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by Pawel Fedurek

Dear BERGers, Just a quick reminder that Michael Huffman (Kyoto University) will be giving a seminar this Wednesday entitled "The Evolution of Animal Self-Medication". Please note that the seminar will be delivered online at 9am due to Mike delivering his talk from Japan (link to the meeting below). The seminar will be chaired by Sharon. Abstract Dietary selection is an important process for the maintenance of health homeostasis. From the potential plants available in one’s environment, choices are made to ensure a proper balance of nutrients for energy, growth, maintenance, reproduction, and sometimes even their nesting material. Animals also select such plants for their medicinal properties. This rapidly growing field of research is known as animal self-medication. Infection by parasites, viruses, and other pathogens affects an animal’s behavior, health, and reproductive fitness. In response, across the animal kingdom, species have evolved a variety of means by which they counteract these affronts to their health homeostasis. Four basic modes for achieving this are: 1) behavioral avoidance or reduction of disease transmission: 2) ingestion of items with a prophylactic effect: 3) ingestion of substances of direct therapeutic value against pathogens: and 4) external application of these substances to the body or living area for the control of disease transmitting invertebrates or the treatment of wounds. Primates have provided considerable evidence for the control of intestinal parasites across all four modes, and there is much evidence being gathered across the animal kingdom to demonstrate the universality of this adaptive strategy. Traditionally, humans have also looked to the behavior of sick animals for insights into the uses of medicinal plants for themselves and their livestock. In this light, the field abounds with options for research into the applications of phytotherapy in captive and domestic livestock healthcare maintenance. Biosketch Michael A. Huffman is an Associate Professor in the Wildlife Research Center of Kyoto University, Japan. A native of Denver Colorado, he started his career in primatology as an undergraduate in 1979 with a field study on wild Japanese macaque behavioral ecology of Arashiyama (Kyoto) in the Department of Zoology, Kyoto University. This research became the foundation for his later field studies towards an MSc (1985) and DSc (1989) degrees in the Laboratory of Human Evolution Studies, Kyoto University. In addition to investigations on free-ranging and captive Japanese macaques spanning over 45 years, he has intensively studied the behavioral ecology of wild chimpanzees in Tanzania and Uganda, with a focus on primate host-parasite ecology, primate self-medication, and ethnopharmacology. Since 2006 he has been conducting fieldwork in Sri Lanka, Taiwan, India, and Vietnam, with collaborations in over 35 countries on all continents. With his students and his many collaborators, Huffman has published extensively in the fields of cultural primatology, animal self-medication, ethnobotany, pharmacology, primate host-parasite ecology, reproductive behavior and physiology, behavioral endocrinology, phylogeography, and historical primatology; including 10 books, over 240 refereed journal articles, book chapters, review articles and other miscellaneous publications. The research has covered over 15 free-ranging and captive primate species from apes to lemurs, and other mammals in Japan, Taiwan, Sri Lanka, India, Vietnam, China, Bangladesh, Tanzania, Uganda, Guinea, South Africa, Brazil, Italy, and Austria. He is deeply committed to building bridges through interdisciplinary collaborations and mentoring. MSTeams link: https://teams.microsoft.com/dl/launcher/launcher.html?url=%2F_%23%2Fl%2Fmee… Spring Semester speakers: Date Time Speaker Format 07/02/2024 09:00 Mike Huffman (Kyoto) Online 14/02/2024 16:00 Amaya Albalat (Stirling) Talk F2F/hybrid 21/02/2024 16:00 Kirsten Blakey (Stirling) Talk F2F/hybrid 28/02/2024 16:00 Bill Phillips (Stirling) Talk F2F/hybrid 06/03/2024 No meeting (reading week) 13/03/2024 16:00 TBC 20/03/2024 16:00 Impact research catch up F2F 27/03/2024 16:00 Sylvain Lamoine (Cambridge) online 03/04/2024 16:00 Review of BERG research strategy (core BERG) F2F 10/04/2024 16:00 Matti Wilks (Edinburgh; TENTATIVE will confirm in Jan) F2F 17/04/2024 16:00 Victor Shirimizu (Strathlyde) F2F (Room 4B96) 24/04/2024 16:00 Lifespan Equipment Demonstration 01/05/2024 16:00 Victoria Lee (SRUC) F2F/hybrid 08/05/2024 10:00 James Brooks (Kyoto) Online ------------------------------- Dr Pawel Fedurek (he/his) Lecturer in Psychology Behaviour and Evolution Research Group (BERG) Division of Psychology, Faculty of Natural Sciences University of Stirling Stirling, FK9 4LA Scotland, UK Tel: +44 (0)1786 467844<tel:+441786467844> Twitter: @fedurekp<https://twitter.com/fedurekp> @BERG_Stirling<https://twitter.com/BERG_Stirling> Staff page<https://www.stir.ac.uk/people/1080868> | BERG page<https://www.stir.ac.uk/about/faculties/natural-sciences/our-research/resear…> I aim to reply within 3 working days (my working days are between Monday and Friday). ________________________________ Scotland’s University for Sporting Excellence The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159

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Reminder: BERG/SHAIR talk tomorrow

by Clare Andrews

Dear BERGers and SHAIRers, Our talk tomorrow (Weds 31 Jan, 4pm in the Psychology Common Room Cottrell, C3A94) ) will be by Dr Kay Sidebottom, University of Stirling – see you there! (or hybrid via Teams<https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3a9823d93069124396a7a40d99c827…>) Pedagogies of Attunement: Learning from More-Than-Human Teachers Our current ecological predicament requires a shift to a post-anthropocentric educational paradigm in which we educate for and about a world that is not ‘for us,’ but comprised of a multitude of eco-systems of which we are simply a part. To facilitate this, education should be enacted differently; we need to experience learning not as furthering entrenched nature/culture binaries, but as ‘worlding’ processes, whereby imaginary divides between individual and environment are troubled, as humans and the material world are revealed to be relational and entangled (Braidotti, 2019). In this seminar I will share the story of a recent research project which in which participants (both human and non-) came together to explore what happens when we cease to privilege humans as the ultimate instructors and holders of knowledge. In doing so we disrupted normative research methodologies, drawing on an ethics of care and relationality which extended the ‘teacher’ role to non-human kin such as water, plants and animals. ________________________________ Scotland’s University for Sporting Excellence The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159

