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BERG Christmas party 12 December, and date for diary - 16 January 2019

by Hannah Buchanan-Smith

Dear all There is a slight change to the BERG schedule, that our wonderful organiser Gemma will inform us all about soon, but I just wanted to let you know that BERG's Christmas party will be on Wednesday 12th December in the usual BERG slot at 5.30pm in the common room. We shall ask that everybody brings a little something to the party to share - nibbles, a bottle, or home baking if inclined. We are entering party season! Each of the research groups has also been asked to suggest a party game for the Psychology Christmas party on 19th December. BERG must also have a good representation there! So on 12th December we may try out the form of any games (please let me know if you have any great suggestions that would work well with lots of people). This is not to give BERG a competitive advantage by cheating, but to ensure the organisational processes are smooth! Finally, I am delighted to say that Deborah Bruce (deborah.bruce(a)stir.ac.uk<mailto:deborah.bruce@stir.ac.uk>) has agreed to organise us all next semester so please put Wednesdays at 5.30pm in your diaries, and start thinking about offering a presentation. Seminars will commence on 16th January with an external speaker, Dr Ally Palmer, from the University of Oxford, talking about ethics of orang-utan rehabilitation and reintroduction. Prior to her talk we shall have a discussion about "voluntary participation of animals in research", and will be meeting around 4pm. If you are interested in joining us, please let me know. Ally is doing this work as a postdoctoral researcher working with Dr Beth Greenhough and Dr Reuben Message on the Species and Spaces project at the School of Geography and Environment, Oxford. Ally is studying those animals used in research in Places Other than Licensed Establishments (POLES). This work considers how transposing animal research to POLES - such as farms, fisheries, conservation sites, zoos, and veterinary clinics - poses new questions and challenges for human-animal relationships. Best, Hannah Hannah M. Buchanan-Smith Professor, Behaviour and Evolution Research Group (BERG) Room 3A79, Cottrell Psychology, Faculty of Natural Sciences University of Stirling Stirling, FK9 4LA Scotland Tel: 01786 467674 Fax: 01786 467641 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 http://marmosetcare.com/ http://www.247animalwelfare.eu/index.html Recently launched: http://refiningdogcare.com/ http://www.refiningdogcare.com/images/RDC%20Flyer.pdf

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BERG 21st November

by Gemma Mackintosh

Hello, All This week, we have Hannah Buchannan-Smith giving a talk titled "Capuchin and squirrel monkeys living together - promoting welfare and conservation at Living Links". This is a 15 minute practice talk for a public engagement event to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Living Links to Human Evolution Research Centre, which houses mixed species groups of capuchin and squirrel monkeys. As usual, BERG will start at 5:30pm in the common room - all welcome! To add new members to our mailing list using the following link: http://lists.stir.ac.uk/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/berg (You can also use this link to unsubscribe.) For a regularly updated BERG schedule, follow this link: https://stir.box.com/s/e3nuylt8aacxjyzdw40zqv4zpv6afil0 See you soon! Gemma Get Outlook for Android<https://aka.ms/ghei36>

6 years, 7 months

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Re: [BERG] BERG 14th November

by Donna Kean

Sure, I’ll try to come up with something soon. Can I just confirm that it’s the 28th I’m speaking? From: BERG <berg-bounces(a)lists.stir.ac.uk> on behalf of Gemma Mackintosh <gemma.mackintosh1(a)stir.ac.uk> Date: Monday, 12 November 2018 at 16:17 To: berg Mailing List <berg(a)lists.stir.ac.uk> Subject: [BERG] BERG 14th November Hello, All! This week, we have Deborah Bruce giving a talk titled "A Journey Down the Crow Road" Here is a short blurb to spark your interest: A growing body of research suggests that Corvids may in fact be “Feathered Apes”, as some of their cognitive abilities appear to be comparable with that of some primates. While studies have been conducted with Ravens, Rooks and Jays, Carrion crows have received very little attention. Much of corvid cognitive research is conducted in captive settings, with very little evidence from the field. The aim of my research project is to take the “Lab to the Field”, with a series of paradigms designed to examine physical cognition. My talk will give a brief outline of my proposed studies along with an overview of the feasibility study I’ve been conducting on campus over the last year. As usual, BERG will start at 5:30pm in the common room - all welcome! To add new members to our mailing list using the following link: http://lists.stir.ac.uk/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/berg (You can also use this link to unsubscribe.) For a regularly updated BERG schedule, follow this link: https://stir.box.com/s/e3nuylt8aacxjyzdw40zqv4zpv6afil0 See you soon! Gemma

