- BERG - University of Stirling Mailing Lists

by Christine Caldwell

Dear all, Our BERG meetings will be getting going again once semester starts, so I have set up a Doodle sign-up sheet so that people can pick a slot: http://doodle.com/urm8qhei232if245 Please do sign up if you haven't presented anything at BERG recently! And let me know if there is anyone you would like to invite from further afield. We do have a small budget which can usually cover travel costs and hospitality for external speakers. The meetings will be at the usual time and place: Wednesdays from 5.30pm in the Psychology Common Room. Christine. Some mailing list housekeeping: Mailing list information can be found here: http://lists.stir.ac.uk/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/berg Please forward this link to anyone who you think might be interested in signing up. You can also unsubscribe from this page. -- The University of Stirling has been ranked in the top 12 of UK universities for graduate employment*. 94% of our 2012 graduates were in work and/or further study within six months of graduation. *The Telegraph The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159.

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Scottish Conference on Animal Behaviour

by Hannah Buchanan-Smith

Dear all Delighted to say that SCAB - the Scottish Conference on Animal Behaviour will be held in Edinburgh this year- Saturday 29th March. Please see further details below. I hope we can get a good Psychology representation. Several of you are asking about BERG meetings - they will start up again in semester, with Christine kindly organising them. Best, Hannah --------- Dear all, The annual Scottish Conference on Animal Behaviour will be held at the University of Edinburgh this year, on Saturday the 29th of March. This is a small conference with relaxed atmosphere, and a good opportunity for students and post docs to present their work. Anyone wishing to present a talk or a poster can submit titles by emailing the organisers at SCAB.the.conference(a)gmail.com<mailto:SCAB.the.conference@gmail.com> by Friday the 14th of March. Please specify which form of presentation you would be interested in applying for. The preference in talks is given to students. We welcome titles on any aspect of animal behaviour, whether you observed it in lab or field, and whether you've used a microscope or a pair of binoculars to see it. We are happy to hear it all! General registration ends on Friday the 22nd of March. The cost of the conference is £15, and includes tea/coffee, lunch and a wine reception. The fee can be payed at the door, in cash, as unfortunately we won't be able to take checks or bank transfers. Please find attached the poster containing this information. We encourage you to circulate this announcement to any of your colleagues who might be interested, and if possible to print the poster and stick it up somewhere visible in your department. You can also find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SCAB2014?ref=profile Hope to see many of you in Edinburgh! Best regards, Maarit Maenpaa -- __________________________________ Maarit I. Mäenpää Institute of Evolutionary Biology Room 112, Ashworth Laboratories King's Buildings University of Edinburgh West Mains Road Edinburgh EH9 3JT -- The University of Stirling has been ranked in the top 12 of UK universities for graduate employment*. 94% of our 2012 graduates were in work and/or further study within six months of graduation. *The Telegraph The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159.

11 years, 7 months

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Reminder - Final BERG - Wednesday 18th December

by Hannah Buchanan-Smith

Hope to see a good turn out for our external speaker today. From: Hannah Buchanan-Smith Sent: 16 December 2013 10:18 To: berg Mailing List Subject: Final BERG - Wednesday 18th December Dear all Please try to come on the last BERG of the year - Wednesday 18th December. We have an external speaker, Sayuri Takeshita presenting on "Environmental, biological, and social factors influencing adrenal hormones in Japanese macaques". 5.30pm in 3A94 (Psychology common room) as usual. There will be mince pies.... Hannah 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. Recently launched: http://marmosetcare.com/ Hannah M. Buchanan-Smith Professor, Behaviour and Evolution Research Group Psychology, School 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 -- The University of Stirling has been ranked in the top 12 of UK universities for graduate employment*. 94% of our 2012 graduates were in work and/or further study within six months of graduation. *The Telegraph The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159.

