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Fw: Survey Circulation Request: Detecting Chimpanzee Emotion

by Pawel Fedurek

Dear BERGers, Please see below. Catie, an MSc student, is asking for your help with data collection for her MSc project. Best wishes, Pawel ________________________________ From: Catherine Johnston <caj00071(a)students.stir.ac.uk> Sent: 06 May 2021 13:10 To: Sarah Kraemer <s.b.kraemer(a)stir.ac.uk>; Pawel Fedurek <pawel.fedurek(a)stir.ac.uk> Cc: Clare Andrews <clare.andrews(a)stir.ac.uk> Subject: Survey Circulation Request: Detecting Chimpanzee Emotion Good Afternoon Sarah and Pawel, I’m hoping you can help me circulate my questionnaire through BERG for data collection for my MSc dissertation project. Please could you forward this to the group? In the study, I’m aiming to find out whether humans can detect the emotional content of chimpanzee emotional displays. I would like to invite anyone over the age of 18 who is interested to take part in an online survey that should take approximately 15 – 20 minutes to complete. I’m looking for both participants that have experience working with non-human primates (for example, in a caretaking or research capacity) and participants without experience working with primates. I hope you can spare the time to help. I’d also really appreciate it if anyone could send this questionnaire on to anyone else outside of BERG who has experience working with primates and might be interested in taking part. The ethical approaches of this project have been approved through the University of Stirling General University Ethics Panel. Please click on this link to the online survey: https://stirlingpsych.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_9RlNC3FAqQLtmzI<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fstirlingp…> Many thanks, Catie Johnston ________________________________ The University achieved an overall 5 stars in the QS World University Rankings 2020 UK Sports University of the Year 2020 (Times Higher Good University Guide) The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159.

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BERG meeting today, 16:00

by Pawel Fedurek

Dear BERGers, This is a reminder that today (16:00) Dr Giacomo Melis (University of Stirling) is giving a seminar discussing whether humans are the only rational animals (abstract attached). The link to the session is below this email. Hope to see you later! Below are the other talks taking place this semester: 12-May-21, 16:00 Yitzchak Ben Mocha (Haifa University) "What is cooperative breeding" 19-May-21, 16:00 Nisarg Desai (University of Minnesota) “Group differences in chimpanzee pant hooting” (tentative) 26-May-21, 16:00 Erin Wessling (Harvard University) “Ecology and behaviour of the 'savannah' chimpanzees (Fongoli, Senegal)” (tentative) Best wishes, Pawel Link to the meeting: https://teams.microsoft.com/dl/launcher/launcher.html?url=%2F_%23%2Fl%2Fmee…<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fteams.mic…> ________________________________ The University achieved an overall 5 stars in the QS World University Rankings 2020 UK Sports University of the Year 2020 (Times Higher Good University Guide) The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159.

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BERG seminar this Wednesday, 16:00

by Pawel Fedurek

Dear BERGers, This Wednesday (5 May, 16:00) Dr Giacomo Melis (University of Stirling) is giving a seminar discussing whether humans are the only rational animals (abstract attached). The link to the session is below this email. We hope to see you on Wednesday! Below are the other talks taking place this semester: 12-May-21, 16:00 Yitzchak Ben Mocha (Haifa University) "What is cooperative breeding" 19-May-21, 16:00 Nisarg Desai (University of Minnesota) “Group differences in chimpanzee pant hooting” (tentative) 26-May-21, 16:00 Erin Wessling (Harvard University) “Ecology and behaviour of the 'savannah' chimpanzees (Fongoli, Senegal)” (tentative) Best wishes, Pawel and Sarah Link to the meeting: https://teams.microsoft.com/dl/launcher/launcher.html?url=%2F_%23%2Fl%2Fmee…<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fteams.mic…> ________________________________ The University achieved an overall 5 stars in the QS World University Rankings 2020 UK Sports University of the Year 2020 (Times Higher Good University Guide) The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159.

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Culture Conference Call for Abstracts-- Circulate if you can!

by Sarah Kraemer

Dear BERGers, The Ratchetcog research group at the University of Stirling is putting on the Culture Conference 2021: "Evolutionary Perspectives on Culture" virtually this year! This is great news for yourself and colleagues that are interested in presenting at a conference on cultural evolution that is 1. Free, 2. offers small funding awards for presenters, 3. comparatively small and discussion-oriented, 4. still hosts an international audience, and 5. includes an after-conference musical performance by Reely Jiggered! As one of the conference organisers, I encourage you to submit a 300 word abstract by May 3! I would also appreciate it if you could circulate this information about the conference to any individuals/groups you think might be interested. The conference is Jun 7-8, 2021. Link to submit an abstract and register: https://culture-conference.com/call-for-abstracts-2021/ To those BERGers who have already registered, thank you for joining us! Cheers, -Sarah Sarah B. Kraemer PhD Student | Department of Psychology Behaviour and Evolution Research Group [BERG<https://www.stir.ac.uk/about/faculties/natural-sciences/our-research/resear…>] Scottish Primate Research Group [SPRG<http://living-links.org/about/scottish-primate-research-group/>] University of Stirling, UK ________________________________ The University achieved an overall 5 stars in the QS World University Rankings 2020 UK Sports University of the Year 2020 (Times Higher Good University Guide) The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159.

