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by Alejandro Sanchez Amaro

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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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. ________________________________ Scotland’s University for Sporting Excellence The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159

4 days, 21 hours

BERG Research Overview

by Alejandro Sanchez Amaro

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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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. ________________________________ Scotland’s University for Sporting Excellence The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159

1 week, 3 days

Fw: PhD position

by Pawel Fedurek

FYI Best wishes, Pawel ------------------------------- 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 @fedurekp<https://twitter.com/fedurekp> @BERG_Stirling<https://twitter.com/BERG_Stirling> Staff page<https://www.stir.ac.uk/people/1080868> | BERG page<https://www.stir.ac.uk/about/faculties/natural-sciences/our-research/resear…> I aim to reply within 3 working days (my working days are between Monday and Friday). ________________________________ From: Klaus Zuberbuhler <kz3(a)st-andrews.ac.uk> Sent: 15 April 2025 15:51 To: Roman Wittig <roman.wittig(a)isc.cnrs.fr>; Catherine Crockford <crockford(a)isc.cnrs.fr>; Katie Slocombe <katie.slocombe(a)york.ac.uk>; CLAY, ZANNA S.E.V. <zanna.e.clay(a)durham.ac.uk>; Simon Townsend <simonwilliam.townsend(a)uzh.ch>; GRUBER Thibaud <thibaud.gruber(a)unine.ch>; BANGERTER Adrian <adrian.bangerter(a)unine.ch>; seyfarth(a)psych.upenn.edu <seyfarth(a)psych.upenn.edu>; Fischer, Julia <JFischer(a)dpz.eu>; Simone Pika <spika(a)uos.de>; Martha Robbins <robbins(a)eva.mpg.de>; rosenbas(a)umich.edu <rosenbas(a)umich.edu>; Tobias Deschner <tdeschner(a)uni-osnabrueck.de>; a.piel(a)ucl.ac.uk <a.piel(a)ucl.ac.uk>; Catherine Hobaiter <clh42(a)st-andrews.ac.uk>; GENTY Emilie <emilie.genty(a)unine.ch>; Federico Rossano (frossano(a)ucsd.edu) <frossano(a)ucsd.edu>; raphaela.heesen(a)uni-konstanz.de <raphaela.heesen(a)uni-konstanz.de>; Pawel Fedurek <pawel.fedurek(a)stir.ac.uk>; Josep Call <jc276(a)st-andrews.ac.uk>; mathevon(a)univ-st-etienne.fr <mathevon(a)univ-st-etienne.fr>; vschaik <vschaik(a)aim.uzh.ch>; klangerg(a)yahoo.com Kevin Langergraber <langergr(a)eva.mpg.de>; Karlien Janmaat (kjanmaat(a)hotmail.com) <kjanmaat(a)hotmail.com>; kathelijne.koops(a)uzh.ch <kathelijne.koops(a)uzh.ch>; Melissa Berthet <melissa.berthet.ac(a)gmail.com>; Surbeck, Martin <msurbeck(a)fas.harvard.edu>; Schel, A.M. (Anne Marijke) <A.M.Schel(a)uu.nl>; Reichard, Ulrich H <ureich(a)siu.edu> Cc: Shelly MASI <shelly.masi(a)mnhn.fr> Subject: PhD position 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. ________________________________ Hi All Could you please forward this PhD opportunity to friends and colleagues? Best wishes Klaus ________________________________ Scotland’s University for Sporting Excellence The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159

2 weeks, 3 days

No BERG/SHAIR meeting this week

by Alejandro Sanchez Amaro

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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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. ________________________________ Scotland's University for Sporting Excellence The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159

2 weeks, 3 days

BERG/SHAIR meeting 9th April

by Alejandro Sanchez Amaro

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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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. ________________________________ Scotland’s University for Sporting Excellence The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159

3 weeks, 4 days

Meeting 2nd April

by Alejandro Sanchez Amaro

Dear all, In the next BERG/SHAIR meeting this week, Emilie Rapport Munro (St Andrews) will present her latest work on ‘Emotional Responses & Agency Attribution in Chimpanzees’ Emilie will present in person (Wednesday 2nd, 4pm) in the Psychology Common Room. Hope to see you all there. Abstract: In this study, chimpanzees competed with four distinct virtual competitors that varied in whether they were self-propelled or stationary, and whether they had animal features or were simple geometric shapes. I used the frequency with which subjects responded emotionally towards the competitors as a measure of whether they were attributing agency to them. I found a significant effect of features, indicating that the chimpanzees identified virtual animals as agents, even when they were not self-propelled. link to attend online: https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_NTliODBlNDQtMzM1MC00… Best Alex ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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. ________________________________ Scotland’s University for Sporting Excellence The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159