11 years, 8 months

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Final BERG - Wednesday 18th December

by Hannah Buchanan-Smith

Dear all Please try to come on the last BERG of the year - Wednesday 18th December. We have an external speaker, Sayuri Takeshita presenting on "Environmental, biological, and social factors influencing adrenal hormones in Japanese macaques". 5.30pm in 3A94 (Psychology common room) as usual. There will be mince pies.... Hannah 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. Recently launched: http://marmosetcare.com/ Hannah M. Buchanan-Smith Professor, Behaviour and Evolution Research Group Psychology, School 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 -- The University of Stirling has been ranked in the top 12 of UK universities for graduate employment*. 94% of our 2012 graduates were in work and/or further study within six months of graduation. *The Telegraph The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159.

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Animal Research Openness Consultation

by Hannah Buchanan-Smith

Dear colleagues (inc. members of the BERG, Jimmy Turnbull, Aquaculture, and Owen Adams) Paul Dudchenko and I have been asked to respond to the Understanding Animal Research public consultation on a Concordat on Openness on the Use of Animals in Research in the UK. The concordat has been drafted by a consortium of 40 organisations involved with life sciences in the UK (which includes broad representation, e.g. pharmaceutical companies, research councils, BIS and animal welfare organisations). It sets out four commitments which signatories will make. These are: 1. We will be clear about when, how and why we use animals in research 2. We will enhance our communications with the media and the public about our research using animals 3. We will be proactive in providing opportunities for the public to find out about research using animals 4. We will report on progress annually and share our experiences The consultation closes is 16 December 2013 and is in the form of a survey. Full details of the consultation are available here http://www.understandinganimalresearch.org.uk/policy/concordat-on-openness-…. The response questionnaire is to be completed by individuals rather than groups, and hence I shall respond as an individual. In case you are interested, in a nutshell - I am very supportive of the principles of the concordat, but I am not clear of the mechanism to get people to commit and adhere to them. I expect the devil will be in the detail, and will suggest templates are put in place to ensure consistency in reporting. There are some 66 questions with Likert scale responses, plus space for open comments. If you have views, please complete the questionnaire yourself (I suggest you get the coffee and biscuits to hand first!). Best, Hannah Recently launched: http://marmosetcare.com/ Hannah M. Buchanan-Smith Professor, Behaviour and Evolution Research Group Psychology, School 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 -- The University of Stirling has been ranked in the top 12 of UK universities for graduate employment*. 94% of our 2012 graduates were in work and/or further study within six months of graduation. *The Telegraph The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159.

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FW: 2014 Chester Zoo Studentship Grants

by Hannah Buchanan-Smith

Dear all Please see attached an opportunity for up to £1000 for undergraduate and MSc students for projects that promote the conservation of biodiversity and provide a capacity building opportunity for student scientists. There is no BERG meeting next week, but please try to come on the last BERG of the year – 18th December. We have an external speaker, Sayuri Takeshita presenting on "Environmental, biological, and social factors influencing adrenal hormones in Japanese macaques". There will be mince pies…. Hannah From: Catherine Barton [mailto:c.barton@chesterzoo.org] Sent: 06 December 2013 09:02 Subject: 2014 Chester Zoo Studentship Grants Dear All Attached are details on the Chester Zoo Studentship Grants for 2014, for which we are now inviting applications. Please circulate this information as you see fit to your students and others who may be interested. Please forward this to the relevant person at your institution if this information is not relevant to you. So that I can update the circulation list I would be most grateful if you could let me know the correct email address to use for future studentship information. Please also let me know if you want to be removed from the list. Thank you. All the best, Cat Barton Catherine Barton Assistant Conservation Officer 01244389449 www.chesterzoo.org<http://www.chesterzoo.org> [http://www.chesterzoo.org/img/animalsLeft.png][http://www.chesterzoo.org/im…] Cedar House, Caughall Road, Upton by Chester, Chester CH2 1LH 01244 380280. Chester Zoo is a registered conservation and education charity. Our charity number is 306077. [http://www.chesterzoo.org/img/fb.jpg]<https://www.facebook.com/chesterzoo1> [http://www.chesterzoo.org/img/tw.jpg]<https://twitter.com/chesterzoo_no1> [http://www.chesterzoo.org/img/gp.jpg]<https://plus.google.com/100441230203957063235/posts> [http://www.chesterzoo.org/img/yt.jpg]<https://www.youtube.com/user/OfficialChesterZoo> [http://www.chesterzoo.org/img/fl.jpg]<http://www.flickr.com/photos/chesterzoo> ________________________________ This email has been scanned for email related threats and delivered safely by Mimecast. For more information please visit http://www.mimecast.com ________________________________ -- The University of Stirling has been ranked in the top 12 of UK universities for graduate employment*. 94% of our 2012 graduates were in work and/or further study within six months of graduation. *The Telegraph The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159.