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BERG seminar today, 16:00

by Pawel Fedurek

Dear BERGers, Today (16:00) Dr Delphine De Moor (University of Exeter) is giving a seminar on her research on macaques and what it can tell us about the evolution of social relationships (abstract attached). The link to the session is below this email. Hope to see you later! Below are the other talks taking place this semester: 5-May-21, 16:00 Giacomo Melis (University of Stirling) “Are Humans the only Rational Animals?” 12-May-21, 16:00 Yitzchak Ben Mocha (Haifa University) TBC 19-May-21, 16:00 Nisarg Desai (University of Minnesota) “Group differences in chimpanzee pant hooting” (tentative) 26-May-21, 16:00 Erin Wessling (Harvard University) “Ecology and behaviour of the 'savannah' chimpanzees (Fongoli, Senegal)” (tentative) Best wishes, Pawel and Sarah Link to the meeting: https://teams.microsoft.com/dl/launcher/launcher.html?url=%2F_%23%2Fl%2Fmee…<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fteams.mic…> ________________________________ The University achieved an overall 5 stars in the QS World University Rankings 2020 UK Sports University of the Year 2020 (Times Higher Good University Guide) The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159.

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BERG seminar this Wednesday, 16:00

by Pawel Fedurek

Dear BERGers, This Wednesday (28 April, 16:00) Dr Delphine De Moor (University of Exeter) is giving a seminar on what data on macaques can tell us about the evolution of social relationships (abstract attached). The link to the session is below this email. We hope to see you on Wednesday! Below are the other talks taking place this semester: 5-May-21, 16:00 Giacomo Melis (University of Stirling) “Are Humans the only Rational Animals?” 12-May-21, 16:00 Yitzchak Ben Mocha (Haifa University) TBC 19-May-21, 16:00 Nisarg Desai (University of Minnesota) “Group differences in chimpanzee pant hooting” (tentative) 26-May-21, 16:00 Erin Wessling (Harvard University) “Ecology and behaviour of the 'savannah' chimpanzees (Fongoli, Senegal)” (tentative) Best wishes, Pawel and Sarah Link to the meeting: https://teams.microsoft.com/dl/launcher/launcher.html?url=%2F_%23%2Fl%2Fmee…<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fteams.mic…> ________________________________ The University achieved an overall 5 stars in the QS World University Rankings 2020 UK Sports University of the Year 2020 (Times Higher Good University Guide) The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159.

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Funtastic, Winning Friday

by Hannah Buchanan-Smith

Dear BERGers We have a prize winner in our midst! Please join me in congratulating PhD student Sarah Kraemer who was the People's Choice for the ASAB video competition. This is a wonderful - entertaining and informative video on social learning - just one minute guaranteed to leave you smiling. https://youtu.be/p382coaaXIo This is also a good opportunity to welcome former Human Animal Interaction Masters student, Sarah Weir, who is now officially a PhD student (supervised by Sharon Kessler and Clare Andrews). Hope your weekends are full of fun - Sarah sets the bar high! Hannah Hannah M. Buchanan-Smith Professor, Behaviour and Evolution Research Group (BERG) Psychology, Faculty of Natural Sciences University of Stirling Stirling, FK9 4LA Scotland E-mail: h.m.buchanan-smith(a)stir.ac.uk<mailto:h.m.buchanan-smith@stir.ac.uk> Home page: <https://rms.stir.ac.uk/converis-stirling/person/11925> https://www.stir.ac.uk/people/257464 http://marmosetcare.com/ Animal Welfare 24/7 across the lifespan<https://animalconcepts.mykajabi.com/247approachtopromotingoptimalwelfarefor…> http://refiningdogcare.com/ ________________________________ The University achieved an overall 5 stars in the QS World University Rankings 2020 UK Sports University of the Year 2020 (Times Higher Good University Guide) The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159.

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BERG seminar today, 17:00

by Pawel Fedurek

Dear BERGers, Just a reminder that today (17:00) Dr Guillaume Dezecache (Université Clermont Auvergne) is giving a seminar about social cognition in extreme situations such as terrorist attacks (abstract attached). The link to the session is below this email. We hope to see you later! Below are the other talks taking place this semester: 28-Apr-21, 16:00 Delphine De Moor (University of Exeter) “The evolution of social relationships: lessons from macaques” 5-May-21, 16:00 Giacomo Melis (University of Stirling) “Are Humans the only Rational Animals?” 12-May-21, 16:00 Yitzchak Ben Mocha (Haifa University) TBC 19-May-21, 16:00 Nisarg Desai (University of Minnesota) “Group differences in chimpanzee pant hooting” (tentative) 26-May-21, 16:00 Erin Wessling (Harvard University) “Ecology and behaviour of the 'savannah' chimpanzees (Fongoli, Senegal)” (tentative) Best wishes, Pawel and Sarah Link to the meeting: https://teams.microsoft.com/dl/launcher/launcher.html?url=%2F_%23%2Fl%2Fmee…<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fteams.mic…> ________________________________ The University achieved an overall 5 stars in the QS World University Rankings 2020 UK Sports University of the Year 2020 (Times Higher Good University Guide) The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159.