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BERG seminar tomorrow

by Pawel Fedurek

Dear BERGers, Just a quick reminder that Kay Sidebottom (University of Stirling) will be giving a seminar tomorrow entitled "Pedagogies of Attunement: Learning from More-Than-Human Teachers". Please see the abstract below. The meeting will take place in the Common Room with an option to join online (link below). Abstract: Our current ecological predicament requires a shift to a post-anthropocentric educational paradigm in which we educate for and about a world that is not ‘for us,’ but comprised of a multitude of eco-systems of which we are simply a part. To facilitate this, education should be enacted differently; we need to experience learning not as furthering entrenched nature/culture binaries, but as ‘worlding’ processes, whereby imaginary divides between individual and environment are troubled, as humans and the material world are revealed to be relational and entangled (Braidotti, 2019). In this seminar I will share the story of a recent research project which in which participants (both human and non-) came together to explore what happens when we cease to privilege humans as the ultimate instructors and holders of knowledge. In doing so we disrupted normative research methodologies, drawing on an ethics of care and relationality which extended the ‘teacher’ role to non-human kin such as water, plants and animals. MSTeams link: https://teams.microsoft.com/dl/launcher/launcher.html?url=%2F_%23%2Fl%2Fmee… Spring Semester speakers: Date Time Speaker Format 31/01/2024 16:00 Kay Sidebottom (Stirling) F2F/hybrid 07/02/2024 09:00 Mike Huffman (Kyoto) Online 14/02/2024 16:00 Amaya Albalat (Stirling) Talk F2F/hybrid 21/02/2024 16:00 Kirsten Blakey (Stirling) Talk F2F/hybrid 28/02/2024 16:00 TBC 06/03/2024 No meeting (reading week) 13/03/2024 16:00 TBC 20/03/2024 16:00 Impact research catch up (core BERGers) F2F 27/03/2024 16:00 Sylvain Lamoine (Cambridge) Online 03/04/2024 16:00 TBC F2F 10/04/2024 16:00 Matti Wilks (Edinburgh; TENTATIVE will confirm in Jan) F2F 17/04/2024 16:00 Victor Shirimizu (Strathlyde) F2F 24/04/2024 16:00 Lifespan equipment demonstration. F2F 01/05/2024 16:00 Victoria Lee (SRUC) F2F/hybrid Best wishes, Pawel ------------------------------- Dr Pawel Fedurek (he/his) Lecturer in Psychology Behaviour and Evolution Research Group (BERG) Division of Psychology, Faculty of Natural Sciences University of Stirling Stirling, FK9 4LA Scotland, UK Tel: +44 (0)1786 467844<tel:+441786467844> Twitter: @fedurekp<https://twitter.com/fedurekp> @BERG_Stirling<https://twitter.com/BERG_Stirling> Staff page<https://www.stir.ac.uk/people/1080868> | BERG page<https://www.stir.ac.uk/about/faculties/natural-sciences/our-research/resear…> I aim to reply within 3 working days (my working days are between Monday and Friday). ________________________________ Scotland’s University for Sporting Excellence The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159

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BERG seminar today, 16:00 (Common roon)

by Pawel Fedurek

Dear BERGers, Just a quick reminder that Alex Sanchez will be giving a seminar today about his research. Please see the abstract below. The meeting will take place in the Common Room with an option to join online (link below). Hope to see many of you soon! Title: On how captive socio-ecology influences captive chimpanzees’ competitiveness and other curiosities Abstract: In this talk, I would like to present ongoing work on the effect of socio-ecological variables such as rank and bonding on captive chimpanzees' predispositions to compete with other in-group members. This study stems from the EVApeCognition initiative, a collaborative effort to publish over 240 datasets from work conducted with great apes in the Leipzig Zoo over the last 20 years. MSTeams link: https://teams.microsoft.com/dl/launcher/launcher.html?url=%2F_%23%2Fl%2Fmee… Best wishes, Pawel ------------------------------- Dr Pawel Fedurek (he/his) Lecturer in Psychology Behaviour and Evolution Research Group (BERG) Division of Psychology, Faculty of Natural Sciences University of Stirling Stirling, FK9 4LA Scotland, UK Tel: +44 (0)1786 467844<tel:+441786467844> Twitter: @fedurekp<https://twitter.com/fedurekp> @BERG_Stirling<https://twitter.com/BERG_Stirling> Staff page<https://www.stir.ac.uk/people/1080868> | BERG page<https://www.stir.ac.uk/about/faculties/natural-sciences/our-research/resear…> I aim to reply within 3 working days (my working days are between Monday and Friday). ________________________________ Scotland’s University for Sporting Excellence The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159

1 year, 5 months

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BERG seminars (Spring semester)

by Pawel Fedurek

Dear BERGers, I hope that you are all well and you had a good start to the new year. This is to let you know that we are resuming our BERG seminars next week (Wednesday, 24 January, 4pm), with our new BERGer, Alex Sanchez, giving a talk for us about his research. The meeting will take place in the Common Room (hybrid) - I hope to see many of you there! Spring Semester schedule: Date Time Speaker Format 24/01/2024 16:00 Alex Sanchez (Stirling) F2F/hybrid 31/01/2024 16:00 Kay Sidebottom (Stirling) F2F/hybrid 07/02/2024 09:00 Mike Huffman (Kyoto) Online 14/02/2024 16:00 Amaya Albalat (Stirling) Talk F2F/hybrid 21/02/2024 16:00 Kirsten Blakey (Stirling) Talk F2F/hybrid 28/02/2024 16:00 TBC 06/03/2024 No meeting (reading week) 13/03/2024 16:00 TBC 20/03/2024 16:00 Impact research catch up (core BERGers) F2F 27/03/2024 16:00 Sylvain Lamoine (Cambridge) Online 03/04/2024 16:00 TBC F2F 10/04/2024 16:00 Matti Wilks (Edinburgh; TENTATIVE will confirm in Jan) F2F 17/04/2024 16:00 Victor Shirimizu (Strathlyde) F2F 24/04/2024 16:00 Lifespan equipment demonstration. F2F 01/05/2024 16:00 Victoria Lee (SRUC) F2F/hybrid Best wishes, Pawel ------------------------------- Dr Pawel Fedurek (he/his) Lecturer in Psychology Behaviour and Evolution Research Group (BERG) Division of Psychology, Faculty of Natural Sciences University of Stirling Stirling, FK9 4LA Scotland, UK Tel: +44 (0)1786 467844<tel:+441786467844> Twitter: @fedurekp<https://twitter.com/fedurekp> @BERG_Stirling<https://twitter.com/BERG_Stirling> Staff page<https://www.stir.ac.uk/people/1080868> | BERG page<https://www.stir.ac.uk/about/faculties/natural-sciences/our-research/resear…> I aim to reply within 3 working days (my working days are between Monday and Friday). ________________________________ Scotland’s University for Sporting Excellence The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159

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FW: UFAW LINK. PhD position - Evaluation of the impact of management practices on the weaning, handling, and transportation of weaned piglets. University of Laval, Canada

by Clare Andrews

Hi BERGers/SHAIRers, Anyone interested in a PhD on pig welfare in Canada? See below… ---------------------------------------- I hope you are well. As part of the communication in the UFAW community and Link Network, can the following opportunity please be circulated with the global UFAW Link Network listserve and if available, posted on the UFAW website? I share this on behalf of a colleague, and we are involved in the work. There is 4 x year doctoral student opportunity at the University of Laval, QC, in the area of piglet welfare. Details are in the link below, and there is an option to translate the page in google. Project title: "Evaluation of the impact of management practices on the weaning, handling, and transportation of weaned piglets" in the field of animal welfare, scheduled to start in March 2024. The selected student will receive a scholarship covering the entire duration of the 4-year project. Detailed specifications of the project are available at the link below: Projet de recherche : Évaluation de l'impact des pratiques de gestion du sevrage, de la manipulation et du transport des porcelets sevrés | Université Laval (ulaval.ca)<http://ubcpf.smtptrack.com/tracking/qaR9ZGt1BQtmZQRkAQN0AGt5AQL1AvM5qzS4qaR…> Thank you all for helping a keen candidate find their ideal position in animal welfare research! Best regards Yolande Yolande Seddon, PhD Associate Professor, Swine Behaviour and Welfare NSERC Industrial Research Chair in Swine Welfare |?? MailScanner has detected a possible fraud attempt from "ubcpf.smtptrack.com" claiming to be swinewelfare.com<http://ubcpf.smtptrack.com/tracking/qaR9ZGt1BQtmZQRkAQN0AGt5AQL1AvM5qzS4qaR…> ?? University of Saskatchewan Large Animal Clinical Sciences Western College of Veterinary Medicine 52 Campus Drive, Room 2537 Saskatoon, SK, S7N 5B4 Ph: 306-966-7151 | yolande.seddon(a)usask.ca [5+9BD9m929dgf8C4PAjpr9VqlcAAAAASUVORK5CYII=] ---------------------- [Z]<http://ubcpf.smtptrack.com/tracking/qaR9ZGt1BQtmZQRkAQN0AGt5AQL1AvM5qzS4qaR…> For further information about UFAW awards, scholarships, meetings and other news follow us on: Facebook: Universities Federation for Animal Welfare - UFAW<http://ubcpf.smtptrack.com/tracking/qaR9ZGt1BQtmZQRkAQN0AGt5AQL1AvM5qzS4qaR…> ; Twitter: @UFAW_1926<http://ubcpf.smtptrack.com/tracking/qaR9ZGt1BQtmZQRkAQN0AGt5AQL1AvM5qzS4qaR…> The Universities Federation for Animal Welfare (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 To unsubscribe from further emails on this meeting, click here<mailto:wickens@ufaw.org.uk> and enter unsubscribe in the subject ________________________________ Scotland’s University for Sporting Excellence The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159