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BERG on Wednesday

by Hannah Buchanan-Smith

Dear all Dr Alex Weiss from the University of Edinburgh will give the seminar on Wednesday. Personality development in orang-utans We'll be starting quite promptly!! 5.30pm in 3A94 (Psychology common room) as usual. See you there I hope. Many thanks, Hannah 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. Recently launched: http://marmosetcare.com/ Hannah M. Buchanan-Smith Professor, Behaviour and Evolution Research Group Psychology, School 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 -- The University of Stirling has been ranked in the top 12 of UK universities for graduate employment*. 94% of our 2012 graduates were in work and/or further study within six months of graduation. *The Telegraph The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159.

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BERG tomorrow

by Hannah Buchanan-Smith

Dear all Professor Phyllis Lee will give her Osman Hill Memorial Lecture in the BERG slot on Wednesday 27th November - it's about 45 minutes long. Her lecture is entitled: Reproductive costs and social evolution in primates and other mammals If you are unable to go to the PSBG meeting on 11th December (details - http://www.psgb.org/meeting_detail.php?ID=PSGB%20Winter%202013 ), where she will deliver the prestigious lecture for real, please come along tomorrow. 5.30pm in 3A94 (Psychology common room) as usual. See you there I hope. Many thanks, Hannah 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. Recently launched: http://marmosetcare.com/ Hannah M. Buchanan-Smith Professor, Behaviour and Evolution Research Group Psychology, School 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 -- The University of Stirling has been ranked in the top 12 of UK universities for graduate employment*. 94% of our 2012 graduates were in work and/or further study within six months of graduation. *The Telegraph The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159.

11 years, 9 months

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Chris Watkins

by Kelly Cobey

Hi all, Tomorrow we have Chris Watkins coming to speak at our BERG meeting. Chris is a lecturer at The University of Abertay (http://facelab.org/People/watkins) who works on faces. He will be speaking to us on the topic of "Competition-related factors and social judgements". If you would like to join for dinner after, please let me know. Cheers, Kelly -- The University of Stirling has been ranked in the top 12 of UK universities for graduate employment*. 94% of our 2012 graduates were in work and/or further study within six months of graduation. *The Telegraph The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159.

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BERG- Phyllis will talk!

by Hannah Buchanan-Smith

Dear all I am delighted to say that Professor Phyllis has saved the day and will give her Osman Hill Memorial Lecture in the BERG slot on Wednesday 27th November. Her lecture is entitled: Reproductive costs and social evolution in primates and other mammals If you are unable to go to the PSBG meeting on 11th December (details - http://www.psgb.org/meeting_detail.php?ID=PSGB%20Winter%202013 ), where she will deliver the prestigious lecture for real, please come along on 27th. I am sure it will be worth your while. Best, Hannah Recently launched: http://marmosetcare.com/ Hannah M. Buchanan-Smith Professor, Behaviour and Evolution Research Group Psychology, School 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 -- The University of Stirling has been ranked in the top 12 of UK universities for graduate employment*. 94% of our 2012 graduates were in work and/or further study within six months of graduation. *The Telegraph The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159.

11 years, 9 months

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Change to BERG meetings

by Hannah Buchanan-Smith

Dear all Debra Lynn is no longer able to present the BERG seminar on Wednesday 27th November, due to her data collection schedule. She will present next semester instead. There will be no BERG meeting on Wednesday 27th November. Best, Hannah Recently launched: http://marmosetcare.com/ Hannah M. Buchanan-Smith Professor, Behaviour and Evolution Research Group Psychology, School 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 -- The University of Stirling has been ranked in the top 12 of UK universities for graduate employment*. 94% of our 2012 graduates were in work and/or further study within six months of graduation. *The Telegraph The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159.

