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BERG/SHAIR meeting 18th December
by Alejandro Sanchez Amaro 16 Dec '24

16 Dec '24

Dear all, In the next (and last) BERG/SHAIR meeting of the year Kirsten Sutherland (Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology) will present a talk titled "How do groups of great apes navigate social dilemmas?: PhD overview" Abstract All social animals encounter social dilemmas: situations where the best interests of the individual are in conflict with the best interests of the group. Much of the existing experimental comparative psychology work focuses dyads of NHPs, providing an incomplete picture of how group-living primates cooperate. This collection of PhD studies aims to examine what facilitates and constrains cooperation in great apes beyond dyadic interactions. We will meet in person at 4pm Wednesday in the common room--and you can also join online https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_NTliODBlNDQtMzM1MC00… All the best, Alex ________________________________ Scotland's University for Sporting Excellence The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159

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(Dr) Jade Hooper
by Hannah Buchanan-Smith 10 Dec '24

10 Dec '24

Please join me in congratulating Jade Hooper who passed her viva voce today. Her thesis is entitled "Exploring Social Inequalities in Dog bites and Strikes Using Administrative Data Sources" and she was supervised by Paul Lambert (Faculty of Social Sciences), Tony Robertson (BES) and myself. Jade is a regular attendee of BERG/SHAIR meetings - she used to organise them! Congratulations directly to Jade please - jade.hooper(a)stir.ac.uk Hannah Hannah M. Buchanan-Smith Professor, Behaviour and Evolution Research Group (BERG) Psychology, Faculty of Natural Sciences University of Stirling Stirling, FK9 4LA Scotland E-mail: h.m.buchanan-smith(a)stir.ac.uk<http://h.m.buchanan-smith@stir.ac.uk/> Home page<https://www.stir.ac.uk/people/257464> Marmoset care<https://www.marmosetcare.stir.ac.uk/> Animal Welfare 24/7 across the lifespan<https://www.animalconcepts.eu/247approachtopromotingoptimalwelfareforcaptiv…> Welfare of dogs <https://nc3rs.org.uk/housing-and-husbandry-dogs> ________________________________ 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 Wednesday 11th
by Alejandro Sanchez Amaro 05 Dec '24

05 Dec '24

Dear all, In the next BERG/SHAIR meeting Marie Padberg, PhD student from the Max Planck Institute in Leipzig, Germany, will give a presentation titled "Is altercentrism WEIRD or GREAT? Insights from cross-cultural and comparative studies on the altercentric bias in false belief tasks" The meeting will be online, but we will broadcast it from the Psychology Common Room at 4pm. Here is the abstract: Altercentrism, meaning the effortless processing of other individuals' mental states, was long believed to be human unique. I challenge this view with two studies showing that a) the way this phenomenon is studied in WEIRD populations is not culturally universal and that b) also great apes show an altercentric bias with a similar developmental trajectory to human infants. Teams link for the talk: Teams link https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_NTliODBlNDQtMzM1MC00… Also, apologies for a mistake I made. Yesterday I forgot to record Zsuzsa Lugosi's talk. best, Alex ________________________________ 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 4th December
by Alejandro Sanchez Amaro 28 Nov '24

28 Nov '24

Dear all, In the next BERG/SHAIR meeting Zsuzsa Lugosi will give a presentation titled " Investigating the ways children (aged 6-11) connect to nature at the Natural history Museum, London." As usual, we will meet in the Psychology Common Room at 4pm. The presentation will be in person and you will also have the chance to follow it via Teams . You can find the abstract below The relationship humans foster with nature is complex but as often with relationships, a good one comes with many benefits. The benefits of a strong connection to nature is relatively well understood, however it is less well understood how this relationship develops through childhood. Children between the ages of 6-11 are interesting to study as their time is well structured by the school, which includes nature and nature contact to a varying degree. However, from the literature we know that knowledge is not the best route to a strong connection to nature, emotions are. So looking at experiences outside of the school where children have unstructured time are a good starting point. The Natural History Museum set out to connect young people with nature and designated vast resources to do so, but they do not fully understand whether these resources meet the aim. My work intends to fill in the gap in our knowledge on how children may connect to nature at the NHM as well as provide actionable knowledge to the museum. I will present some of my findings as well as the unexpected direction this took my point of view of the research on nature connectedness. Teams link https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_NTliODBlNDQtMzM1MC00… best, Alex ________________________________ Scotland's University for Sporting Excellence The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159

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meeting today
by Alejandro Sanchez Amaro 27 Nov '24

27 Nov '24

Dear all, This is a short reminder that today we will meet at 4pm in the Psychology Common Room. The idea is that core BERG members talk about their grant ideas, proposals and current research. all the best, Alex ________________________________ Scotland's University for Sporting Excellence The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159