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Public lecture and workshop

by Kirsten Blakey

Dear all, The Agency, Rationality and Epistemic Defeat (ARED) project has organised two upcoming events that may be of interest to some of you. The details and registrations links can be found below. Public Lecture<https://ared.stir.ac.uk/engagement/> First, we will host a public lecture by Professor Mark Rowlands on 31st January at the university. World on Fire: Climate, Extinction, Pandemic The world is currently facing three epoch-defining crises: climate change, mass extinction and newly emerging infectious diseases. While these crises may seem very different, they are, in fact, deeply connected. Understanding this connection allows us to identify the best way to solve all three of them. You can register for the public lecture here.<https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=9wmNTnnMy0yRSaQjjdF0IqU…> Workshop<https://ared.stir.ac.uk/events/> Second, there will be a workshop on 1st and 2nd February, this will be run in a hybrid format at the university and online. Propositional thought and truth-functional reasoning Despite widespread practice in cognitive and comparative psychology to ascribe beliefs and other propositional attitudes to very young children and non-human animals, the nature of such attitudes remains a matter of controversy. Some have suggested that they might involve imagistic or map-like representations rather than propositional ones. Others have emphasized the difficulty of individuating the concepts possessed and entertained by minimally verbal and non-verbal subjects and went on to question the accuracy and legitimacy of ascriptions of propositional attitudes to them. As truth-functional reasoning involves representational mechanism that go beyond the demonstrative-governed mechanisms characteristic of perception, the capacity for truth-functional reasoning is often taken to be a sign of propositional thought. Recent empirical research provides some evidence of truth-functional reasoning in non-human animals and young children, as the studies on children’s use of denial-negation and disjunctive syllogism in both animals and children illustrate. Nevertheless, in many cases explanations not involving propositional thought and deductive reasoning have been proposed by sceptics. In the third ARED workshop we engage with the issue of propositional thought and ascriptions thereof in non-verbal and minimally verbal subjects, together with its relation to truth-functional reasoning. Speakers: Josep Call, Laura Danon, Roman Feiman, Hans Glock, Juliane Kaminski, Brian Leahy, Angela Nyhout and Mark Rowlands. Participation can be online or in person. Please register here<https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=9wmNTnnMy0yRSaQjjdF0IqU…> or send an email to ared(a)stir.ac.uk<mailto:ared@stir.ac.uk> by January 24th 2024, indicating whether you wish to attend in person or online. Best wishes, Kirsten Dr Kirsten H Blakey (she/her) Postdoctoral Research Fellow Philosophy & Psychology, University of Stirling Address: Cottrell building 3W1, University of Stirling, Stirling, Scotland, FK9 4LA Email: k.h.blakey1(a)stir.ac.uk<mailto:k.h.blakey1@stir.ac.uk> | Staff webpage<http://www.stir.ac.uk/people/267453> | Personal webpage<https://kirstenhblakey.weebly.com/> ARED Project<https://ared.stir.ac.uk/> | Postdoctoral representative, Psychology Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Committee<https://edicpsy.stir.ac.uk/> Office hours: Monday and Friday 11:00 - 12:00 ________________________________ Scotland’s University for Sporting Excellence The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159

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Field research assistant (volunteer) – Barbary macaques in Morocco

by Pawel Fedurek

Dear All, Happy New Year! Some of you might be interested: https://groups.google.com/a/g-groups.wisc.edu/g/Primate-Volunteers/c/EScqXH… Best wishes, Pawel ------------------------------- Dr Pawel Fedurek (he/his) Lecturer in Psychology Behaviour and Evolution Research Group (BERG) Division of Psychology, Faculty of Natural Sciences University of Stirling Stirling, FK9 4LA Scotland, UK Tel: +44 (0)1786 467844<tel:+441786467844> Twitter: @fedurekp<https://twitter.com/fedurekp> @BERG_Stirling<https://twitter.com/BERG_Stirling> Staff page<https://www.stir.ac.uk/people/1080868> | BERG page<https://www.stir.ac.uk/about/faculties/natural-sciences/our-research/resear…> I aim to reply within 3 working days (my working days are between Monday and Friday). ________________________________ Scotland’s University for Sporting Excellence The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159

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FW: Abstract submission for the UFAW International Animal Welfare Conference 2024 is now open

by Clare Andrews

Hi BERG/SHAIRers, Announcement of an Animal Welfare conference happening next year is below! Additional info: * For students and Early Career Researchers especially: see the UFAW website for details of small travel grants<https://www.ufaw.org.uk/small-project-and-travel-awards/small-project-and-t…> which could be applied for to support presenting at their conference. * UFAW conferences tend to alternate between UK/online and overseas between years. If you’d like to see the previous online conference, check out UFAW’s YouTube channel<https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbUffsX9AlWC0AlljmZmE9Q>. Best wishes, Clare From: UFAW <ufaw(a)ufaw.org.uk> Date: Friday, 8 December 2023 at 10:55 To: Clare Andrews <clare.andrews(a)stir.ac.uk> Subject: Abstract submission for the UFAW International Animal Welfare Conference 2024 is now open You don't often get email from ufaw(a)ufaw.org.uk. Learn why this is important<https://aka.ms/LearnAboutSenderIdentification> CAUTION: This email originated from outside University of Stirling. Do not follow links or open attachments if you doubt the authenticity of the sender or the content. ________________________________ Dear Colleague A fundamental element of UFAW’s mission is the dissemination of evidence-based animal welfare information, so we are delighted to be holding our annual conference on 10 – 11 July 2024 in Porto, Portugal. This conference will serve as a platform for a diverse array of presentations encompassing all areas of animal welfare science and feature both talks and posters. We welcome contributions exploring one or more disciplines that inform our understanding of animals and their welfare, including applied ethology, veterinary science, physiology and policy. Deadline for submissions is 1 February. This meeting is an in-person event being held in Porto, Portugal. All presentations must be given in-person at the event. For more information, visit MailScanner has detected a possible fraud attempt from "jreib.smtptrack.com" claiming to be www.ufaw.org.uk/porto2024<http://jreib.smtptrack.com/tracking/qaR9ZGt0Zwx0AQD2ZQL5ZQxjAmRmAvM5qzS4qaR…> If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to get in contact - events(a)ufaw.org.uk. Stephen Dr Stephen Wickens UFAW, The Old School, Brewhouse Hill, Wheathampstead, Herts AL4 8AN, UK Email: wickens(a)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\SamGriffin\AppData\Local\Temp\-ed_sb_4\www.ufaw.org.uk> 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 [KyoNwR1ofX7vv8s2na8X7PcNf4FuQz9Zm5PyVMAAAAASUVORK5CYII=]<https://www.facebook.com/ufaw.org.uk/> [A white bird in a blue square Description automatically generated] <https://twitter.com/UFAW_1926> [A red and white play button Description automatically generated] [A blue and black logo Description automatically generated] <https://www.linkedin.com/company/universities-federation-for-animal-welfare> [A body of water with buildings in the background Description automatically generated] <https://www.ufaw.org.uk/ufaw-events/ufaw-international-animal-welfare-confe…> To unsubscribe from further emails on this meeting, click here<mailto:ufaw@ufaw.org.uk> and enter unsubscribe in the subject ________________________________ Scotland’s University for Sporting Excellence The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159