6 years, 7 months

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BERG 14th November

by Gemma Mackintosh

Hello, All! This week, we have Deborah Bruce giving a talk titled "A Journey Down the Crow Road" Here is a short blurb to spark your interest: A growing body of research suggests that Corvids may in fact be "Feathered Apes", as some of their cognitive abilities appear to be comparable with that of some primates. While studies have been conducted with Ravens, Rooks and Jays, Carrion crows have received very little attention. Much of corvid cognitive research is conducted in captive settings, with very little evidence from the field. The aim of my research project is to take the "Lab to the Field", with a series of paradigms designed to examine physical cognition. My talk will give a brief outline of my proposed studies along with an overview of the feasibility study I've been conducting on campus over the last year. As usual, BERG will start at 5:30pm in the common room - all welcome! To add new members to our mailing list using the following link: http://lists.stir.ac.uk/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/berg (You can also use this link to unsubscribe.) For a regularly updated BERG schedule, follow this link: https://stir.box.com/s/e3nuylt8aacxjyzdw40zqv4zpv6afil0 ???See you soon! Gemma

6 years, 7 months

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BERG - 7th November

by Gemma MacKintosh

Hello, All! This week, we have Josephine Smit giving a talk titled "The influence of risk on elephant activity patterns - a preliminary look" As usual, BERG will start at 5:30pm in the common room - all Ghosts, Skeletons, Werewolves and otherwise welcome! To add new members to our mailing list using the following link: http://lists.stir.ac.uk/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/berg (You can also use this link to unsubscribe.) For a regularly updated BERG schedule, follow this link: https://stir.box.com/s/e3nuylt8aacxjyzdw40zqv4zpv6afil0 ???See you soon! Gemma

6 years, 7 months

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Halloween BERG 31st October

by Gemma MacKintosh

Hello BERG! This week we have a Halloween themed BERG to look forward to! (Wed 31st October) Kirsty Park giving a talk titled "How to study bats: in praise of bat detectors".? As usual, BERG will start at 5:30pm in the common room - all Ghosts, Skeletons, Werewolves and otherwise welcome! To add new members to our mailing list using the following link: http://lists.stir.ac.uk/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/berg (You can also use this link to unsubscribe.) For a regularly updated BERG schedule, follow this link: https://stir.box.com/s/e3nuylt8aacxjyzdw40zqv4zpv6afil0 See you all soon! Gemma

6 years, 8 months

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No BERG: Mid-semester break!

by Gemma MacKintosh

Hello! Just a reminder that there will be no BERG meeting tomorrow since we are in mid-semester. Join us next week for a Halloween themed meeting! Gemma Get Outlook for Android<https://aka.ms/ghei36>

6 years, 8 months

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BERG Autumn: 17th October 2018

by Gemma MacKintosh

Hello, All! This week we have PhD candidate Juliet Dunstone giving a talk titled "Flexible copying strategies are harder than the sum of their parts". Here is a short blurb to spark your interest: Selective copying strategies that rely on explicit metacognition have been proposed as an explanation for the evolution of cumulative culture in humans. This study investigates this claim using a simple computer task.? As usual, BERG will start at 5:30pm in the common room - all welcome! To add new members to our mailing list using the following link: http://lists.stir.ac.uk/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/berg (You can also use this link to unsubscribe.) For a regularly updated BERG schedule, follow this link: https://stir.box.com/s/e3nuylt8aacxjyzdw40zqv4zpv6afil0 See you all soon, Gemma

6 years, 8 months

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BERG Autumn: 10th October 2018

by Gemma MacKintosh

Hello, All! This week we have Sagarika Phalke giving a talk titled " Management & Welfare of Domesticated Asian Elephants in India".? ?? As usual, BERG will start at 5:30pm in the common room - all welcome! To add new members to our mailing list using the following link: http://lists.stir.ac.uk/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/berg (You can also use this link to unsubscribe.) For a regularly updated BERG schedule, follow this link: https://stir.box.com/s/e3nuylt8aacxjyzdw40zqv4zpv6afil0 See you all on Wednesday, Gemma