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Amanda Hahn speaking this week at BERG

by Kelly Cobey

Hi all, This week Amanda Hahn will be giving our BERG talk. Amanda is a postdoc at The University of Glasgow who takes a strong evolutionary approach to her research. She will speak to us about her research on motivational salience of facial attractiveness (see abstract below). After the talk we plan on heading to town for dinner (most likely at Brea). Please let me know if you would like to join us for the meal so that I can appropriately reserve a table. Cheers, Kelly Abstract: People will expend more effort to view attractive faces than they will to view unattractive faces, suggesting that facial attractiveness holds motivational salience. Using a key-press paradigm to measure the extent to which individuals will expend effort to alter the viewing time of face images, we find that attractiveness has a greater effect on the motivational salience of opposite-sex faces than own-sex faces in both men and women. We also find evidence for individual differences in the motivational salience of own-sex attractiveness. Men, but not women, who score higher on a measure of relationship jealousy will expend more effort to view (i.e., 'monitor'), attractive own-sex individuals. Increased monitoring of attractive own-sex individuals among men reporting greater relationship jealousy may function to facilitate efficient allocation of mate-guarding effort. The sex difference in the link between relationship jealousy and monitoring of attractive own-sex individuals may occur because, unlike women, men are susceptible to paternity uncertainty costs if their mate engages in extra-pair sex. -- The University of Stirling has been ranked in the top 12 of UK universities for graduate employment*. 94% of our 2012 graduates were in work and/or further study within six months of graduation. *The Telegraph The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159.

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FW: Reminder: SPRG Burn meeting 24th-26th August

by Hannah Buchanan-Smith

I think the 10 places left will get snapped up fast......so suggest you book now if interested in going. Josep Call is going.....and a couple of other external speakers too (including Renata Ferrera who studies capuchin monkeys in Brazil). Best, Hannah ________________________________ From: claidiere nicolas [nclaidiere(a)yahoo.fr] Sent: 08 November 2013 14:10 To: SPRG Subject: Reminder: SPRG Burn meeting 24th-26th August Dear all, This is to remind you of our annual meeting, a chance for all members to meet at The Burn (http://home.btconnect.com/theburn/index.html) and to announce the presence of Josep Call during the weekend as our "special guest". Many thanks to Josep for accepting the invitation to give a talk on his current research. If you want to come and haven't already said so, please send me an email (instructions with more details below). I'll continue to prioritise SPRG members until the 1st of December and then open the door to non-SPRG persons who are interested. If you have any further questions regarding the meeting, feel free to contact me. Best wishes to all, nico PS: So far 26 persons have signed up which leaves room for another 10 or so persons to come but the number of places available is decreasing rapidly. Details on prices, clothing, program, etc will follow for those who have signed up. ________________________________________________________________________________ Nicolas Claidière 4 Grande rue des Feuillants Laboratoire de Psychologie Cognitive 69001 Lyon, France Aix Marseille Universite Jardin du Pharo - 58, bd Charles Livon -13284 Marseille Cedex 07 e-mail: nicolas.claidiere(a)normalesup.org<mailto:nicolas.claidiere@normalesup.org> website: www.nicolas.claidiere.fr<http://www.nicolas.claidiere.fr/> ________________________________________________________________________________ Dear SPRG members, PS: previous message Dear all, Our annual SPRG Burn weekend will take place on 24-26 January 2013. Please save the date! For those of you new to SPRG, this is a chance for all members to get together in the beautiful surroundings of The Burn, to discuss research that is going on within our group, and of course to eat, drink, and be (very) merry. You can find more details about the venue on their website (http://www.goodenough.ac.uk/the_burn.htm). I will email with more information nearer the time - but if you already know that you would like to attend, please send me an email to that effect, let me know if you would like to give a short informal talk, provide any dietary requirements, and kindly deposit £50 into my bank account via internet transfer. It would be really great to get enough early bookings to pay the deposit. My account details are as follows: Nicolas Claidiere Account number: 10137051 Sort code: 83-19-04 Bank address: Royal Bank of Scotland 239 St John's Road Edinburgh EH12 7XB If anybody knows of anybody else who should be included or would be interested, please feel free to forward this invitation to them. I will send more details and another reminder later in the year. Best wishes, Nico -- The University of Stirling has been ranked in the top 12 of UK universities for graduate employment*. 94% of our 2012 graduates were in work and/or further study within six months of graduation. *The Telegraph The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159.