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FW: UFAW LINK. CCSAW Research Seminar 7 December - Evidence for sentience in insects

by Clare Andrews

Online talk on insect sentience may be on interest to some here - info below. The next in the CCSAW 'animal sentience' talks is tomorrow afternoon (7 December), at 10.30am EST / 4.30pm CET, Dr Andrew Crump (Royal Verterinary College, UK) will be presenting evidence for sentience in insects. The link to join is tinyurl.com/insectsentience<http://enzto.smtptrack.com/tracking/qaR9ZGt0ZmLkAGL3ZmN4Zmt0AwL1AvM5qzS4qaR…> If you want to catch up on previous sentience talks, they can be found on the CCSAW Youtube site: MailScanner has detected a possible fraud attempt from "enzto.smtptrack.com" claiming to be https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLf1GMQ3ilgOywNGkgGauQhaO8uXMwOnSs<http://enzto.smtptrack.com/tracking/qaR9ZGt0ZmLkAGL3ZmN4Zmt0AwL1AvM5qzS4qaR…> UFAW The Old School, Brewhouse Hill, Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire, AL4 8AN, United Kingdom Direct Tel: +44 (0) 276 500880 Office: +44 (0) 1582 831818 Web: MailScanner has detected a possible fraud attempt from "enzto.smtptrack.com" claiming to be www.ufaw.org.uk<http://enzto.smtptrack.com/tracking/qaR9ZGt0ZmLkAGL3ZmN4Zmt0AwL1AvM5qzS4qaR…> Email: wickens(a)ufaw.org.uk<mailto:wickens@ufaw.org.uk> ---------------------- [cid:3371567688-1]<http://enzto.smtptrack.com/tracking/qaR9ZGt0ZmLkAGL3ZmN4Zmt0AwL1AvM5qzS4qaR…> For further information about UFAW awards, scholarships, meetings and other news follow us on: Facebook: Universities Federation for Animal Welfare - UFAW<http://enzto.smtptrack.com/tracking/qaR9ZGt0ZmLkAGL3ZmN4Zmt0AwL1AvM5qzS4qaR…> ; Twitter: @UFAW_1926<http://enzto.smtptrack.com/tracking/qaR9ZGt0ZmLkAGL3ZmN4Zmt0AwL1AvM5qzS4qaR…> The Universities Federation for Animal Welfare (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 To unsubscribe from further emails on this meeting,click here<mailto:wickens@ufaw.org.uk> and enter unsubscribe in the subject ________________________________ Scotland's University for Sporting Excellence The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159

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Postdoctoral Researcher position with Ludwig Huber within the “Overimitation in dogs” project

by Kirsten Blakey

Dear Bergers, Please find below information about a postdoctoral role currently being advertised by Ludwig Huber at the Messerli Research Institute in Vienna. Best wishes, Kirsten Dr Kirsten H Blakey (she/her) Postdoctoral Research Fellow Philosophy & Psychology, University of Stirling Address: Cottrell building 3W1, University of Stirling, Stirling, Scotland, FK9 4LA Email: k.h.blakey1(a)stir.ac.uk<mailto:k.h.blakey1@stir.ac.uk> | Staff webpage<http://www.stir.ac.uk/people/267453> | Personal webpage<https://kirstenhblakey.weebly.com/> ARED Project<https://ared.stir.ac.uk/> | Postdoctoral representative, Psychology Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Committee<https://edicpsy.stir.ac.uk/> Postdoctoral Researcher position with Ludwig Huber within the “Overimitation in dogs” project ____________________________________________- Dear all, I am currently looking for an enthusiastic researcher to join a highly interdisciplinary team investigating “overimitation in dogs”. The project aims to delve comprehensively into the intriguing aspect of dogs imitating causally irrelevant, non-functional behaviors (called “overimitation”) using an innovative experimental and methodological approach. Within the scope of the project, cutting-edge technology will be integrated with behavioral tests to meticulously explore this cognitive trait in dogs. Data collection will predominantly occur at the Clever Dog Lab of the Messerli Research Institute (unit Comparative Cogniton) situated on the Vetmeduni Vienna campus. The employment is a temporary, full-time position of 3 years according to central collective agreement. Starting date March 1st, 2024 or as agreed. Placement: Vienna, Austria. For more information, see: https://www.vetmeduni.ac.at/en/cognition/scientific-positions All electronic applications received by December 31st, 2023, will be considered. We would be grateful if you could share these positions within your network and sorry for the cross posting if any. If you have any questions or would like more information about the positions, feel free to reach out to ludwig.huber(a)vetmeduni.ac.at<mailto:ludwig.huber@vetmeduni.ac.at> Kind regards, Ludwig Huber Univ.-Prof. Dr. Ludwig Huber Head of the Unit of Comparative Cognition Head of the Messerli Research Institute Head of the Department of Interdisciplinary Life Sciences University of Veterinary Medicine, Vienna (Vetmeduni Vienna) Veterinärplatz 1, 1210 Wien T +43 1 25077-2680 M +43 664 60257-6250 ludwig.huber(a)vetmeduni.ac.at<mailto:ludwig.huber@vetmeduni.ac.at> www.vetmeduni.ac.at/messerli<http://www.vetmeduni.ac.at/> Partner institutions of the Messerli Research Institute: Messerli-Foundation, University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna, Medical University of Vienna, University of Vienna ________________________________ Scotland’s University for Sporting Excellence The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159

1 year, 6 months

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No BERG/SHAIR meeting this week - instead online external talk on animal sentience

by Clare Andrews

Dear BERGers and SHAIRers, It’s reading week so there’s no BERG/SHAIR seminar this week, but if you feel bereft about this then you will surely be pleased to know that University of Guelph’s Campbell Centre for the Study of Animal Welfare (CCSAW)<https://twitter.com/CCSAW_UofG?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwg…> partnering with Universities Federation of Animal Welfare (UFAW)<https://www.ufaw.org.uk/> is hosting an online talk tomorrow (Wednesday 25 Oct) at 5.30pm UK time – poster and zoom link below: Sentience: a short introduction, and the case for mammals and birds https://zoom.us/j/93617038072 [A poster with text and images of people Description automatically generated] The upcoming BERG programme is here<https://stir-my.sharepoint.com/:w:/g/personal/ac112_stir_ac_uk/EQ3iZqvHkMNI…>. Wishing you all a productive/restful reading week, Clare __________________________________________________________ Students: book to talk with me here<https://outlook.office365.com/owa/calendar/PsychologyY1PersonalTuteesTutorD…>. Dr Clare Andrews (preferred pronouns: she/her) MA MSc DPhil FHEA Lecturer in Psychology, Course Director for MSc/MA Human-Animal Interaction<https://www.stir.ac.uk/courses/pg-taught/human-animal-interaction/> Psychology Division University of Stirling Stirling FK9 4LA ResearchGate<https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Clare_Andrews> X (twitter)<https://twitter.com/clarepandrews?lang=en> LinkedIn<https://www.linkedin.com/in/clareandrews/> [First Aider for Mental Health logo] I aim to read and respond to email within 3 working days, but during busy periods my response may take longer. I check my emails at varying times of day and I do not expect an immediate response from my correspondents. [signature_854066931] [Facebook icon]<https://www.facebook.com/universityofstirling/> [Twitter icon] <https://twitter.com/StirUni> [LinkedIn icon] <https://www.linkedin.com/edu/university-of-stirling-12676> [Instagram icon] <https://www.instagram.com/universityofstirling/> [Youtbue icon] <https://www.youtube.com/user/UniversityOfStirling> [Banner]<https://www.stir.ac.uk/> ________________________________ Scotland’s University for Sporting Excellence The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159