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PhD opportunity: mandrill microbiome
by Sharon Kessler 21 Nov '24

21 Nov '24

Hi everyone, Please see below for a PhD studentship opportunity! Sharon https://iapetus2.ac.uk/studentships/mandrills-and-microbes-ii-the-gut-micro… Details of the competition are here: https://iapetus2.ac.uk/ Please encourage any student who might be eligible and interested to apply. The next important deadline is for international applicants: Monday 9th December 2024. -------------------------- 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

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Meeting 27th November
by Alejandro Sanchez Amaro 20 Nov '24

20 Nov '24

Dear all, For next week there are no presenters, but we will still meet (Wednesday 27th, Psychology Common Room 4pm). The idea is that core BERG members use their time (if they wish) to briefly present current projects, grant ideas, proposals, results, etc to each other. I would personally present the results of some studies in preparation. Please let me know whether you want to present some work by Tuesday next week. If you present, send me your slides as well. I will then accommodate the time according to the number of presenters. We can discuss further details after today's meeting if necessary. best. Alex ________________________________ Scotland's University for Sporting Excellence The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159

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Primate PhD Studentships
by Pawel Fedurek 20 Nov '24

20 Nov '24

FYI ----------- Two fully funded PhD studentships on primate behaviour at NTU. Contact the supervisors for more details! Please circulate to any interested parties and apologies for cross-posting. The social and environmental predictors of health resilience in a wild animal model<https://www.ntu.ac.uk/study-and-courses/postgraduate/phd/phd-opportunities/…> with Chris Young, Richard McFarland and Stefano Kaburu Using imaging spectroscopy to measure individual differences in facial expressivity in human and non-human primates<https://www.ntu.ac.uk/study-and-courses/postgraduate/phd/phd-opportunities/…> with Bridget Waller, Jamie Whitehouse and Haida Liang Prof Bridget M. Waller<https://www.ntu.ac.uk/staff-profiles/social-sciences/bridget-waller> Professor of Evolution and Social Behaviour E: bridget.waller(a)ntu.ac.uk // Twitter: @WallerBridget Evolution and Social Interaction Research Group<https://www.ntu.ac.uk/research/groups-and-centres/groups/evolution-and-soci…> ERC Project FACEDIFF<https://www.facediff.co.uk/> ------------------------------- 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 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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Next meeting Wednesday 20th November
by Alejandro Sanchez Amaro 15 Nov '24

15 Nov '24

Dear all, In the next BERG/SHAIR meeting Jade Hooper will give a presentation titled "Exploring social inequalities in dog bites and strikes across Scotland" We will meet in the Psychology Common Room at 4pm. You can find the abstract below Hospital admissions due to dog bites and strikes (DBS) are rising across the UK and in Scotland this has been dubbed a ‘national crisis’. DBS can result in serious physical and mental harm, particularly to vulnerable populations. While the highest rates are seen in the most deprived areas of England and Wales, the extent of these disparities in Scotland is unclear. In this talk, I will present findings from a study exploring social inequalities in DBS across Scotland. The research analysed data from NHS 24 calls, A&E attendances, and hospital admissions linked to 2011 Census data, focusing on area-level deprivation, household characteristics, and environmental factors. The talk will discuss the need to address inequities and advocate for a shift from the criminalisation and blaming of irresponsible dog ownership toward strategies that support families and consider the role of broader systemic factors. You can join online clicking on the link below: Join Teams meeting<https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19:meeting_NTliODBlNDQtMzM1MC00OT…> ________________________________ 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 meetings
by Alejandro Sanchez Amaro 14 Nov '24

14 Nov '24

Dear all, after some confusion with the links yesterday, I am circulating the link to join the BERG/SHAIR meetings online. I will copy circulate this link in future email correspondences. ________________________________________________________________________________ Microsoft Teams Need help?<https://aka.ms/JoinTeamsMeeting?omkt=en-US> Join the meeting now<https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_NTliODBlNDQtMzM1MC00…> Meeting ID: 359 626 841 252 Passcode: ez92Wx ________________________________ Dial in by phone +44 20 7660 8381,,923798669#<tel:+442076608381,,923798669#> United Kingdom, City of London Find a local number<https://dialin.teams.microsoft.com/1527ff80-ccf9-40fa-b6de-02ba24680550?id=…> Phone conference ID: 923 798 669# For organizers: Meeting options<https://teams.microsoft.com/meetingOptions/?organizerId=ef6e3d43-6071-4600-…> | Reset dial-in PIN<https://dialin.teams.microsoft.com/usp/pstnconferencing> ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________ Scotland's University for Sporting Excellence The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159

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