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PSGB Spring meeting - Evolution of the Modern Primatologist
by Hannah Buchanan-Smith 25 Apr '11

25 Apr '11

See ne-mail below from Sean about the PSGB meeting. Do try to go (best to register!). Dear friends/colleagues Evolution of the Modern Primatologist (PSGB spring conference, Liverpool) is shortly upon us. I hope you can make it. Please encourage your colleagues and your students to attend. It will be great if we can get a really good turn-out representing Stirling at the meeting. We think it's going to be unlike any other psgb spring conference that you might have attended before. We've taken the best elements from previous meetings, put them into ours, and sprinkled on some more good bits. We have world class invited speakers, a great mix of experienced researcher and student talks and a fine (and numerous) complement of poster presentations. For the first time there's a dedicated poster session scheduled. Another first is for poster presenters to have a session of their own at the podium; each presenter will have a turn to briefly address the delegates to highlight their research. See the schedule on the website; there's something for everyone! And if that isn't enough lunch is complimentary on both days of the meeting; and our ice cream sponsor is providing free ice cream at the evening social event to go with the complimentary glass of wine from the evening venue hosts. How well will your monkey team do in the quiz? Oh, and all that comes after the wine reception in the splendour of the VGM. If you come a day before or stay the day after, you can go to Chester Zoo for free (must register for conference and with zoo in advance, see website for details). I hope you'll now agree that we're lining up a special meeting in Liverpool, both scientifically and socially. Please register in advance, if possible. See the conference website for further details https://sites.google.com/site/psgbliverpool2011/home <https://sites.google.com/site/psgbliverpool2011/home> and follow the conference on twitter (#livpsgb). Looking forward to seeing as many of you as possible in Liverpool. Best wishes Sean -- Dr Sean J. O'Hara Lecturer in Wildlife Cognition & Behaviour School of Environment and Life Sciences Centre for Environmental Systems & Wildlife Research Peel Building University of Salford Salford Crescent Greater Manchester M5 4WT website: www.els.salford.ac.uk/about/index.php tel: 0161 295 3887 The PSGB spring conference is in Liverpool, 27th and 28th April 2011. For details see: https://sites.google.com/site/psgbliverpool2011/home www.psgb.org www.northernprimates.org.uk -- The Sunday Times Scottish University of the Year 2009/2010 The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159.

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BERG meeting tomorrow: Wednesday 20 April
by Christine Anna Caldwell 19 Apr '11

19 Apr '11

Dear all, Just a reminder about tomorrow's BERG meeting. As I mentioned in last week's email, unfortunately Lou Tasker is unable to present this week as originally planned. However, the meeting will go ahead and drinks and snacks will be provided, although there will be no formal presentation. We start at 5.30pm in the common room (3A94 Cottrell) as usual. Christine. -- The Sunday Times Scottish University of the Year 2009/2010 The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159.

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BERG meeting tomorrow: Wednesday 13 April
by Christine Anna Caldwell 12 Apr '11

12 Apr '11

Dear all, Just a reminder about tomorrow's BERG meeting. Chris Lucas from Blair Drummond Safari Park will be giving us a presentation about elephant management at the Park, including future plans. We start at 5.30pm as per usual, in the Psychology Common Room (3A94 Cottrell). Drinks and snacks will be provided. Unfortunately our presenter for NEXT week, Lou Tasker, has had to cancel her talk. If anyone wishes to volunteer to take next week's slot (Wed 20th April) just let me know. Otherwise it will be drinks and snacks as usual, but just some general chit-chat instead of a formal presentation. Christine. -- The Sunday Times Scottish University of the Year 2009/2010 The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159.

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Tomorrow's BERG meeting: Wednesday 6 April
by Christine Anna Caldwell 05 Apr '11

05 Apr '11

Dear all, Just a reminder about the BERG meeting tomorrow. Alice Murray will be giving a presentation on, "The importance of being odorous: human chemo-signalling in male competitive encounters", a research proposal for her planned PhD work. We start at 5.30pm as per usual, in the Psychology common room (3A94 Cottrell). Drinks and snacks will be provided. Christine. Dr Christine Caldwell Senior Lecturer in Psychology School of Natural Sciences University of Stirling Stirling FK9 4PA http://www.psychology.stir.ac.uk/staff/ccaldwell -- The Sunday Times Scottish University of the Year 2009/2010 The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159.