1 year, 7 months

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BERG/SHAIR talk today

by Gema Martin-Ordas

Dear All, This a reminder about our BERG talk today at 4pm. Dr. Jeremy Froidevaux (Research Center for Alpine Ecosystems in Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, France) will be talking in our BERG meeting and he will be presenting his exciting work on “Could we identify bumblebee species and behaviour from their buzzing sounds? A proof of concept using Artificial Intelligence and bioacustic.” This meeting will be online and the link is below in this email. I hope to see you all there! Best, Gema https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3a9823d93069124396a7a40d99c827… ________________________________ Scotland’s University for Sporting Excellence The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159

1 year, 7 months

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Re: [BERG] BERG/SHAIR talk this week

by Gema Martin-Ordas

Dear All, This Wednesday at 4pm, Dr. Jeremy Froidevaux will be talking in our BERG meeting and he will be presenting his exciting work on “Could we identify bumblebee species and behaviour from their buzzing sounds? A proof of concept using Artificial Intelligence and bioacustic.” This meeting will be online and the link is below in this email. I hope to see you all there! Best, Gema https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3a9823d93069124396a7a40d99c827… ________________________________ Scotland’s University for Sporting Excellence The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159

1 year, 7 months

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BERG/SHAIR this Weds: UFAW Guest Lecture

by Clare Andrews

Dear BERG/SHAIR, This week we have an exciting guest lecture on Wednesday: University of Stirling’s 2023 Universities Federation for Animal Welfare<https://www.ufaw.org.uk/ufaw-events/fsvo-ufaw-symposium-a-humanely-ending-t…> Guest Lecture Alexander Weiss, University of Edinburgh Making (Vegan?) Sausages: Lessons Learned from Editing a Book on Primate Welfare and Well-Being [A green and white website Description automatically generated] Abstract: Over an eight-year period I worked with Lauren Robinson—then my Ph.D. student—to edit the edited volume “Nonhuman Primate Welfare: From History, Science, and Ethics to Practice<https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-030-82708-3#aboutBook>”, which was published recently by Springer. The book grew out of my interest in well-being, both in animals and in humans, and in Lauren’s interest in primate welfare, and in a belief in freedom of expression and the value of open debate. The project cut deeply into both a visiting professorship I held at Kyoto University and into a sabbatical in Tucson, Arizona. Based on my previous experiences editing books, I did not intend or expect it to take so long. I also did not expect to learn as much as I did about primate welfare. I also learned a lot of lessons about editing an academic book, which I did not learn with previous volumes, which took less time. In my talk, after a brief overview of my own interest in the area, I will cover what I learned over those eight years and what, should I edit another volume, I would do differently. I will also take the time to say “Thank you and goodbye.” to old friends. Please join us for the lecture in the Psychology Common Room (Cottrell, C3A94) and hybrid (link here<https://tinyurl.com/BERG-UFAW23>). We are grateful to UFAW for kindly sponsoring this lecture! All are welcome to join us for dinner along with Alex afterwards! Sadly for us, Alex will soon be moving away from Scotland, so this is an opportunity not to be missed. Please email (clare.andrews(a)stir.ac.uk<mailto:clare.andrews@stir.ac.uk>, by Weds 15 Nov morning) if you would like to come along. The upcoming BERG programme is here<https://stir-my.sharepoint.com/:w:/g/personal/ac112_stir_ac_uk/EQ3iZqvHkMNI…>. Looking forward to seeing you on Wednesday! Clare __________________________________________________________ Students: book to talk with me here<https://outlook.office365.com/owa/calendar/PsychologyY1PersonalTuteesTutorD…>. Dr Clare Andrews (preferred pronouns: she/her) MA MSc DPhil FHEA Lecturer in Psychology, Course Director for MSc/MA Human-Animal Interaction<https://www.stir.ac.uk/courses/pg-taught/human-animal-interaction/> Psychology Division University of Stirling Stirling FK9 4LA ResearchGate<https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Clare_Andrews> X (twitter)<https://twitter.com/clarepandrews?lang=en> LinkedIn<https://www.linkedin.com/in/clareandrews/> [First Aider for Mental Health logo] I aim to read and respond to email within 3 working days, but during busy periods my response may take longer. I check my emails at varying times of day and I do not expect an immediate response from my correspondents. [signature_2980167266] [Facebook icon]<https://www.facebook.com/universityofstirling/> [Twitter icon] <https://twitter.com/StirUni> [LinkedIn icon] <https://www.linkedin.com/edu/university-of-stirling-12676> [Instagram icon] <https://www.instagram.com/universityofstirling/> [Youtbue icon] <https://www.youtube.com/user/UniversityOfStirling> [Banner]<https://www.stir.ac.uk/> ________________________________ Scotland’s University for Sporting Excellence The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159

1 year, 7 months

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Opportunity to review Owl Monkey book for IJP

by Sharon Kessler

Dear Bergers, If anyone would be interested in reviewing a new edited book on owl monkeys for the International Journal of Primatology please get in touch with me. The book is: <https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-031-13555-2> Fernandez-Duque, E. (2023). Owl Monkeys - Biology, Adaptive Radiation, and Behavioral Ecology of the Only Nocturnal Primate in the Americas. Developments in Primatology: Progress and Prospects Series, Springer Press. And is available here: https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-031-13555-2 Abstract The book synthesizes new field data on the biogeography, behavioral ecology, circadian biology, population biology and demography of owl monkeys spanning their entire continental range from Panamá to Argentina. It includes theoretical perspectives drawn from evolutionary biology, biological anthropology, anatomy, morphology and physiology, genetics, endocrinology and conservation biology to examine a specific set of adaptations that have allowed owl monkeys to exploit the nocturnal niche while functioning in a pair-living sexually monogamous system with remarkable patterns of paternal care. The expertise of Eduardo Fernandez-Duque (Editor), with 30 years of research experience with both captive and wild primates, makes this book one of a kind. The volume brings together a combination of senior researchers who during four decades have established captive owl monkeys as a system of study with a new generation of younger scientists who have, for the last 10-20 years, been spearheading their study in the wild. The 25 chapters (10 of them led by Latin American researchers) present the work of a remarkably diverse range of authors; the majority of them nationals of countries where owl monkeys are present, as well as researchers from the U.S and Europe. Best wishes, Sharon -------------------------- Sharon Kessler (she/her), PhD Lecturer in Psychology Cottrell Building Room 3B92, Faculty of Natural Sciences University of Stirling, Stirling, FK9 4LA, SCOTLAND Tel: +44(0)1786 467 651 Email: sharon.kessler(a)stir.ac.uk Website: https://www.stir.ac.uk/people/1104622#research; https://www.sharonekessler.com/ Book review editor: International Journal of Primatology Academic editor: PLOS ONE ________________________________ Scotland's University for Sporting Excellence The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159

1 year, 7 months

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Animal Minds Practitioner Workshop

by Kirsten Blakey

Dear BERGers, The ARED project team will be hosting a practitioner workshop on Thursday 30th November. The workshop will provide a platform for practitioners and researchers in the field of animal behaviour, animal minds and animal welfare to exchange insights and experiences related to the mental and cognitive lives of animals. We are delighted to announce we will be joined by speakers from the Association of Pet Dog Trainers, Battersea, OneKind, Paws for Progress, and the SSPCA, as well as our collaborators from the Messerli Research Institute, Vienna. For more information, please visit our website<https://ared.stir.ac.uk/events/>. You can register to attend the workshop by completing this form<https://forms.office.com/e/1GaZz3rTpi><https://forms.office.com/e/1GaZz3rTpi> or emailing us at ared(a)stir.ac.uk<mailto:ared@stir.ac.uk>. Best wishes, Kirsten Dr Kirsten H Blakey (she/her) Postdoctoral Research Fellow Philosophy & Psychology, University of Stirling Address: Cottrell building 3W1, University of Stirling, Stirling, Scotland, FK9 4LA Email: k.h.blakey1(a)stir.ac.uk<mailto:k.h.blakey1@stir.ac.uk> | Staff webpage<http://www.stir.ac.uk/people/267453> | Personal webpage<https://kirstenhblakey.weebly.com/> ARED Project<https://ared.stir.ac.uk/> | Postdoctoral representative, Psychology Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Committee<https://edicpsy.stir.ac.uk/> Office hours: Monday and Friday 11:00 - 12:00 ________________________________ Scotland's University for Sporting Excellence The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159