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Fw: Community and Discovery Programme Manager job at RZSS

by Pawel Fedurek

Dear All, Some of you may be interested (see below). Best wishes, Pawel ________________________________ From: Annabel Young <ajy00002(a)students.stir.ac.uk> Sent: 19 April 2021 10:07 To: Hannah Buchanan-Smith <h.m.buchanan-smith(a)stir.ac.uk>; Pawel Fedurek <pawel.fedurek(a)stir.ac.uk> Subject: Community and Discovery Programme Manager job at RZSS Hello Hannah and Pawel, just noticed this on Conservation Jobs website not for me, not looking(using one of their blog articles for an assignment), but might suit a postgrad/postdoc student of ours ? Community and Discovery Programme Manager - Conservation Jobs & Careers - CJ<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conse…> Annabel ________________________________ The University achieved an overall 5 stars in the QS World University Rankings 2020 UK Sports University of the Year 2020 (Times Higher Good University Guide) The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159.

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BERG seminar, Wednesday 21 April, 17:00

by Pawel Fedurek

Dear BERGers, This Wednesday (21 April, 17:00) Dr Guillaume Dezecache (Université Clermont Auvergne) is giving a seminar about social cognition in extreme situations such as terrorist attacks (abstract attached). Please note that this Wednesday the meeting will start at 17:00 due to the departmental job talks taking place until 16:30 that day. The link to the session is below this email. We hope to see you all on Wednesday! Below are the other talks taking place this semester: 28-Apr-21, 16:00 Delphine De Moor (University of Exeter) “Social bonding in Assamese macaques” (tentative) 5-May-21, 16:00 Giacomo Melis (University of Stirling) TBC 12-May-21, 16:00 Yitzchak Ben Mocha (Haifa University) TBC 19-May-21, 16:00 Nisarg Desai (University of Minnesota) “Group differences in chimpanzee pant hooting” (tentative) 26-May-21, 16:00 Erin Wessling (Harvard University) “Ecology and behaviour of the 'savannah' chimpanzees (Fongoli, Senegal)” (tentative) Best wishes, Pawel and Sarah Link to the meeting: https://teams.microsoft.com/dl/launcher/launcher.html?url=%2F_%23%2Fl%2Fmee…<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fteams.mic…> ________________________________ The University achieved an overall 5 stars in the QS World University Rankings 2020 UK Sports University of the Year 2020 (Times Higher Good University Guide) The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159.

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Please take 5 minutes to make somebody's day! Research Culture Awards

by Hannah Buchanan-Smith

Dear BERG researchers Please take 5 minutes to make somebody's day! Research Culture Awards 2021 [Immersive Reader] The aim of the Research Culture Awards is to recognise and celebrate people and groups who contribute towards a positive research environment at the University of Stirling. The Research Culture Awards will help highlight those traits which are not captured with traditional metrics, but which are essential to a vibrant and collaborative culture. At such challenging times, we are keen to hear from you and celebrate those who make a difference.  Please use this opportunity to let a colleague know how much you value them and why. Nomination Categories Nominations are made anonymously. You can nominate colleagues and collaborators in any or all of the following 7 categories. • Best research leadership • Best collaborator • Best support from professional services • Best mentor • Best early career researcher • Best activity which enhances research culture • Best research activity which promotes equality, diversity and inclusion Just click on this! https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=9wmNTnnMy0yRSaQjjdF0Is0… [https://cdn.forms.office.net/forms/images/urlpreview/preview_logo_new.png]<https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=9wmNTnnMy0yRSaQjjdF0Is0…> Fill | Research Culture Awards 2021<https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=9wmNTnnMy0yRSaQjjdF0Is0…> Recognition & Value The aim of the Research Culture Awards is to recognise and celebrate people and groups who contribute towards a positive research environment at the University of Stirling. The Research Culture Awards will help highlight those traits which are not captured with traditional metrics, but which are essential to a vibrant and collaborative culture. At such challenging times, we are keen to hear from you and celebrate those who make a difference.  Please use this opportunity to let a colleague know how much you value them and why. Nomination Categories Nominations are made anonymously. You can nominate colleagues and collaborators in any or all of the following 7 categories. • Best research leadership • Best collaborator • Best support from professional services • Best mentor • Best early career researcher • Best activity which enhances research culture • Best research activity which promotes equality, diversity and inclusion Survey Structure The survey will ask you whether forms.office.com Thank you Hannah M. Buchanan-Smith Professor, Behaviour and Evolution Research Group (BERG) Psychology, Faculty of Natural Sciences University of Stirling Stirling, FK9 4LA Scotland E-mail: h.m.buchanan-smith(a)stir.ac.uk<mailto:h.m.buchanan-smith@stir.ac.uk> Home page: <https://rms.stir.ac.uk/converis-stirling/person/11925> https://www.stir.ac.uk/people/257464 http://marmosetcare.com/ Animal Welfare 24/7 across the lifespan<https://animalconcepts.mykajabi.com/247approachtopromotingoptimalwelfarefor…> http://refiningdogcare.com/ ________________________________ The University achieved an overall 5 stars in the QS World University Rankings 2020 UK Sports University of the Year 2020 (Times Higher Good University Guide) The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159.