6 years, 8 months

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Berg Autumn: 10 October 2018

by Gemma MacKintosh

Hello, All! This week we have Sagarika Phalke giving a talk titled " Management & Welfare of Domesticated Asian Elephants in India".? ?[cid:9dda7c4e-297a-4ae3-8a76-263a3894d9ad] As usual, BERG will start at 5:30pm in the common room - all welcome! To add new members to our mailing list using the following link: http://lists.stir.ac.uk/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/berg (You can also use this link to unsubscribe.) For a regularly updated BERG schedule, follow this link: https://stir.box.com/s/e3nuylt8aacxjyzdw40zqv4zpv6afil0 See you all on Wednesday, Gemma

6 years, 8 months

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BERG update

by Gemma MacKintosh

Hello All, Just a quick message to remind everyone to add new members using the following link: http://lists.stir.ac.uk/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/berg (You can also use this link to unsubscribe.) For a regularly updated BERG schedule, follow this link: https://stir.box.com/s/e3nuylt8aacxjyzdw40zqv4zpv6afil0 Many thanks, Gemma

6 years, 8 months

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BERG: 3rd October 2018

by Gemma MacKintosh

?Hello BERGers! This week we will have a short talk from Sarah Jackson, who will be presenting her exciting research topic, 'The development of phobias through first memories of canine interactions'. As usual, we will be meeting in 3A94 at 5:30pm. As some of you already know, Paxton is leaving us on Friday to start his exciting new post as Lecturer of Evolutionary Psychology at Northampton University. To celebrate his new position (and commiserate his departure) Francesca has invited us all to share a few drinks at Meadowpark, after Sarah's talk. Please feel free to come along! All the best, Gemma

6 years, 8 months

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Congratulations to Liz Williamson

by Hannah Buchanan-Smith

?Apologies for cross-postings I am sharing the news of Liz Williamson's Margot Marsh Biodiversity Foundation Award for Excellence in Primate Conservation. At the International Primatological Society Congress in Nairobi last month, Dr Liz Williamson, an Honorary Senior Research Fellow in the Division of Psychology, University of Stirling received the fifth biennial Margot Marsh Biodiversity Foundation (MMBF) Award for Excellence in Primate Conservation. Liz completed her PhD at Stirling in 1988, and has been a Research Fellow since 1992. The award was given by Dr. Russ Mittermeier in recognition of Liz's achievements in gorilla conservation. Liz was Director of the Karisoke Research Centre in Rwanda for six years and Vice Chair of the IUCN SSC Primate Specialist Group for 10 years. She remains an active member of the Primate Specialist Group's Section on Great Apes and is series editor of the IUCN Best Practice guidelines for great ape conservation (http://www.primate-sg.org/best_practices). Liz' web page: https://www.stir.ac.uk/people/256253 ? I am sure you will join me in congratulating her on this well-deserved honour. Hannah M. Buchanan-Smith Professor, Behaviour and Evolution Research Group (BERG) Psychology, Faculty of Natural Sciences University of Stirling Stirling, FK9 4LA Scotland Tel: 01786 467674 Fax: 01786 467641 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 http://marmosetcare.com/ http://www.247animalwelfare.eu/index.html

6 years, 9 months

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Berg: 26th September 2018

by Gemma MacKintosh

Hi BERGers! This week (Wednesday 26th September), we have Guillermo Hidalgo Gadea? giving a talk titled "Measuring Fatigue and Comfort: An Experimental Approach"?. This talk will combine 2 exciting studies, which you can read a bit about in the abstracts below. Looking forward to seeing you all there, Gemma [Image] Abstract 1 This study aims to provide an interdisciplinary perspective on biosignal processing for driver monitoring systems. Machine learning models were trained with ECG, Pupil Diameter and Eyelid Opening data from overnight sleep deprived subjects experiencing microsleep in a supervised test track driving environment. Model performance of 0.85 accuracy and 0.96 precision indicates (a) promising results for noninvasive microsleep detection in real driving environment and (b) benefits of the presented interdisciplinary processing method for psychological research. Abstract 2 This paper presents the idea of brute force feature extraction for Electrocardiography (ECG) signals applied to discomfort detection. To build an ECG Discomfort Corpus an experimental discomfort induction was conducted. 50 subjects underwent a 2h (dis-)comfort condition in separate sessions in randomized order. ECG and subjective discomfort was recorded. 5min ECG segments were labeled with corresponding subjective discomfort ratings, and 6365 brute force features (65 low-level descriptors, rst and second order derivatives, and 47 function-als) and 11 traditional heart rate variability (HRV) parameters were extracted. Random Forest machine learning algorithm outperformed SVM and kNN approaches and achieved the best subject-dependent, 10-fold cross-validation results (r = .51). With this experiment, we are able to show that (a) brute force ECG feature sets achieved better discomfort detection than traditional HRV based ECG feature set; (b) cepstral and spectral ux based features appear to be the most promising to capture HRV phenomena.?