1 year, 7 months

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Funded PhD scholarship opportunity

by Hannah Buchanan-Smith

Please see the message below from Blake Morton if interested in an exciting opportunity to apply for a funded PhD on climate change and water. Project Outline: Human-induced climate change is driving major planetary changes to the environment, threatening the well-being and survival of species, including humans. Water plays a central role in these environmental changes (e.g., flooding, drought, and coastal development), but people’s willingness to change their behaviour to overcome the climate crisis is made difficult by their growing psychological “disconnection” with nature. The current study aims to test whether promoting awareness of psychological traits in wildlife has a direct impact on public engagement with the climate crisis (e.g., explicit lifestyle changes). The selected candidate will evaluate how different audiences respond to various forms of knowledge dissemination in which the parallels between how animals and people adapt to the same climate-related challenges are emphasised. People’s attitudinal and behavioural changes in light of their exposure to this content will be evaluated through follow-up questionnaires and in-person interviews. By the end of this study, we will be able to establish whether animal psychology research is an effective tool for generating further engagement with the climate crisis in people. We are looking for an enthusiastic student with the following general qualities: 1) background in psychology or related discipline (e.g., animal behaviour), 2) experience conducting fieldwork with wild animals (e.g., trail cameras) and/or using social science techniques (e.g., questionnaires/interviews), 3) a valid UK/EU driving license, 4) a vehicle for driving on countryside roads, and 5) a proficiency, or willingness to become proficient, in data analysis using R. The PI is Dr Blake Morton, and the selected candidate will join Dr Morton’s on-going research programme, The British Carnivore Project, which will form the basis for this PhD project. For further information about Dr Morton and The British Carnivore, please read here: https://www.blakemorton.co.uk/case-studies/ For all inquiries, please email Dr Morton directly (b.morton(a)hull.ac.uk). ________________________________ From: Blake Morton <B.Morton(a)hull.ac.uk> Sent: Thursday, November 2, 2023 3:04 pm To: b.morton Subject: PhD scholarship opportunity 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 All, I am writing to you because recently my colleague and I were successful in getting offered funding through Hull’s Leverhulme Doctoral Scholarships Centre for Water Cultures. The scholarship covers tuition for UK residents (i.e., not international tuition fees), and it also includes a salary plus research stipend for the successful applicant for four years. Funding is conditional on finding the strongest applicant, however, and so I was hoping you might help us circulate the attached document as widely as possible to anyone you know who might be interested and has a background in psychology, animal behaviour, conservation, and/or anything else to do with the environmental sciences. The link to the application portal isn’t live yet, so please tell them to contact me directly for a chat if they’re interested (b.morton(a)hull.ac.uk<mailto:b.morton@hull.ac.uk>). Many thanks for your time and help, Blake Dr Blake Morton |Lecturer| Psychology Department of Psychology University of Hull, HU6 7RX, UK Email: b.morton(a)hull.ac.uk<mailto:b.morton@hull.ac.uk> Phone: +44 (0) 1482 465587 Web: https://www.blakemorton.co.uk/ Twitter: @DrBlakeMorton [cid:image002.png@01D960C1.615AB730] ________________________________ Scotland’s University for Sporting Excellence The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159

1 year, 7 months

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No BERG/SHAIR meeting today - but a special guest speaker for next week!

by Clare Andrews

Dear BERGers and SHAIRers, Today we don’t have a seminar, but next week we have a special guest lecture to look forward to… On Wednesday 15 November 4-5pm we will be joined by Dr Alexander Weiss<https://www.ed.ac.uk/profile/alexander-weiss>, whose research has made a great contribution to advancing our understanding of animal welfare and animal personality, especially in primates. Alex is a longstanding member of the Scottish Primate Research Group<https://scottishprimate.wp.st-andrews.ac.uk/faculty/> alongside many of us at Stirling. University of Stirling’s 2023 Universities Federation for Animal Welfare<https://www.ufaw.org.uk/ufaw-events/fsvo-ufaw-symposium-a-humanely-ending-t…> Guest Lecture Alexander Weiss, University of Edinburgh Making (Vegan?) Sausages: Lessons Learned from Editing a Book on Primate Welfare and Well-Being Abstract: Over an eight-year period I worked with Lauren Robinson—then my Ph.D. student—to edit the edited volume “Nonhuman Primate Welfare: From History, Science, and Ethics to Practice<https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-030-82708-3#aboutBook>”, which was published recently by Springer. The book grew out of my interest in well-being, both in animals and in humans, and in Lauren’s interest in primate welfare, and in a belief in freedom of expression and the value of open debate. The project cut deeply into both a visiting professorship I held at Kyoto University and into a sabbatical in Tucson, Arizona. Based on my previous experiences editing books, I did not intend or expect it to take so long. I also did not expect to learn as much as I did about primate welfare. I also learned a lot of lessons about editing an academic book, which I did not learn with previous volumes, which took less time. In my talk, after a brief overview of my own interest in the area, I will cover what I learned over those eight years and what, should I edit another volume, I would do differently. I will also take the time to say “Thank you and goodbye.” to old friends. Please join us for the lecture in the Psychology Common Room (Cottrell, C3A94) and hybrid (link to follow next week). We are grateful to UFAW for kindly sponsoring this lecture! All are welcome to join us for dinner along with Alex afterwards! Sadly for us, Alex will soon be moving away from Scotland, so this is an opportunity not to be missed. Please email (clare.andrews(a)stir.ac.uk<mailto:clare.andrews@stir.ac.uk>, by Weds 15 Nov morning) if you would like to come along. The upcoming BERG programme is here<https://stir-my.sharepoint.com/:w:/g/personal/ac112_stir_ac_uk/EQ3iZqvHkMNI…>. Looking forward to seeing you next Wednesday! Clare __________________________________________________________ Students: book to talk with me here<https://outlook.office365.com/owa/calendar/PsychologyY1PersonalTuteesTutorD…>. Dr Clare Andrews (preferred pronouns: she/her) MA MSc DPhil FHEA Lecturer in Psychology, Course Director for MSc/MA Human-Animal Interaction<https://www.stir.ac.uk/courses/pg-taught/human-animal-interaction/> Psychology Division University of Stirling Stirling FK9 4LA ResearchGate<https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Clare_Andrews> X (twitter)<https://twitter.com/clarepandrews?lang=en> LinkedIn<https://www.linkedin.com/in/clareandrews/> [First Aider for Mental Health logo] I aim to read and respond to email within 3 working days, but during busy periods my response may take longer. I check my emails at varying times of day and I do not expect an immediate response from my correspondents. [signature_50087480] [Facebook icon]<https://www.facebook.com/universityofstirling/> [Twitter icon] <https://twitter.com/StirUni> [LinkedIn icon] <https://www.linkedin.com/edu/university-of-stirling-12676> [Instagram icon] <https://www.instagram.com/universityofstirling/> [Youtbue icon] <https://www.youtube.com/user/UniversityOfStirling> [Banner]<https://www.stir.ac.uk/> ________________________________ Scotland’s University for Sporting Excellence The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159