1 month

Fw: 3 year postdoc position - multimodal combinatorial communication in wild chimps

by Pawel Fedurek

FYI ------------------------------- 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 Twitter: @fedurekp<https://twitter.com/fedurekp> @BERG_Stirling<https://twitter.com/BERG_Stirling> Staff page<https://www.stir.ac.uk/people/1080868> | BERG page<https://www.stir.ac.uk/about/faculties/natural-sciences/our-research/resear…> I aim to reply within 3 working days (my working days are between Monday and Friday). ________________________________ From: Mael Leroux <maelmaodez.leroux(a)gmail.com> Sent: 26 March 2025 08:53 To: Mael Leroux <mael.leroux(a)univ-rennes.fr> Subject: 3 year postdoc position - multimodal combinatorial communication in wild chimps You don't often get email from maelmaodez.leroux(a)gmail.com. Learn why this is important<https://aka.ms/LearnAboutSenderIdentification> 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 colleagues, As part of APELANG, a project funded by the French National Research Agency, I am hiring a 3-year postdoc. The project is on multimodal combinatorial communication in wild chimpanzees (see job ad attached). The job ad can also be found here: https://maelleroux-research.weebly.com/apelang.html I would be grateful if you could forward this email to anyone who might be interested. Thank you very much, Have a great day, Maël __________________________________ Dr. Maël M. Leroux (He/They) Maître de conférence (equivalent Lecturer - UK / Associate Professor - US) Department of Animal and Human Behaviour (EthoS) University of Rennes, France Station biologique de Paimpont, France Bluesky: @maelmleroux.bsky.social Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=ERKS170AAAAJ&hl=en Website: https://maelleroux-research.weebly.com/ ________________________________ Scotland’s University for Sporting Excellence The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159

1 month, 1 week

BERG Meeting 26th March

by Alejandro Sanchez Amaro

Dear all, In the next BERG/SHAIR meeting this week, Elisa Felsche (MPI EVA Leipzig) will present her latest work on "How Complex Are Chimpanzees' Inferences? Insights into Abstract Reasoning and Social Learning in Primates" Elisa will present online (Wednesday 26th 4pm), but we can all meet in the Psychology Common Room. Abstract: Can non-human primates, like humans, infer patterns from limited evidence and apply this knowledge in new situations? Are they able to integrate multiple variables when learning from others? In this talk, I will first present studies investigating the abilities of chimpanzees, children, and capuchin monkeys to form abstract knowledge (“overhypotheses”) and generalize to novel situations. Second, I will explore whether chimpanzees use the naïve utility calculus to infer the relative value of novel food items by observing conspecifics’ choices under varying effort demands. link: https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_NTliODBlNDQtMzM1MC00… Best, Alex ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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. ________________________________ Scotland’s University for Sporting Excellence The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159

1 month, 1 week

Fw: PhD position (MPI EVA)

by Alejandro Sanchez Amaro

PhD position for student at MPI EVA (Germany); see below ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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. ________________________________ From: Matthias Allritz <matthias_allritz(a)eva.mpg.de> Sent: Thursday, March 20, 2025 1:58 PM To: Alejandro Sanchez Amaro <alejandro.sanchezamaro(a)stir.ac.uk>; Christine Anna Caldwell <c.a.caldwell(a)stir.ac.uk>; Pawel Fedurek <pawel.fedurek(a)stir.ac.uk> Subject: PhD position (MPI EVA) Some people who received this message don't often get email from matthias_allritz(a)eva.mpg.de. Learn why this is important<https://aka.ms/LearnAboutSenderIdentification> 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 Alex, Christine and Pawel, I hope all is well. I wanted to ask if you would mind circulating this PhD ad among potentially interested master students? Feel free to forward this also to lab or field site coordinators, they tend to know well who is currently looking for a PhD position. We are looking for a candidate for a new PhD position on self-recognition in chimpanzees at the Department of Comparative Cultural Psychology at MPI-EVA (Leipzig, Germany). Application deadline is April 20, 2025. Please find the ad here: https://www.eva.mpg.de/career/positions-available/job/651/Abteilung%20Vergl… Thank you very much! Matthias ________________________________ Scotland's University for Sporting Excellence The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159

1 month, 1 week

Volunteer Research Assistants needed (crow behaviour)

by Pawel Fedurek

FYI: 3 volunteer research assistants (RAs) are needed this spring and/or summer to assist PhD student Julie Chase with on-campus fieldwork as part of the Crow Behaviour and Cognition Project. While primarily field-based, there may be additional chances for RAs to help with data processing, if interested. This is a unique opportunity for students interested in both experimental and observational behavioural research on wild animals. No experience is needed, but punctuality, reliability, and attention to detail are key. Fieldwork primarily takes place in the morning and the RA would help with any of 4 animal behaviour projects, on a rotating basis depending on requirements and availability: (1) A field experiment investigating the effect of urbanization on predator discrimination ability. Crows are being habituated to a feeding site and then will be presented with a selection of taxidermy animals. The RA would help Julie with both habituation and experimental trials from about 0830-1200. (2) Monitoring breeding behaviour. The RA would help monitor breeding activities in the approximately 20 crow territories across campus. After training, the RA may undertake this activity independently and on their own schedule. It is recommended that these observations are conducted in the morning, as that is when the crows are most active. (3) Ringing nestling crows. In collaboration with experts from BTO Scotland and Tay Ringing Group, we will be ringing nestling crows and conducting simple behavioural tests to determine reactions to the stress of this human handling. This activity will take place near dawn, so as to minimise the disruption on campus. While this activity is optional, it is a fantastic opportunity to learn about behavioural research on (very) temporarily captive animals, as well as new field ecology techniques. The RA would primarily assist with note taking, sample collection, and maintaining the work area under the climb sites. (4) Ringing adult crows. Campus crows are currently being habituated to the presence of a large ladder trap within their territories. The RA would help Julie with setup and takedown of the trap at approximately 0800-0900 and 1600-1700. This ladder trap will eventually be used to capture the crows for ringing and simple behavioural tests to determine reactions to the stress of this human handling. The RA would also have the opportunity, although optional, to assist with ringing adult crows in the same manner as for the nestlings. If interested, please get in touch with Julia Chase (j.e.chase(a)stir.ac.uk). ________________________________ Scotland's University for Sporting Excellence The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159

1 month, 1 week

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