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BERG on Wednesday

by Hannah Buchanan-Smith

Dear BERGers On Wednesday we welcome Luz Maria Guevara from the University of Edinburgh, who will give us a presentation entitled "Can learning an operant task be considered an enrichment tool? A study in squirrel monkeys (Saimiri sciureus)" 5.30pm in 3A94 as usual. Many thanks, Hannah 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. Recently launched: http://marmosetcare.com/ Hannah M. Buchanan-Smith Professor, Behaviour and Evolution Research Group Psychology, School 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> http://www.psychology.stir.ac.uk/staff/staff-profiles/academic-staff/hannah… ________________________________ The University of Stirling is ranked in the top 50 in the world in The Times Higher Education 100 Under 50 table, which ranks the world's best 100 universities under 50 years old. The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159. -- The University of Stirling has been ranked in the top 12 of UK universities for graduate employment*. 94% of our 2012 graduates were in work and/or further study within six months of graduation. *The Telegraph The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159.

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FW: UFAW Animal Welfare Student Scholarship meeting

by Hannah Buchanan-Smith

Details of the animal welfare meeting attached. From: Stephen Wickens [mailto:wickens@ufaw.org.uk] Sent: 05 November 2013 12:25 To: 'Stephen Wickens' Subject: UFAW Animal Welfare Student Scholarship meeting Dear UFAW LINK, Please find attached the programme for the forthcoming annual UFAW Animal Welfare Student Scholars meeting. This year, The Royal Veterinary College's Centre for Animal Welfare has kindly agreed to host the meeting. The venue and date for these talks are as follows: Venue: Centre for Animal Welfare, The Royal Veterinary College (Hawkshead Campus), North Mymms, Hatfield AL9 7TA, UK Date: Wednesday 11th December 2013, 10.00am - 5.00pm. These meeting feature talks from the current UFAW AWSS on the research they carried out as part of their scholarship (and from HSA's Dorothy Sidley Memorial Scholarship Students). These meetings have always proved to entertaining and informative and the standard of the talks good. We'd be grateful if you could share details of this meeting with your colleagues and would be very happy to see you at the meeting. As the day is primarily student focused however, can we particularly encourage you to tell your students about it, especially any who might be considering applying for a UFAW scholarship award in 2013-14? In previous years, the current and past animal welfare student scholars who attend have proved to be very effective in encouraging others to apply also and to pursue a career in the field of animal welfare science. As usual, this meeting is free to all, with lunch and refreshments provided. Directions and travel information on getting to The RVC can be found here: http://www.rvc.ac.uk/About/Campuses/HawksheadTravel.cfm. Accommodation close to The RVC can be found by entering 'AL9 7TA accommodation' into Google maps. For those of you who do decide to attend, can I ask that you let me know in advance so that I can ensure that we have sufficient catering in place to meet your needs? Indeed, some of you may decide that you wish to bring a minibus of interested students along; if so you'd be very welcome. If you have any questions about the meeting, please do not hesitate to ask. I hope to see some of you there. Yours, Steve Stephen Wickens, PhD Development Officer Universities Federation for Animal Welfare The Old School, Brewhouse Hill, Wheathampstead, Herts AL4 8AN, UK Email: wickens(a)ufaw.org.uk<mailto:wickens@ufaw.org.uk> Direct tel: +(0)1276 500880 Office: +(0)1582 831818 (tel), 831414 (fax) Registered Charity No 207996 (Registered in England) and Company Limited by Guarantee No 579991 The Universities Federation for Animal Welfare (UFAW) is an independent registered UK charity that works to develop and promote improvements in the welfare of all animals through scientific and educational activity worldwide. Science in the service of animal welfare -- The University of Stirling has been ranked in the top 12 of UK universities for graduate employment*. 94% of our 2012 graduates were in work and/or further study within six months of graduation. *The Telegraph The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159.