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BERG seminar today, 16:00

by Pawel Fedurek

Dear BERGers, This is just a quick reminder that today (16:00) Cátia Correia-Caeiro (Kyoto University) is giving a seminar about measuring facial expression across species (abstract attached). The link to the session is below this email. We hope to see you all later! Below are the other talks taking place this semester: 21-Apr-21, 16:00 Guillaume Dezecache (Université Clermont Auvergne) “Social cognition in extremis” 28-Apr-21, 16:00 Delphine De Moor (University of Exeter) “Social bonding in Assamese macaques” (tentative) 5-May-21, 16:00 Giacomo Melis (University of Stirling) TBC 12-May-21, 16:00 Yitzchak Ben Mocha (Haifa University) TBC 19-May-21, 16:00 Nisarg Desai (University of Minnesota) “Group differences in chimpanzee pant hooting” (tentative) 26-May-21, 16:00 Erin Wessling (Harvard University) “Ecology and behaviour of the 'savannah' chimpanzees (Fongoli, Senegal)” (tentative) Best wishes, Pawel and Sarah Link to the meeting: https://teams.microsoft.com/dl/launcher/launcher.html?url=%2F_%23%2Fl%2Fmee…<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fteams.mic…> ________________________________ The University achieved an overall 5 stars in the QS World University Rankings 2020 UK Sports University of the Year 2020 (Times Higher Good University Guide) The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159.

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{VIRUS?} UFAW Virtual Conference 29th-30th June 2021 - Registration open

by Hannah Buchanan-Smith

Warning: This message has had one or more attachments removed Warning: (Timetable - Virtual conference 2021 Final.docx.pdf). Warning: Please read the "stir.ac.uk-Attachment-Warning.txt" attachment(s) for more information. Yet more ..... ________________________________ From: Stephen Wickens <wickens(a)ufaw.org.uk> Sent: 12 April 2021 13:19 To: Hannah Buchanan-Smith <h.m.buchanan-smith(a)stir.ac.uk> Subject: [{WARNING: Msg Size >4 Meg; *NOT* spamchecked} score ] UFAW Virtual Conference 21 - Registration 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 Hannah, Re: "Recent advances in animal welfare science VIII". Virtual UFAW Animal Welfare Conference 29th-30th June 2021 Registration is now open for the UFAW conference @ http://ufaw.org.uk/conf2021/<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fufaw.org.u…>. I would be grateful if you could share this information with your colleagues and students. The meeting is free to attend, although we ask that people consider making a donation if they are able. You need to register separately for each day you wish to attend. The conference will also be recorded and videos made available to watch on demand afterwards. I have attached the timetable for the conference for your information. Hope all well with you. Kind regards, Stephen, Stephen Wickens, BSc PhD UFAW, The Old School, Brewhouse Hill, Wheathampstead, Herts AL4 8AN, UK Email: wickens(a)ufaw.org.uk<mailto:wickens@ufaw.org.uk> ; Direct Tel: +44(0)1276 500880; Office: +44(0)1582 831818 (tel), 831414 (fax) MailScanner has detected a possible fraud attempt from "c:" claiming to be www.ufaw.org.uk<C:\Users\Stpehen\Documents\UFAW%20meetings\2021\Virtual%2021\www.ufaw.org.uk> For further information about UFAW awards, scholarships, meetings and other news follow us on: Facebook: Universities Federation for Animal Welfare - UFAW<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebo…> ; Twitter: @UFAW_1926<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.c…> UFAW is an UK charity that works to develop and promote improvements in the welfare of all animals through scientific and educational activity worldwide. Registered Charity No 207996 (Registered in England) and Company Limited by Guarantee No 579991 Science in the service of animal welfare ________________________________ The University achieved an overall 5 stars in the QS World University Rankings 2020 UK Sports University of the Year 2020 (Times Higher Good University Guide) The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159.

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BERG seminar, Wednesday 14 April

by Pawel Fedurek

Dear BERGers, This Wednesday (14 April, 16:00) Cátia Correia-Caeiro (Kyoto University) is giving a seminar about measuring facial expression across species (abstract attached). The link to the session is below this email. We hope to see you all on Wednesday! Below are the other talks taking place this semester: 21-Apr-21, 16:00 Guillaume Dezecache (Université Clermont Auvergne) “Social cognition in extremis” 28-Apr-21, 16:00 Delphine De Moor (University of Exeter) “Social bonding in Assamese macaques” (tentative) 5-May-21, 16:00 Giacomo Melis (University of Stirling) TBC 12-May-21, 16:00 Yitzchak Ben Mocha (Haifa University) TBC 19-May-21, 16:00 Nisarg Desai (University of Minnesota) “Group differences in chimpanzee pant hooting” (tentative) 26-May-21, 16:00 Erin Wessling (Harvard University) “Ecology and behaviour of the 'savannah' chimpanzees (Fongoli, Senegal)” (tentative) Best wishes, Pawel and Sarah Link to the meeting: https://teams.microsoft.com/dl/launcher/launcher.html?url=%2F_%23%2Fl%2Fmee…<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fteams.mic…> ________________________________ The University achieved an overall 5 stars in the QS World University Rankings 2020 UK Sports University of the Year 2020 (Times Higher Good University Guide) The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159.