1 year, 7 months

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BERG/SHAIR talk this Wednesday 4-5pm: Large Carnivore Coexistence in Scotland

by Clare Andrews

Dear BERGers and SHAIRers, Our seminar this Wednesday 18 October 4-5pm in the Psychology Common Room (Cottrell, C3A94) and hybrid<https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3a9823d93069124396a7a40d99c827…> (link to join the online meeting here<https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3a9823d93069124396a7a40d99c827…>) will be given by Toryn Whitehead - details below. Everyone is welcome and postgraduate students are encouraged to attend. If you would like to join us for dinner with the speaker afterwards, please let me (clare.andrews(a)stir.ac.uk<mailto:clare.andrews@stir.ac.uk>) know (by Wednesday morning) - all are welcome! Toryn Whitehead, King's College London Planning for large carnivore coexistence in Scotland: A shifting baseline syndrome perspective Abstract: 1. The extirpation of large carnivores (LCs) from Scotland has had far reaching social and ecological implications. In the absence of LCs, burgeoning wild ungulate populations and extensive livestock grazing systems have drastically altered landscapes. Historical land-use changes, such as during the Highland Clearances, depopulated and further dewilded landscapes to eradicate 'backwardness' and produce highly concentrated patterns of private land ownership. 2. Co-occurring with the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration and growing support for a nature positive vision for Scotland, reintroducing LCs has been flagged as a powerful intervention to combat the biodiversity crisis by conservation NGOs. But efforts to reintroduce LCs are controversial and highly contested, with the competing values and objectives of stakeholders often unable to find common ground. 3. We draw on the academic literature, popular media, and policy documents to consider the potential reintroduction of the Eurasian lynx and wolf in Scotland through a shifting baseline syndrome lens to review the social, psychological, cultural, ecological, and economic factors influencing their reintroduction. 4. Lynxes and wolves are biologically extinct but societally extant in Scotland. We argue that the lack of precise data about the impacts of LCs and the loss of lived interactions and experiences has resulted in the cultural transformation of these species to varying degrees. Vicarious experiences such as folklore and pop culture have become societally predominant, enabling myths and wishful thinking about wolves in particular to proliferate. 5. Our review develops novel and innovative thinking about how visions for the Scottish landscape, with or without LCs, could help achieve livelihood, biodiversity, and carbon aspirations. We make several recommendations that could contribute to bridging knowledge gaps and moving from conflict to tolerance. Most importantly, to prioritise and empower local communities through policy and conservation decision-making processes to ensure that any transition is socially just and economically feasible. The upcoming BERG programme is here<https://stir-my.sharepoint.com/:w:/g/personal/ac112_stir_ac_uk/EQ3iZqvHkMNI…>. Looking forward to seeing you on Wednesday! Clare Students: book to talk with me here<https://outlook.office365.com/owa/calendar/PsychologyY1PersonalTuteesTutorD…>. Dr Clare Andrews (preferred pronouns: she/her) MA, MSc, DPhil, FHEA Lecturer in Psychology and Course Director for MSc/MA Human-Animal Interaction Psychology Division University of Stirling Stirling FK9 4LA ResearchGate<https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Clare_Andrews> Twitter<https://twitter.com/clarepandrews?lang=en> My working days are Monday to Friday. I aim to read and respond to email within 3 working days, but during busy periods my response may take longer. I check my emails at varying times of day and I do not expect an immediate response from my correspondents. [First Aider for Mental Health logo] [cid:image002.jpg@01DA0049.89EDDA10] [Facebook icon]<https://www.facebook.com/universityofstirling/> [Twitter icon] <https://twitter.com/StirUni> [LinkedIn icon] <https://www.linkedin.com/edu/university-of-stirling-12676> [Instagram icon] <https://www.instagram.com/universityofstirling/> [Youtbue icon] <https://www.youtube.com/user/UniversityOfStirling> [Banner]<https://www.stir.ac.uk/> ________________________________ Scotland's University for Sporting Excellence The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159

1 year, 8 months

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Honouring Chuck Snowdon (virtually!)

by Sarah Kraemer

Dear all members of the Scottish Primate Research Group, There will be a memorial service in Madison, WI this Saturday to honour the life of Charles "Chuck" Snowdon. Many of us knew him well as a contributing member of SPRG, so I wanted to share the website for the service where anyone can feel free to read about his life and legacy, leave a Guestbook message, send a card, "light a candle", plant a tree, or donate to the recently-named "Chuck Snowdon Honors Program Director’s Fund." Link here: https://www.cressfuneralservice.com/obituaries/charles-snowdonphd?fbclid=Iw… Apologies if this has made the rounds already. Let it be a nice little reminder of Chuck, if it has! All the best, Sarah B Kraemer [https://cdn.tukioswebsites.com/obituary_profile_photo/md/208fa220-31bb-4be0…]<https://www.cressfuneralservice.com/obituaries/charles-snowdonphd?fbclid=Iw…> Charles Snowdon, Phd Obituary 2023 - Cress Funeral and Cremation Services<https://www.cressfuneralservice.com/obituaries/charles-snowdonphd?fbclid=Iw…> View Charles Snowdon, Phd's obituary, find service dates, and sign the guestbook. www.cressfuneralservice.com 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 ________________________________ Scotland’s University for Sporting Excellence The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159

1 year, 8 months

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BERG/SHAIR talk this Wednesday 4-5pm: The Cheese Paradox

by Clare Andrews

Dear BERGers and SHAIRers, Our first meeting of Autumn semester is this Wednesday 11 October 4-5pm in the Psychology Common Room (Cottrell, C3A94) and hybrid<https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3a9823d93069124396a7a40d99c827…> (link to join the online meeting here<https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3a9823d93069124396a7a40d99c827…>). Everyone is welcome and postgraduate students are encouraged to attend. Please let me (clare.andrews(a)stir.ac.uk<mailto:clare.andrews@stir.ac.uk>) know (by Wednesday morning) if you would like to join us for dinner with the speakers afterwards – all are welcome! We will first go along to the Science Festival’s ‘Café Philosophique’ talk on Human and Animal Minds (see below for free ticket booking link), and then head onwards for dinner in Stirling. Devon Docherty & Carol Jasper, University of Stirling The cheese paradox: the psychology of egg and dairy consumption in vegetarians Abstract: Within the ethical discourse surrounding dietary choices, non-meat animal products (NMAPs) such as eggs and dairy have remained a relatively underexplored area of inquiry. Therefore, very little is currently known about the psychology of egg and dairy consumption. This study looks at vegetarians to address this gap, because they are more likely to show empathetic concern for animals than omnivores, yet actively choose to include NMAPs in their diet. Interview data from 12 participants were analysed via thematic analysis, finding that vegetarians perceive robust ethical issues with NMAPs. However, their choices are shaped by personal incentives and societal norms, often resulting in cognitive dissonance. This study expands research on food psychology and animal ethics and may also be used to inform NMAP reduction strategies, an important pursuit in the quest for a more sustainable and compassionate world. The upcoming BERG programme is here<https://stir-my.sharepoint.com/:w:/g/personal/ac112_stir_ac_uk/EQ3iZqvHkMNI…>. You may also be interested in two Stirling Science Festival events this week: Café Philosophique: Human and Animal Minds<https://stirlingevents.org/tolbooth-event/science-fest-cafe-philosophique/>, Wednesday 5.30pm at Tollbooth* Rational Animals Lecture<https://stirlingevents.org/tolbooth-event/science-fest-rational-animals-lec…>, Friday 6-8pm *We will have some spaces to give a few folks lifts – please let me know if coming along with us from campus. Look forward to seeing you this Wednesday! Best wishes, Clare __________________________________________________________ Students: book to talk with me here<https://outlook.office365.com/owa/calendar/PsychologyY1PersonalTuteesTutorD…>. Dr Clare Andrews (preferred pronouns: she/her) MA MSc DPhil FHEA Lecturer in Psychology, Course Director for MSc/MA Human-Animal Interaction<https://www.stir.ac.uk/courses/pg-taught/human-animal-interaction/> Psychology Division University of Stirling Stirling FK9 4LA ResearchGate<https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Clare_Andrews> X (twitter)<https://twitter.com/clarepandrews?lang=en> LinkedIn<https://www.linkedin.com/in/clareandrews/> [First Aider for Mental Health logo] I aim to read and respond to email within 3 working days, but during busy periods my response may take longer. I check my emails at varying times of day and I do not expect an immediate response from my correspondents. [signature_1371239840] [Facebook icon]<https://www.facebook.com/universityofstirling/> [Twitter icon] <https://twitter.com/StirUni> [LinkedIn icon] <https://www.linkedin.com/edu/university-of-stirling-12676> [Instagram icon] <https://www.instagram.com/universityofstirling/> [Youtbue icon] <https://www.youtube.com/user/UniversityOfStirling> [Banner]<https://www.stir.ac.uk/> ________________________________ Scotland’s University for Sporting Excellence The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159