6 years, 9 months

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Berg Autumn Semester Schedule

by Gemma MacKintosh

Dear BERGers, Our first meeting of the semester is tomorrow at 5:30pm! I have attached this semester's BERG seminar schedule. As you can see, there are still available slots so if you would like to give a talk or know of someone who would, please sign up via the doodle poll --> https://doodle.com/poll/ciia3dfkctkgn34b After you sign up, please send me the title of your talk and a short blurb about it for the BERG emails/posts. It's also helpful to attach a topic/talk-related image that I can include in the posts - images look nice and they are helpful in advertising the talks. We all look forward to some great speakers (and topics) this semester. It could be you! Best, Gemma?

6 years, 9 months

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BERG Autumn Semester

by Gemma MacKintosh

Dear BERGers, BERG meetings will be resuming next week! On Wednesday (19th) we will be having informal introductions and a catch up in the Psychology Common Room (3A94) from 5:30pm, with drinks and nibbles provided. I am currently recruiting volunteers to give a short talk or to host a discussion this semester so please do sign up for slot at this doodle poll (and feel free to contact me with any questions): https://doodle.com/poll/ciia3dfkctkgn34b ? All are welcome to our BERG meetings, and I look forward to seeing you on Wednesday!! All the best, Gemma

6 years, 9 months

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BERG Autumn Semester

by Gemma MacKintosh

Dear BERGers, I am pleased to say that the Behaviour and Evolution Research Group (BERG) seminars are coming back soon. These seminars are held on Wednesdays at 5.30pm in 3A94. Meetings will start on Wednesday 19th September, so please add these Wednesday dates to your diaries, noting there will be no meeting on Wed 24th October as it is mid semester break, and we shall wind up early-mid December The first meeting is on Wednesday 19th September at 5.30pm in 3A94 (Psychology common room). We shall use this meeting for introductions, including I hope for our new students, and updates from the summer...please come prepared to share news of any grants awarded, papers published, exciting conferences attended etc. Sign up for a BERG talk on the Doodle poll below. Presenting at BERG is an excellent way to practice talks, hone your presentation skills, get feedback on grant application ideas, lead a discussion of a controversial/interesting research paper etc. You can also suggest external speakers who we might invite (local speakers only please). https://doodle.com/poll/ciia3dfkctkgn34b? If you have new students who might wish to be on the BERG mailing list, please send them this e-mail. To sign up to the BERG mailing list new folk must complete the form available here: http://lists.stir.ac.uk/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/berg You can also use this link to unsubscribe. Many thanks, Gemma Mackintosh ?

6 years, 10 months

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Philosophical Transactions Evolutionary Thanatology special issue

by Christine Caldwell

Dear all, Our good friend and former colleague Jim Anderson has kindly shared a PDF version of a full collection of papers from a special issue that he edited on the topic of responses to death in animals and humans. Please find it attached. Hope you enjoy! I hope everyone is having a good summer. Feel grateful that you are in Scotland – Jim says the temperature in Kyoto has been in the high thirties! Christine.

6 years, 11 months

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Please help if you can - #MAEsHaveYourSay

by Hannah Buchanan-Smith

Dear BERGers #MAEsHaveYourSay Do you own, work for, know of, or have you participated with a 'mobile animal experience' (MAE)? If the answer is yes then we ask that you take 10-15 minutes to complete a questionnaire entitled 'Assessing, 'mobile animal experience' businesses, in Scotland.' The questionnaire is part of a research project being conducted by myself Kirsty-Marie Moran, a Masters student in Human-Animal Interaction at The University of Stirling. The project is in collaboration with the Scottish SPCA, the Scottish Government, and the Universities of Glasgow and Edinburgh. If you are interested in participating in this research please follow this link to find out more: https://stirlingpsych.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6RkEAHO0xeBPO6N Thank you Hannah M. Buchanan-Smith Professor, Behaviour and Evolution Research Group (BERG) Room 3A79, Cottrell Psychology, Faculty of Natural Sciences University of Stirling Stirling, FK9 4LA Scotland Tel: 01786 467674 Fax: 01786 467641 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 http://marmosetcare.com/ http://www.247animalwelfare.eu/index.html Recently launched: http://refiningdogcare.com/ http://www.refiningdogcare.com/images/RDC%20Flyer.pdf