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Webinars on Welfare

by Hannah Buchanan-Smith

These may be of interest to some - they will go on the OneKind YouTube channel if you miss them. You need to register. All details below. ________________________________ From: Kirsty L, OneKind <kirsty.leese(a)onekind.org> Sent: 05 April 2021 08:00 To: Hannah Buchanan-Smith <h.m.buchanan-smith(a)stir.ac.uk> Subject: Webinars for Welfare 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. ________________________________ View this email in browser<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fe-activis…> [OneKind] Ending cruelty to Scotland's animals Dear Hannah In the run up to the Scottish elections, we've invited some other organisations to help us raise awareness, and highlight some of the key issues currently facing Scotland's animals. Over the month of April, we'll be running a series of free webinars<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fe-activis…> on various animal welfare issues. The first sessions are kicking off this week, with the Edinburgh Dog and Cat Home giving a great presentation on their pet food bank tomorrow morning<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fe-activis…>, and our very own Bob Elliot discussing animal welfare in the conservation sector on Wednesday.<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fe-activis…> [https://aaf1a18515da0e792f78-c27fdabe952dfc357fe25ebf5c8897ee.ssl.cf5.rackc…]<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fe-activis…> Each session is password protected, but you will receive all the necessary details upon registering. You can view the programme here<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fe-activis…>, which contains links to each registration page. Make sure you get your tickets fast, as spaces are limited and these sessions are already proving popular! I hope you had a lovely weekend, and that you'll be able to come along to some of these great webinars.<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fe-activis…> Best wishes, Kirsty L. ________________________________ Join OneKind today<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fe-activis…> and you will help expose and end cruelty to Scotland’s animals [facebook]<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebo…> [Twitter] <https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.co…> [Youtube] <https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtu…> [Instagram] <https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.insta…> 50 Montrose Terrace Edinburgh EH7 5DL Tel: 0131 661 9734 Registered Charity No. SC041299 You are receiving this email because you have previously taken part in one of our campaigns either under the OneKind or Advocates for Animals name.If you no longer wish to receive emails from us or want to update your communication preferences, please click here<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fe-activis…>. [supporter] ________________________________ The University achieved an overall 5 stars in the QS World University Rankings 2020 UK Sports University of the Year 2020 (Times Higher Good University Guide) The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159.

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BERG seminar today, 16:00

by Pawel Fedurek

Dear BERGers, This is just a quick reminder that today (16:00) Dr Maureen McCarthy (University of Southern California) is giving a seminar for us about demographic and behavioural variation in chimpanzees of the Anthropocene (abstract attached). The link to the session is below this email. Looking forward to seeing you later today! Below are the other talks taking place this semester: 14-Apr-21, 16:00 Cátia Caeiro (Kyoto University) “FACS as objective tools to investigate facial expressions across species” 21-Apr-21, 16:00 Guillaume Dezecache (Université Clermont Auvergne) “Social cognition in extremis” 28-Apr-21, 16:00 Delphine De Moor (University of Exeter) “Social bonding in Assamese macaques” (tentative) 5-May-21, 16:00 Giacomo Melis (University of Stirling) TBC 12-May-21, 16:00 Yitzchak Ben Mocha (Haifa University) TBC 19-May-21, 16:00 Nisarg Desai (University of Minnesota) “Group differences in chimpanzee pant hooting” (tentative) 26-May-21, 16:00 Erin Wessling (Harvard University) “Ecology and behaviour of the 'savannah' chimpanzees (Fongoli, Senegal)” (tentative) Best wishes, Pawel and Sarah Link to the meeting: https://teams.microsoft.com/dl/launcher/launcher.html?url=%2F_%23%2Fl%2Fmee…<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fteams.mic…> ________________________________ The University achieved an overall 5 stars in the QS World University Rankings 2020 UK Sports University of the Year 2020 (Times Higher Good University Guide) The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159.

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Seminar tomorrow, 16:00

by Pawel Fedurek

Dear BERGers, I hope that you all had a nice Easter break. This is just a reminder that tomorrow (7 April, 16:00) Dr Maureen McCarthy (University of Southern California) will be giving a seminar for us about demographic and behavioural variation in chimpanzees of the Anthropocene (please find the abstract below this email). Looking forward to seeing you tomorrow! Best wishes, Pawel and Sarah Abstract: Maureen S. McCarthy University of Southern California, USA Exploring Demographic and Behavioral Variation in Chimpanzees of the Anthropocene Sixty years of chimpanzee field studies have revealed remarkable insights into their behavior, life history, and evolutionary kinship with humans. Nonetheless, most knowledge about the behavior of wild chimpanzees has come from a handful of long-term study sites. Recent research from these sites and others has shown greater behavioral flexibility and demographic variation in chimpanzees than was previously recognized. Simultaneously, this variation is being lost as chimpanzees are threatened increasingly with extinction due to habitat loss, hunting, and other anthropogenic factors. In this talk, I describe how my research explores the behavioral flexibility and demographic patterns of chimpanzees living in the Anthropocene. ________________________________ The University achieved an overall 5 stars in the QS World University Rankings 2020 UK Sports University of the Year 2020 (Times Higher Good University Guide) The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159.

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Don't forget to register for ASAB Easter Meeting 2021 - by 7th April