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Reminder - BERG today

by Hannah Buchanan-Smith

Clare Andrews (University of Edinburgh) will give the BERG seminar on Wednesday 30th October on 'Pain in fish? Behavioural and physiological responses to fin clipping in zebrafish' 5.30pm in 3A94 (Psychology common room) as usual. See you there I hope. Many thanks, Hannah 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. Recently launched: http://marmosetcare.com/ Hannah M. Buchanan-Smith Professor, Behaviour and Evolution Research Group Psychology, School 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 -- The University of Stirling has been ranked in the top 12 of UK universities for graduate employment*. 94% of our 2012 graduates were in work and/or further study within six months of graduation. *The Telegraph The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159.

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Updated schedule

by Hannah Buchanan-Smith

Please find the updated schedule for BERG! Best, Hannah Hannah M. Buchanan-Smith Professor, Psychology School of Natural Sciences University of Stirling Stirling FK9 4LA e-mail: h.m.buchanan-smith(a)stir.ac.uk phone: 01786 467674 fax: 01786 467641 Home page: https://rms.stir.ac.uk/converis-stirling/person/11925 Recently launched: http://marmosetcare.com/ -- The University of Stirling has been ranked in the top 12 of UK universities for graduate employment*. 94% of our 2012 graduates were in work and/or further study within six months of graduation. *The Telegraph The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159.

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BERG on Wednesday 30th October

by Hannah Buchanan-Smith

Clare Andrews (University of Edinburgh) will give the BERG seminar on Wednesday 30th October on 'Pain in fish? Behavioural and physiological responses to fin clipping in zebrafish' 5.30pm in 3A94 (Psychology common room) as usual. See you there I hope. Many thanks, Hannah 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. Recently launched: http://marmosetcare.com/ Hannah M. Buchanan-Smith Professor, Behaviour and Evolution Research Group Psychology, School 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 -- The University of Stirling has been ranked in the top 12 of UK universities for graduate employment*. 94% of our 2012 graduates were in work and/or further study within six months of graduation. *The Telegraph The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159.

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Kelly - today at 5.30pm

by Hannah Buchanan-Smith

Kelly Cobey will give the (she says short!) BERG presentation today on: Behavioural effects of the pill on the user and her partner 5.30pm in 3A94 (Psychology common room) as usual. Many thanks, Hannah 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. Recently launched: http://marmosetcare.com/ Hannah M. Buchanan-Smith Professor, Behaviour and Evolution Research Group Psychology, School 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 -- The University of Stirling has been ranked in the top 12 of UK universities for graduate employment*. 94% of our 2012 graduates were in work and/or further study within six months of graduation. *The Telegraph The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159.

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FW: Dates for your diary: SPRG Burn week end