6 years, 11 months

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FW: COgnition Research Group In Stirling (CORGIS) Meeting - Friday June 15th

by Christine Caldwell

Dear BERGers, I would just like to draw your attention to the fact that we will have a guest seminar from a visiting researcher this Friday lunchtime (scheduled as part of the Cognition group meetings), which may be of interest to those in BERG. Sarah Koopman, from the University of Rochester in New York (http://caoslab.bcs.rochester.edu/peepnpubs.html ), will be giving a talk about “Anatomical and ecological factors related to numerical precision across a wide range of species”. The talk will be in the same room as our BERG meetings (Psychology common room), starting at 12.15pm. Hope some of you can make it along! Christine. From: Viktoria Mileva Sent: 13 June 2018 09:17 Dear all, Just a reminder that this week’s CORGIS meeting is on Friday, in room 3A94, at 12:15pm – 1:30pm. We’ll be listening to a talk by Sarah Koopman about the anatomical and ecological factors related to numerical precision across a wide range of species.

7 years

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Request to participate in survey

by Hannah Buchanan-Smith

Please help Masters dissertation student Robyn Harris if you can (you need to be aged 18-30). Many thanks, Hannah Dear BERGers, My name is Robyn and I'm a postgraduate student on the Human-Animal Interaction MSc course. My dissertation project involves looking at our ability to interpret the social and emotional signals of dogs and of humans. I aim to understand whether there are any links between understanding the two different species, and how empathy is involved. I am gathering data using an online survey, aimed at students aged between 18 and 30 inclusive. If you know of any students that may be eligible and interested, I'd be very grateful if you could pass this email on to them. The survey takes approximately 20 minutes to complete, and can be found at this link: https://stirling.onlinesurveys.ac.uk/dog-and-human-social-cues-survey Thank you! Robyn Hannah M. Buchanan-Smith Professor, Behaviour and Evolution Research Group (BERG) Room 3A79, Cottrell Psychology, Faculty of Natural Sciences University of Stirling Stirling, FK9 4LA Scotland Tel: 01786 467674 Fax: 01786 467641 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 http://marmosetcare.com/ http://www.247animalwelfare.eu/index.html Recently launched: http://refiningdogcare.com/ http://www.refiningdogcare.com/images/RDC%20Flyer.pdf

7 years

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3MT Final - Tuesday 5th June

by Hannah Buchanan-Smith

Dear Bergers Our very own Sophia Daoudi has reached the final of the three minute thesis (3MT). Please sign up (via link below) and go and support her as sadly I shan't make it. I'm sure she'd appreciate your vote. Thanks! Hannah From: Stirling Graduate School Sent: 30 May 2018 09:40 Subject: 3MT Final - Tuesday 5th June Supervisors, Just a reminder that the 3MT final is taking place on the Tuesday 5th June at 2pm in the PGR Zone. We have 11 finalists this year: Faculty of Natural Sciences Shankar Mandal Ken Reid Sophia Daoudi Rebecca Skinner Stirling Management School Madalina Radu Elizabeth Lemmon Hanjin Li Faculty of Health Sciences and Sport Chris Hartley James Dugdale Faculty of Social Sciences Jordan MacLean Faculty of Arts and Humanities Cheng Chen Please come along, show your support and cast your vote. Every vote counts! Don't forget to sign-up via Eventbrite<https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/three-minute-thesis-3mt-competition-stirling…> to book your place. SGS

7 years

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The 2018 Summer SEEC: Lakeview Monkey Sanctuary, Ascot.