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FW: [SPRG] The Burn Meeting - 31 May to 2 June, 2024

by Christine Caldwell

Apologies for duplication, but I realise we have lots of new people in BERG who might be interested in this but are not yet on the Scottish Primate Research Group mailing list. Christine. From: sprg-request(a)st-andrews.ac.uk <sprg-request(a)st-andrews.ac.uk> On Behalf Of Drew Altschul Sent: Monday, October 9, 2023 12:31 PM To: sprg(a)st-andrews.ac.uk Subject: [sprg] [SPRG] The Burn Meeting - 31 May to 2 June, 2024 Some people who received this message don't often get email from drew.altschul(a)ed.ac.uk<mailto:drew.altschul@ed.ac.uk>. Learn why this is important<https://aka.ms/LearnAboutSenderIdentification> CAUTION: This email originated from outside University of Stirling. Do not follow links or open attachments if you doubt the authenticity of the sender or the content. ________________________________ Hello everyone, I hope that you are all well. I'm emailing regarding our next Scottish Primate Research Group meeting, which will take place from 31st May - 2nd of June 2024 at 'The Burn' house. We can arrive from 4:00pm on Friday and leave after lunch on Sunday. For those of you who are new to SPRG, please find more information on our homepage (https://scottishprimate.wp.st-andrews.ac.uk/history/). Our annual Burn meeting 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 walk, chat, play games, eat, drink, and be merry. You can find more details about the venue on their website (http://theburn.goodenough.ac.uk/). There will be a series of talks given throughout the weekend and one of the speakers could be you! These presentations do not need to be particularly formal talks - The Burn is a great place to discuss project plans or analyses in the works. *** Reply early to avoid disappointment *** Places are limited, so don't miss your chance. In the first instance, bookings are restricted to members and SPRG associates, which is everyone affiliated with one of the core SPRG universities, and bookings are available on a first come first served basis. However, should places be left unclaimed by the end of March, invitations will be opened to colleagues from further afield. The costs of staying at The Burn are heavily subsidised by the Charitable Trust, and so remain very reasonable. The price of attending the entire meeting, which includes room and meals, will be £198. Most rooms have only two or three beds. If you have a preference for whom you'd like to share your room, please let us know. We can offer some single bedrooms. However, because single occupancy rooms are limited in number, we will offer these on a first come first served basis and we cannot guarantee that we can offer many of those. The Burn is changing with the times, and this year we will have the opportunity to pay in advance. When the participant list is finalized, I will email out a link that will allow you to pay the full fees or a deposit. To register for the meeting, please send an email to drew.altschul(a)ed.ac.uk<mailto:drew.altschul@ed.ac.uk> until the 31st of March or as soon as possible as places are limited. Please use the subject header 'SPRG Burn Meeting 2024' and include the following details: Your name: With whom you'd like to share your room: (if any) If you'd rather have a single room: (yes/no) Affiliation and career stage: (e.g., St Andrews, PhD student) Dietary requirements: (if any) If you are interested in giving a talk: (yes/no) If you would like to give a presentation, please email me a Word file with the title, authors, affiliation(s), and a short abstract (150-300 words) by the 10th of April (or as soon as possible since presentation slots are limited). *** Dates and deadlines in a nutshell *** Registration deadline: 31st of March Abstract deadline: 15th of April Burn meeting: 31st May - 2nd of June I very much hope to see many of you at the next Burn meeting! Drew P.S. Please forward this e-mail to everybody who might be interested in joining our meeting. If you know of anyone who would like to join our e-mail distribution list, please send them to me (drew.altschul(a)ed.ac.uk<mailto:drew.altschul@ed.ac.uk>). ------- Drew M Altschul British Academy Postdoctoral Fellow Generation Scotland MRC Mental Health Data Pathfinder Department of Psychology The University of Edinburgh Edinburgh, UK The University of Edinburgh is a charitable body, registered in Scotland, with registration number SC005336. Is e buidheann carthannais a th' ann an Oilthigh Dhùn Èideann, clàraichte an Alba, àireamh clàraidh SC005336. ________________________________ Scotland's University for Sporting Excellence The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159

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FW: BERG sign up unsuccessful

by Clare Andrews

Hi BERG list owner (is this Pawel? ) One of the cluster PhD students is having trouble signing up to BERG – is there a way to add aet2(a)stir.ac.uk<mailto:aet2@stir.ac.uk> manually? Best wishes, Clare From: Alice Turner <alice.turner(a)stir.ac.uk> Date: Friday, 6 October 2023 at 15:52 To: Clare Andrews <clare.andrews(a)stir.ac.uk> Subject: BERG sign up unsuccessful Hi Clare, Not urgent for this week I’m assuming that my attempt to sign up for BERG with aet2(a)stir.ac.uk<mailto:aet2@stir.ac.uk> was unsuccessful as I’ve had no emails though (including junk). Is there any way I can follow this up? Keen to find out more about the shifting baseline syndrome session you mentioned on Wednesday! FYI - my mug has taken pride of place on my desk, thank you again 😊 Best wishes, Alice ________________________________ Scotland’s University for Sporting Excellence The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159

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BERG/SHAIR meeting this week - postponed (but there's an optional 'fieldtrip')

by Clare Andrews

Dear All, The BERG/SHAIR organisers decided to postpone this week's social on Wednesday until the end of this semester so that those interested in understanding the benefits of interacting with companion animals could attend a talk in Edinburgh on Wednesday evening: Dr Steve Loughnan & Dr Roxanne Hawkins Pets: Their Role in Mental Health of Children and Adults Talk open to all, please register via the link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfQnzBEFNy9XqrvJK9vPEv8IM8jAuezFtI… [Image] We look forward to seeing you next week: please see the upcoming programme here<https://stir-my.sharepoint.com/:w:/g/personal/ac112_stir_ac_uk/EQ3iZqvHkMNI…>. Best wishes, Clare Students: book to talk with me here<https://outlook.office365.com/owa/calendar/PsychologyY1PersonalTuteesTutorD…>. Dr Clare Andrews (preferred pronouns: she/her) MA, MSc, DPhil, FHEA Lecturer in Psychology and Course Director for MSc/MA Human-Animal Interaction Psychology Division University of Stirling Stirling FK9 4LA ResearchGate<https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Clare_Andrews> Twitter<https://twitter.com/clarepandrews?lang=en> My working days are Monday to Friday. I aim to read and respond to email within 3 working days, but during busy periods my response may take longer. I check my emails at varying times of day and I do not expect an immediate response from my correspondents. [First Aider for Mental Health logo] [cid:image003.jpg@01D9F51F.BE8DB6D0] [Facebook icon]<https://www.facebook.com/universityofstirling/> [Twitter icon] <https://twitter.com/StirUni> [LinkedIn icon] <https://www.linkedin.com/edu/university-of-stirling-12676> [Instagram icon] <https://www.instagram.com/universityofstirling/> [Youtbue icon] <https://www.youtube.com/user/UniversityOfStirling> [Banner]<https://www.stir.ac.uk/> ________________________________ Scotland's University for Sporting Excellence The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159

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