by Hannah Buchanan-Smith

Dear all The annual SPRG meeting will take place from 24-26th January, 2014. Please follow instructions below if you wish to go! Thanks, Hannah From: claidiere nicolas [mailto:nclaidiere@yahoo.fr] Sent: 09 September 2013 12:24 To: SPRG Subject: Dates for your diary: SPRG Burn week end Dear all, Our annual SPRG Burn weekend will take place on 24-26 January 2013. Please save the date! For those of you new to SPRG, this is a chance for all members to get together in the beautiful surroundings of The Burn, to discuss research that is going on within our group, and of course to eat, drink, and be (very) merry. You can find more details about the venue on their website (http://www.goodenough.ac.uk/the_burn.htm). I will email with more information nearer the time - but if you already know that you would like to attend, please send me an email to that effect, let me know if you would like to give a short informal talk, provide any dietary requirements, and kindly deposit £50 into my bank account via internet transfer. It would be really great to get enough early bookings to pay the deposit. My account details are as follows: Nicolas Claidiere Account number: 10137051 Sort code: 83-19-04 Bank address: Royal Bank of Scotland 239 St John's Road Edinburgh EH12 7XB If anybody knows of anybody else who should be included or would be interested, please feel free to forward this invitation to them. I will send more details and another reminder later in the year. Best wishes, Nico ________________________________________________________________________________ Nicolas Claidière 4 Grande rue des Feuillants Laboratoire de Psychologie Cognitive 69001 Lyon, France Aix Marseille Universite Jardin du Pharo - 58, bd Charles Livon -13284 Marseille Cedex 07 e-mail: nicolas.claidiere(a)normalesup.org<mailto:nicolas.claidiere@normalesup.org> website: www.nicolas.claidiere.fr<http://www.nicolas.claidiere.fr/> ________________________________________________________________________________ -- The University of Stirling has been ranked in the top 12 of UK universities for graduate employment*. 94% of our 2012 graduates were in work and/or further study within six months of graduation. *The Telegraph The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159.

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FW: PDF list

by James Anderson

From: James Anderson <j.r.anderson(a)stir.ac.uk<mailto:j.r.anderson@stir.ac.uk>> Date: Monday, 14 October 2013 11:25 Subject: PDF list Dear Bergers, I came across this interesting publications list. Every paper appears to be available as a pdf; just click on the paper! Some interesting old primate papers (from the 60s)! Jim http://pinnipedlab.ucsc.edu/publications/index.htm -- The University of Stirling has been ranked in the top 12 of UK universities for graduate employment*. 94% of our 2012 graduates were in work and/or further study within six months of graduation. *The Telegraph The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159.

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FW: UFAW LINK scheme - applications now invited for the 2014 UFAW animal welfare student scholarships.

by Hannah Buchanan-Smith

Here is an opportunity for funding for undergraduate and MSc students. We have had success in the past, so worth considering.... All details in attached. Best, Hannah -------------------------------------------- Dear LINK, You will be pleased to hear that applications are now being invited for this year’s UFAW Animal Welfare Student Scholarships awards. As a LINK university your students are eligible to apply for this scholarship, the closing date for applications for which is: 28th February 2014. The aim of this scheme is to enable students to pursue their interests in animal welfare and to provide them with the opportunity to conduct their own relevant research or other (e.g. educational) projects. Students will usually be undertaking courses in the agricultural, biological, psychological, veterinary or zoological sciences. However, we would also welcome applications from students from other disciplines and who are interested in carrying out a project in animal welfare. MSc students are also welcome to apply. Projects must be relevant to improving the welfare of farm, laboratory, companion, zoo, or free-living wild animals whose welfare is compromised by human factors, and may be carried out within the UK or overseas (the project undertaken may be part of the students course). Successful applicants will be awarded up to UK £1600 to cover subsistence and project expenses. Please visit the following UFAW website for further information or to download an application form: http://www.ufaw.org.uk/vacationScholarshipawards.php. In addition, applications are also being invited for Dorothy Sidley Awards, offered by UFAW’s sister charity the Humane Slaughter Association. Details of these awards can be found here: http://www.hsa.org.uk/Dorothy%20Sidley%20Home.htm Please feel free to circulate this email to any students or supervisors at your university/institution that you think may be interested. Finally, if you haven’t already let me know how many copies of our annual report you would like for the new academic year, I would be grateful if you could. Thank you. With best wishes Steve Stephen Wickens, PhD Development Officer Universities Federation for Animal Welfare 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<https://owa.stir.ac.uk/owa/UrlBlockedError.aspx> Registered Charity No 207996 (Registered in England) and Company Limited by Guarantee No 579991 The Universities Federation for Animal Welfare (UFAW) is an independent registered UK charity that works to develop and promote improvements in the welfare of all animals through scientific and educational activity worldwide. Science in the service of animal welfare -- The University of Stirling has been ranked in the top 12 of UK universities for graduate employment*. 94% of our 2012 graduates were in work and/or further study within six months of graduation. *The Telegraph The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159.

