EDI Committee.
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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,
In the next BERG/SHAIR meeting this week, Rahel Brügger (University of Zurich) will present her latest work.
From understanding others to understanding ourselves – Insights into the evolution of the human mind from common marmosets
Cooperatively breeding common marmosets are an ideal model species to investigate some of the key questions in the field of cognitive evolution. On the one hand how widespread are key socio-cognitive abilities such as an understanding of others' behaviour and their mental states but also social evaluation and on the other hand, how exactly did human excellence in social cognition evolve and can high (reproductive as well as ecological) interdependence be used to better understand human uniqueness. The talk further highlights how using non-invasive tools to investigate physiological parameters can be used to gain insights into cognitive processes not as easily accessible with behavioural experiments.
Rahel will join us online (Wednesday 30th, 4pm). I will not be in campus, but feel free to gather in the Psychology Common Room as usual.
link to attend online: https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_NTliODBlNDQtMzM1MC00…
best,
Alex
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Dr. Alejandro Sanchez-Amaro
Lecturer in Psychology
Cottrell Building Room 3B144c, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Natural Sciences
University of Stirling
@ Colleagues and Students: Please let me know of any EDI (Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion) -related issues that you would like me to bring to the attention of our Division's EDI Committee.
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Scotland’s University for Sporting Excellence
The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159
Dear everyone,
I hope you had a great holiday break. This is a quick reminder about tomorrow’s BERG Research Overview. We’ll meet at 4 PM in the Common Psychology Room.
All the best,
Alex
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Dr. Alejandro Sanchez-Amaro
Lecturer in Psychology
Cottrell Building Room 3B144c, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Natural Sciences
University of Stirling
@ Colleagues and Students: Please let me know of any EDI (Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion) -related issues that you would like me to bring to the attention of our Division's EDI Committee.
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Scotland’s University for Sporting Excellence
The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159
FYI
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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Hi All
Could you please forward this PhD opportunity to friends and colleagues?
Best wishes
Klaus
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The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159
Dear everyone,
We will not meet tomorrow at 4pm in the Common Psychology Room. We will restart our meetings the 23rd of April after the Easter break with the BERG Research overview.
All the best,
Alex
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Dr. Alejandro Sanchez-Amaro
Lecturer in Psychology
Cottrell Building Room 3B144c, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Natural Sciences
University of Stirling
@ Colleagues and Students: Please let me know of any EDI (Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion) -related issues that you would like me to bring to the attention of our Division's EDI Committee.
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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,
In the next BERG/SHAIR meeting this week, Vesta Eleuteri (University of Vienna) will present her latest work on ‘Intentional gestural communication in African savannah elephants’
Vesta will join us online (Wednesday 9th, 4pm), but we connect from the Psychology Common Room.
link to attend online: https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_NTliODBlNDQtMzM1MC00…
best,
Alex
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Dr. Alejandro Sanchez-Amaro
Lecturer in Psychology
Cottrell Building Room 3B144c, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Natural Sciences
University of Stirling
@ Colleagues and Students: Please let me know of any EDI (Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion) -related issues that you would like me to bring to the attention of our Division's EDI Committee.
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Scotland’s University for Sporting Excellence
The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159