by Hannah Buchanan-Smith

This may be of interest to some...... Dear Colleagues, I would be very grateful if you could share the following poster with your students and any interested colleagues. Due to other work commitments we will only be running one public 'Student Environmental Enrichment Course' this summer as we return to Lakeview Monkey Sanctuary, a private charity not open to the public, for our 34th SEEC. The registration fee of only £150 for this 3.5day course (Monday 11.30am- 5pm, Tuesday to Thursday 9am-5pm) covers all course materials, entry to the Sanctuary, and tea, coffee and biscuits during the breaks. Students will gain a background in animal welfare and enrichment, as well as providing practical skills in designing, building and testing enrichment within the settings of a working animal facility. Our aim is to provide valuable experience and an overview of additional useful skills to a would-be keeper’s CV. Places are limited and go on a first come first serve basis so we recommend early registration to avoid disappointment. For any questions please do not hesitate to contact me: mkjones(a)enrichment.org<mailto:mkjones@enrichment.org> Many thanks and best wishes, Mark Mark Kingston Jones, Co-Founder - Team Building with BITE Workshop Co-ordinator - The Shape of Enrichment Email: mkjones(a)enrichment.org<mailto:mkjones@enrichment.org> Tel: 01825890421 Website: www.teambuildingwithbite.co.uk<http://www.teambuildingwithbite.co.uk> Highest rated provider on Coursecheck for 2017, and 2nd highest rated for 2015 and 2016! Winner of Vanarama Customer Service Hero Award 2017. See our latest reviews at: http://www.coursecheck.com/provider/39/team-building-with-bite Follow 'Team Building with BITE' on Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter and Instagram.

7 years, 1 month

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Final BERG meeting and party - 25th April, 2018

by Hannah Buchanan-Smith

Dear BERGers The last BERG meeting and party is scheduled for Wednesday 25th April - and we shall use this meeting as a celebration of another successful academic year of BERG, and the end of the taught component of the Human Animal Interaction Masters. Please bring a wee something to share - sweet or savoury, alcoholic or a softie, and stay a bit longer if you can. Our speaker will be Angelica Lippi, who is visiting from the University of Florence and has been doing a placement with Paws for Progress. Her short talk is entitled "New perspective on the methodological aspects in Animal Assisted Interventions: insights from elderly, Mild Cognitive Impairment and Alzheimer Disease patients" Hope to see you there - 5.30pm in the Psychology Common room as usual. Best, Hannah Hannah M. Buchanan-Smith Professor, Behaviour and Evolution Research Group (BERG) Room 3A79, Cottrell Psychology, Faculty of Natural Sciences University of Stirling Stirling, FK9 4LA Scotland Tel: 01786 467674 Fax: 01786 467641 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 http://marmosetcare.com/ http://www.247animalwelfare.eu/index.html Recently launched: http://refiningdogcare.com/ http://www.refiningdogcare.com/images/RDC%20Flyer.pdf

7 years, 2 months

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BERG talk this week / April 18th

by Paxton Culpepper

Dear BERG folks, This week we have PhD candidate Jade Hooper giving her interesting talk entitled: Exploring Social and Locality Variations of Dog Bites in Scotland Using Administrative Data Sources [cid:image001.jpg@01D3D588.A2117D00] Abstract Rates of hospital admissions due to dog bite incidents have risen considerably over the last 10 years (HSCIC, 2015). Of particular concern is the finding that hospital admissions for dog bites are highest in the most deprived areas across England and Wales (HSCIC, 2014; 2015). However, there is a paucity of research which aims to explore why this may be or how this issue may be addressed. Whilst there is a public interest in these figures in Scotland, thus far there has been no rigorous empirical investigation into social inequalities in dog related injuries. Through an innovative and ambitious analysis of linked by-product data, the current study hopes to address this gap. The study will use a range of data sources to examine both individual and area-based characteristics which may help uncover some of the reasons why these patterns may exist, and how they can be addressed. Health data from dog bite incidents will be requested and linked with census records. Microchip data will also be requested in a bid to account for dog populations which in the past have not be considered when links with social disadvantage and dog bite injuries have been found. Through this analysis, the study aims to help inform policy for the reduction of dog bites and aid in effective identification and targeting of interventions for areas and individuals most at risk. This presentation will discuss some of the difficulties associated with the research area and specific challenges related to the project. The floor will then be opened to allow for more general discussion surrounding the subject area. Start time 5:30pm sharp - drinks and munchies provided. We hope to see you there! Paxton ______________________________ Paxton D. Culpepper, BSc, MSc PhD Candidate | Psychology Division of Psychology Behaviour and Evolution Research Group Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Stirling, UK Office: 3B134 Cottrell Building Phone: +44 (0) 1786 466852 Fax: +44 (0) 1786 467641 Email: p.d.culpepper(a)stir.ac.uk<mailto:p.d.culpepper@stir.ac.uk>

7 years, 2 months

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