by Hannah Buchanan-Smith

You need to register by 7th April - looks like some interesting talks - a few of interest to BERGers highlighted.... 16th April 16:40 16:50 Simeon Q Smeele et al Brainy lives: do larger brained parrots live longer? 16th April 15:10 15:20 Shany Dror Ádám Miklósi, et al Examining the speed at which dogs can learn new object names 16th April 17:40 17:50 Juan Ramón Peralta & Rincón Pim Edelaar Sensorial virtual realities as a tool to study behavior 15th April 12:40 12:50 Alice Bouchard & Klaus Zuberbühler An intentional vocalisation facilitates group cohesion in chimpanzees ________________________________ From: ASAB Communications Officer <asabwebeditor(a)gmail.com> Sent: 06 April 2021 10:02 To: Hannah Buchanan-Smith <h.m.buchanan-smith(a)stir.ac.uk> Subject: Don't forget to register for ASAB Easter Meeting 2021 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. ________________________________ Registration for ASAB Easter Meeting 2021 closes tomorrow (April 7th) View this email in your browser<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmailchi.m…> [https://mcusercontent.com/4ceafeebfd6d45f2d231efb07/images/5d01aecb-2f22-44…] Good morning! This is your final reminder to register for the ASAB Easter Meeting 2021. We're so excited for all the workshops, talks, and social events that we've got planned! Registration closes tomorrow (April 7th) - click here to register<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fasab.us11…>. This is also your final reminder to submit your science communication video by tomorrow for our first ever ASAB video contest. There are four cash prizes of £100 to be won, so don't miss out! Click here for more information and to submit your video<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fasab.us11…>. Videos will be judged and winners announced at the ASAB Easter meeting. The ASAB Easter meeting schedule, including titles and abstracts for contributed talks, can be found here<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fasab.us11…>. And our Meet the PIs page<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fasab.us11…> is also live (you'll need to register before you can access it). Looking forward to (virtually) meeting many of you there! Warm wishes, Kirsty Graham ASAB Communications Officer [Twitter]<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fasab.us11…> [Facebook]<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fasab.us11…> [Website]<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fasab.us11…> Copyright © 2021 The Association for the Study of Animal Behaviour, All rights reserved. You are a member of ASAB Our mailing address is: The Association for the Study of Animal Behaviour Department of Zoology Cambridge, Cam CB1 0 Add us to your address book<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fasab.us11…> Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fasab.us11…> or unsubscribe from this list<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fasab.us11…>. [Email Marketing Powered by Mailchimp]<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mailch…> ________________________________ The University achieved an overall 5 stars in the QS World University Rankings 2020 UK Sports University of the Year 2020 (Times Higher Good University Guide) The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159.

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BERG seminar today, 16:00

by Pawel Fedurek

Dear BERGers, A quick reminder that today Maël Leroux (University of Zurich) is giving a seminar about his PhD project on call combinations in wild chimpanzees (abstract attached). The link to the session is below this email. Hope to see you later today! Below are the other talks taking place this semester: 07-Apr-21, 16:00 Maureen McCarthy (University of Southern California) “PanAf project” (tentative) 14-Apr-21, 16:00 Cátia Caeiro (Kyoto University) “FACS as objective tools to investigate facial expressions across species” 21-Apr-21, 16:00 Guillaume Dezecache (Université Clermont Auvergne) “Social cognition in extremis” 28-Apr-21, 16:00 Delphine De Moor (University of Exeter) “Social bonding in Assamese macaques” (tentative) 5-May-21, 16:00 Giacomo Melis (University of Stirling) TBC 12-May-21, 16:00 Yitzchak Ben Mocha (Haifa University) TBC 19-May-21, 16:00 Nisarg Desai (University of Minnesota) “Group differences in chimpanzee pant hooting” (tentative) 26-May-21, 16:00 Erin Wessling (Harvard University) “Ecology and behaviour of the 'savannah' chimpanzees (Fongoli, Senegal)” (tentative) Best wishes, Pawel and Sarah Link to the meeting: https://teams.microsoft.com/dl/launcher/launcher.html?url=%2F_%23%2Fl%2Fmee…<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fteams.mic…> ________________________________ The University achieved an overall 5 stars in the QS World University Rankings 2020 UK Sports University of the Year 2020 (Times Higher Good University Guide) The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159.

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The Waning of Women's Month, & some Parting Words

by Sarah Kraemer

Dear BERGers, Thanks so much to those of you who participated in our Women's Month Word Web! The web is attached in this e-mail, and can also be seen on Twitter! (Follow the BERG account if you're not doing so already!) https://twitter.com/BERG_Stirling The point of an exercise like this is to keep 'Inclusion' at the forefront of our minds as we move about in the world of academia, as we shift towards embodying a more diverse habitus. Being an ally for gender equality means being actively ANTI-sexist-- especially where your actions may transect with other societal issues such as classism, racism, and prejudice towards lgbtq+ communities. "Creating safe spaces" was one of my favourite phrases in the web, and it rings true. As these final tides of March ebb away and we wave them goodbye, remember all that we have said here! Water left stagnant for too long turns deadly. BE the wave, BE the turning tide, help that leaky pipeline FLOW! 🌊🌊💪💪 Surf's up, BERGers, -Sarah and Pawel E-mail for Pawel [Lecturer in Psychology at Stirling; meetings coordinator of BERG]: pawel.fedurek(a)stir.ac.uk E-mail for Sarah [PhD Student at Stirling; occasional coordinator of BERG]: s.b.kraemer(a)stir.ac.uk The link to add people to the mailing list or unsubscribe to these e-mails is here: http://lists.stir.ac.uk/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/berg<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Flists.stir…> ________________________________ The University achieved an overall 5 stars in the QS World University Rankings 2020 UK Sports University of the Year 2020 (Times Higher Good University Guide) The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159.