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This week's BERG meeting: Wednesday 9 October

by Christine Caldwell

Hello all, This week we have Lara Wood coming over to give us a talk. Lara has recently started as the new postdoc/research coordinator at Living Links in Edinburgh, having finished a PhD at Durham earlier this year. Lara is going to be telling us about some of her PhD work on social learning in her talk: "Who shall I copy? Model-based biases in children and chimpanzees' social learning". If anyone would like to join us for some food after the talk, please let me know. We'll probably just go to the Macrobert to keep it convenient for everyone. The meeting will start as per usual at 5.30pm in the Psychology common room (3A94), with drinks and nibbles. Christine. Dr Christine Caldwell Senior Lecturer in Psychology School of Natural Sciences University of Stirling FK9 4LA -- The University of Stirling has been ranked in the top 12 of UK universities for graduate employment*. 94% of our 2012 graduates were in work and/or further study within six months of graduation. *The Telegraph The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159.

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Next week's BERG

by Phyllis Lee

Dear all, I'm hosting the BERG on 2 Oct. I wanted to let you know that the venue will be downstairs in the MSc room, as there are meetings in the common room that may run over our start time. Join us regardless! Best Phyllis Phyllis C. Lee Professor of Psychology Behaviour and Evolution Research Group School of Natural Sciences University of Stirling Stirling FK9 4LA UK Direct line: +44 (0)1786 467656 phyllis.lee(a)stir.ac.uk<mailto:phyllis.lee@stir.ac.uk> -- The University of Stirling has been ranked in the top 12 of UK universities for graduate employment*. 94% of our 2012 graduates were in work and/or further study within six months of graduation. *The Telegraph The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159.

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First meeting today

by Hannah Buchanan-Smith

I look forward to seeing you all for our introductory meeting at 5.30pm this evening in the common room. I attach our seminar schedule - which looks very exciting! I am still looking for presenters for 6, 13 and 20 November. 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 research paper etc. Go on - please volunteer!! (see original message below). See you later, Hannah From: berg-bounces(a)lists.stir.ac.uk [mailto:berg-bounces@lists.stir.ac.uk] On Behalf Of Hannah Buchanan-Smith Sent: 19 August 2013 14:50 To: berg Mailing List Subject: [BERG] BERG sign up please Dear BERGers I am delighted to say that I have just been informed that my application to the Universities Federation for Animal Welfare (UFAW) to continue to support our BERG meetings has been successful. Hurrah! If you are not already a member please consider joining UFAW (http://www.ufaw.org.uk/ ). It is still only £5 for students (£10 others) without access to their journal, Animal Welfare. By joining UFAW you can help make real, practical and lasting advances to animal welfare throughout the world - for companion animals, farm animals, animals used in research, captive wild animals and those living in the wild that are affected by human activities. Please do join to thank them for their continued support of us in BERG and to enhance animal welfare. We are looking for people to volunteer for BERG meeting slots for this semester. The first meeting is on Wednesday 18th September at 5.30pm in 3A94 (Psychology common room). We shall use this meeting for introductions and updates from the summer...please come prepared to share news of any grants awarded, papers published, exciting conferences attended etc. I have set up a Doodle sign-up, so just fill it out one date to indicate the week that you would like to present. ONE person per week, please. 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 research paper etc. The sign up is here: http://www.doodle.com/93cv8gw4gfddvu2p When you sign up for a slot, please send me a brief title BEFORE Friday 13h September so I can circulate the programme in advance. 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, Hannah Recently launched: http://marmosetcare.com/ Hannah M. Buchanan-Smith Professor, Behaviour and Evolution Research Group Psychology, School 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> http://www.psychology.stir.ac.uk/staff/staff-profiles/academic-staff/hannah… -- The University of Stirling has been ranked in the top 12 of UK universities for graduate employment*. 94% of our 2012 graduates were in work and/or further study within six months of graduation. *The Telegraph The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159.

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