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Bonferroni critique
by James Anderson 04 Apr '11

04 Apr '11

Dear All, I thought this paper might interest people. Jim -- The Sunday Times Scottish University of the Year 2009/2010 The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159.

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Dinner after Mark's BERG talk tomorrow
by Hannah Buchanan-Smith 22 Mar '11

22 Mar '11

Mark Bowler, Science Communication Officer at Living Links, will give a presentation on red uakari monkeys, from his field research in Peru. This will be on Wednesday, 23rd at 5.30pm in the Psychology Common Room (3A94, Cottrell Building). Mark will be coming over with Emily Messer, and his wife Maribel, and we plan to go to the Meadowpark for a bite/drink afterwards. Please let me know - by 5pm today - if you'd like to join us so I can book at table. Thanks, Hannah 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/hbuchanan/index.php -- The Sunday Times Scottish University of the Year 2009/2010 The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159.

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Tomorrow's BERG meeting: Wednesday 16 March
by Christine Anna Caldwell 15 Mar '11

15 Mar '11

Dear all, Just a reminder about tomorrow's BERG meeting. Claire Watson will be presenting her PhD work on, "Social contagion in common marmosets: implications for culture, cognition and welfare". Claire recently submitted her PhD and will be examined in a couple of month's time, so I'm sure she will appreciate plenty of feedback (and she will probably kill me for saying that...!). We start at 5.30pm as usual in the Psychology common room (3A94 Cottrell). Drinks and nibbles will be provided. Hope to see you there. Christine. Dr Christine Caldwell Senior Lecturer in Psychology School of Natural Sciences University of Stirling Stirling FK9 4PA http://www.psychology.stir.ac.uk/staff/ccaldwell -- The Sunday Times Scottish University of the Year 2009/2010 The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159.

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Tomorrow's BERG meeting: Wednesday 9 March
by Christine Anna Caldwell 08 Mar '11

08 Mar '11

Dear all, Just a reminder about tomorrow's BERG meeting. Blake Morton will be giving a talk on the "Influence of personality on learning and performance on a cognitive task in brown capuchin monkeys". We start at 5.30pm as per usual, in the Psychology common room (3A94 Cottrell). Drinks and nibbles will be provided. Hope to see you there! Christine. Dr Christine Caldwell Senior Lecturer in Psychology School of Natural Sciences University of Stirling Stirling FK9 4PA http://www.psychology.stir.ac.uk/staff/ccaldwell -- The Sunday Times Scottish University of the Year 2009/2010 The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159.

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SCAB - registration and further details
by Hannah Buchanan-Smith 02 Mar '11

02 Mar '11

Dear all I have had a good response to SCAB. I am driving over and have in my car: Hannah T, Annie Jacobs, Lauren Reid and Sarah Vogel. Kerstin Wolf is also hoping to go....anyone else planning to drive? Andre - do you have transport/space? I am also including Susan Richmond, Andrew Bagnall and Kimberly Hahn on the registration list I will send in on Friday. If any of you named decide NOT to come, please let me know asap. Sue Healy, the organiser , is currently in Melbourne! She says the meeting will start around 10am (so we'd leave Stirling campus at 8.30am) and we'd be back by 7pm. The registration fee of £8/student and £13/staff covers a sandwich lunch and tea/coffee. The programme will not be available until next week but I will circulate to those who registered. Best, Hannah -- The Sunday Times Scottish University of the Year 2009/2010 The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159.

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Tomorrow's BERG meeting: Wednesday 2 March
by Christine Anna Caldwell 01 Mar '11

01 Mar '11

Dear all, Just a reminder about tomorrow's BERG meeting. Betsy Herrelko will be showing us some videos of the recent introduction of new chimpanzees to the existing colony at the Budongo Trail exhibit at Edinburgh Zoo. The meeting will start at 5.30pm as per usual in the Psychology common room (3A94). Drinks and nibbles will be provided. Hope to see you there. Christine. -- The Sunday Times Scottish University of the Year 2009/2010 The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159.

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