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WAWC Conference - Wild Animal Welfare: Does it matter? Can it be assessed? How can it be optimised? 19 April 2021

by Hannah Buchanan-Smith

Interesting programme! Hi, Programme for the WAWC conference now announced. I'd be grateful if you could share (flyer also attached) CONFERENCE PROGRAMME (Timings are shown in British Summer Time) 08:45 Welcome and introductions Pete Goddard, WAWC Chair Session 1.1 Safeguarding wild animal welfare using the Five Domains approach Chair: Pete Goddard 09:00 Ngaio Beausoleil The assessment of wild animal welfare and the application of the Five Domains model in this process 09:40 Mark Jones Why wild animal welfare matters 10:00 Sarah Dolman Marine mammal welfare ? how do we know that welfare is at risk? 10:20 BREAK Session 1.2 The contextual nature of how we value wild animals differently Chair: Angus Nurse 10:40 Mike Radford Wild animal "welfare": familiar concept, misnomer, or radical departure? 11:00 Heather Bacon Human behaviour towards wild animals: why are they valued differently and how does this affect their welfare? 11:20 Alick Simmons Why are different welfare standards applied to different wild animals in different settings? 11:40 Becca Franks >From wildlife to farmed to invasive and back again: animal welfare problems and solutions revealed in our inconsistent treatment of fishes 12:00 GENERAL DISCUSSION FORUM 12:30 LUNCH BREAK Session 2.1 Evaluation of wildlife welfare Chair: Liz Mullineaux 13:00 Cathy Dwyer Evaluating wildlife welfare: Outcomes from a welfare prioritisation using a Delphi approach 13:20 Sandra Baker Using the Sharp and Saunders model to evaluate animal welfare impacts in wildlife management 13:40 Steven McCulloch Government decision making on wildlife conservation and animal welfare: Applying impact assessment and dealing with moral disagreement 14:00 Jessica Findlay How do we ensure a consistent approach to embedding welfare in practical wildlife management? 14:20 BREAK Session 2.2 Interaction between individual animal welfare and species conservation / management / human issues Chair: Alick Simmons 14:40 Chris Draper Applying the principles of ethical wildlife control to protect wild animal welfare 15:20 Justine Shotton Assessing welfare of captive wild animals using the Animal Welfare Assessment Grid (AWAG) 15:40 Alastair MacGugan How do we make wildlife welfare relevant in a net zero carbon Scotland? 16:00 GENERAL DISCUSSION FORUM 16:30 Pete Goddard Closing remarks Register @ https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/8028284674528591630<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fattendee.…> The WAWC suggests a contribution of ?25 to attend the conference. You can however attend free of charge, or make a smaller donation, by using one of the following discount codes when registering: FREE, Donate5, Donate10, Donate15, Donate20. Stephen Dr Stephen Wickens UFAW, The Old School, Brewhouse Hill, Wheathampstead, Herts AL4 8AN, UK Email: wickens(a)ufaw.org.uk<mailto:wickens@ufaw.org.uk> ; Direct Tel: +44(0)1276 500880; Office: +44(0)1582 831818 (tel), 831414 (fax) www.ufaw.org.uk<http://www.ufaw.org.uk> Registered Charity No 207996 (Registered in England) and Company Limited by Guarantee No 579991 Science in the service of animal welfare Dr Stephen Wickens UFAW, The Old School, Brewhouse Hill, Wheathampstead, Herts AL4 8AN, UK Email: wickens(a)ufaw.org.uk<mailto:wickens@ufaw.org.uk> ; Direct Tel: +44(0)1276 500880; Office: +44(0)1582 831818 (tel), 831414 (fax) MailScanner has detected a possible fraud attempt from "c:" claiming to be www.ufaw.org.uk<C:\Users\Stpehen\AppData\Local\Temp\?ed_sb_3\www.ufaw.org.uk> Registered Charity No 207996 (Registered in England) and Company Limited by Guarantee No 579991 Science in the service of animal welfare ________________________________ The University achieved an overall 5 stars in the QS World University Rankings 2020 UK Sports University of the Year 2020 (Times Higher Good University Guide) The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159.

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BERG seminar, Wednesday 31 March

by Pawel Fedurek

Dear BERGers, This is just a reminder that this Wednesday (31 March, 16:00) Maël Leroux (University of Zurich) is giving a seminar about his PhD project on call combinations in wild chimpanzees (abstract attached). The link to the session is below this email. Looking forward to seeing you on Wednesday! Below are the other talks taking place this semester: 07-Apr-21, 16:00 Maureen McCarthy (University of Southern California) “PanAf project” (tentative) 14-Apr-21, 16:00 Cátia Caeiro (Kyoto University) “FACS as objective tools to investigate facial expressions across species” 21-Apr-21, 16:00 Guillaume Dezecache (Université Clermont Auvergne) “Social cognition in extremis” 28-Apr-21, 16:00 Delphine De Moor (University of Exeter) “Social bonding in Assamese macaques” (tentative) 5-May-21, 16:00 Giacomo Melis (University of Stirling) TBC 12-May-21, 16:00 Yitzchak Ben Mocha (Haifa University) TBC 19-May-21, 16:00 Nisarg Desai (University of Minnesota) “Group differences in chimpanzee pant hooting” (tentative) 26-May-21, 16:00 Erin Wessling (Harvard University) “Ecology and behaviour of the 'savannah' chimpanzees (Fongoli, Senegal)” (tentative) Best wishes, Pawel and Sarah Link to the meeting: https://teams.microsoft.com/dl/launcher/launcher.html?url=%2F_%23%2Fl%2Fmee…<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fteams.mic…> ________________________________ The University achieved an overall 5 stars in the QS World University Rankings 2020 UK Sports University of the Year 2020 (Times Higher Good University Guide) The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159.

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BERG seminar today, 16:00

by Pawel Fedurek

Dear BERGers, This is just a reminder that today Dr Drew Enigk (University of New Mexico) is giving a seminar about adolescent male social strategies in wild chimpanzees (abstract attached). The link to the session is below this email. Hope to see all later today! Below are the other talks taking place this semester: 31-Mar-21, 16:00 Maël Leroux (University of Zurich) ”Chimpanzee call combinations”(tentative) 07-Apr-21, 16:00 Maureen McCarthy (University of Southern California) “PanAf project” (tentative) 14-Apr-21, 16:00 Cátia Caeiro (Kyoto University) “FACS as objective tools to investigate facial expressions across species” 21-Apr-21, 16:00 Guillaume Dezecache (Université Clermont Auvergne) “Social cognition in extremis” 28-Apr-21, 16:00 Delphine De Moor (University of Exeter) “Social bonding in Assamese macaques” (tentative) 5-May-21, 16:00 Giacomo Melis (University of Stirling) TBC 12-May-21, 16:00 Yitzchak Ben Mocha (Haifa University) TBC 19-May-21, 16:00 Nisarg Desai (University of Minnesota) “Group differences in chimpanzee pant hooting” (tentative) 26-May-21, 16:00 Erin Wessling (Harvard University) “Ecology and behaviour of the 'savannah' chimpanzees (Fongoli, Senegal)” (tentative) Best wishes, Pawel and Sarah Link to the meeting: https://teams.microsoft.com/dl/launcher/launcher.html?url=%2F_%23%2Fl%2Fmee…<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fteams.mic…> ________________________________ The University achieved an overall 5 stars in the QS World University Rankings 2020 UK Sports University of the Year 2020 (Times Higher Good University Guide) The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159.

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BERG meeting, Wednesday 24 March

by Pawel Fedurek

Dear BERGers, This is just a reminder that we have a meeting this Wednesday (24 March, 16:00) with Dr Drew Enigk (University of New Mexico) giving a seminar about adolescent male social strategies in wild chimpanzees. The link to the session is below this email. Looking forward to seeing you on Wednesday! Below are the other talks taking place this semester: 31-Mar-21, 16:00 Maël Leroux (University of Zurich) ”Chimpanzee call combinations”(tentative) 07-Apr-21, 16:00 Maureen McCarthy (University of Southern California) “PanAf project” (tentative) 14-Apr-21, 16:00 Cátia Caeiro (Kyoto University) “FACS as objective tools to investigate facial expressions across species” 21-Apr-21, 16:00 Guillaume Dezecache (Université Clermont Auvergne) “Social cognition in extremis” 28-Apr-21, 16:00 Delphine De Moor (University of Exeter) “Social bonding in Assamese macaques” (tentative) 5-May-21, 16:00 Giacomo Melis (University of Stirling) TBC 12-May-21, 16:00 Yitzchak Ben Mocha (Haifa University) TBC 19-May-21, 16:00 Nisarg Desai (University of Minnesota) “Group differences in chimpanzee pant hooting” (tentative) 26-May-21, 16:00 Erin Wessling (Harvard University) “Ecology and behaviour of the 'savannah' chimpanzees (Fongoli, Senegal)” (tentative) Best wishes, Pawel and Sarah Link to the meeting: https://teams.microsoft.com/dl/launcher/launcher.html?url=%2F_%23%2Fl%2Fmee…<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fteams.mic…> ________________________________ The University achieved an overall 5 stars in the QS World University Rankings 2020 UK Sports University of the Year 2020 (Times Higher Good University Guide) The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159.

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BERG meeting today, 16:00

by Pawel Fedurek

Dear BERGers, This is just a reminder that we have a meeting today (16:00) with Jo Setchell (Durham University) leading a discussion on Decolonising Primatology. A link to a video recording of Jo's presentation is here: https://youtu.be/69cndJM9Edw<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fyoutu.be%…>. Please watch this video prior to the meeting. Looking forward to seeing you later today! The link to the session is below this email. Below are the other talks taking place this semester: 24-Mar-21, 16:00 Drew Enigk (University of New Mexico) “Adolescent male social strategies in the Kanyawara chimpanzee community" 31-Mar-21, 16:00 Maël Leroux (University of Zurich) ”Chimpanzee call combinations”(tentative) 07-Apr-21, 16:00 Maureen McCarthy (University of Southern California) “PanAf project” (tentative) 14-Apr-21, 16:00 Cátia Caeiro (Kyoto University) TBC 21-Apr-21, 16:00 Guillaume Dezecache (Université Clermont Auvergne) “Social cognition in extremis” 28-Apr-21, 16:00 Erin Wessling (Harvard University) “Ecology and behaviour of the 'savannah' chimpanzees (Fongoli, Senegal)” (tentative) 5-May-21, 16:00 Giacomo Melis (University of Stirling) TBC 12-May-21, 16:00 Yitzchak Ben Mocha (Haifa University) TBC 19-May-21, 16:00 Nisarg Desai (University of Minnesota) Group differences in chimpanzee pant hooting (tentative) Best wishes, Pawel and Sarah Link to the meeting: https://teams.microsoft.com/dl/launcher/launcher.html?url=%2F_%23%2Fl%2Fmee…<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fteams.mic…> ________________________________ The University achieved an overall 5 stars in the QS World University Rankings 2020 UK Sports University of the Year 2020 (Times Higher Good University Guide) The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159.

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